Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome – PCOS

PCOS Symptoms & Treatment

The Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or PCOS is one of the most common reasons for women infertility. Women who have PCOS encompass large production of follicles from the ovary that cause high levels of estrogen every month but without releasing any mature egg. In this case, women have fluid-filled sacs or cyst in their ovaries that hinders the ovary to perform normally. When this happen, the excessive estrogen arouses the uterine lining and release blood that appears like a menstruation but is actually not since no ovulation has taken place yet. One should note that the bleeding cause by PCOS is irregular and infrequent.

PCOS which is sometimes referred to as Stein-Leventhal Syndrome affects one in every ten woman in a society or 5% of all women in all races and nationalities. It usually starts occurring at 12 to 45 years old. The sad thing is that women barely notice it until they try to get pregnant but could not. This is because PCOS delays pregnancy, increase risk of miscarriages, and when pregnant, gives way to more unbearable complications.

PCOS Symptoms and Signs

It is always good to know the symptoms of PCOS before it is too late so doctor can immediately perform preventive measures such as pelvic ultrasound, hormone level check, and many more to control its symptoms. Be aware that PCOS is still treatable either naturally or medically.

The following are the signs and symptoms of PCOS:

• Having irregular period or having no period at all for over a year.
• Experience irregular bleeding even on non-scheduled days for menstruation.
• Constant increase in weight resulting to obesity.
• Skin discoloration or growth of acne on face as well as dandruff
• High Blood pressure and diabetes
• Excessive hair growth on skin due to extra hormone production in the body  but hair loss or thinning of hair on the head
• Apple-like body structure where weight is situated mostly in the trunk area
• Chronic or severe pelvic pain

PCOS Treatment and Advice

Women suffering with PCOS even when falling to become one of the victims of infertility must not lose hope upon conceiving. There are still various ways to treat PCOS. In fact, food, exercise, herbal remedies, and modern medical intervention can truly help one pave the way to control PCOS and start a healthy conception. By this knowing some ways to overcome the syndrome would be a great help.

First, consider the 5% reduction theory which involves eating the right kind of food and adopting a healthy lifestyle to reduce 5% calories from the body. This means having to create a dietary plan that one has to follow such as eating less of carbohydrates and sweets as well as low calorie food and complying with work out and daily exercise habits.

Second, consider traditional treatment such as acupuncture. Acupuncture actually resembles hormones through the use of acupuncture needles to warm some regions and points in the body and stimulate smooth flow of blood.

Third, take in vitamins and herbal remedies especially those rich in A, C and E minerals with high level of anti-oxidants, calcium and zinc. In addition, Chinese medicines like gui zhi fu ling is said to restore menstrual cycle while blue cohoch and false unicorn root aids balance in hormones and allows ovaries to release hormones at the right time in the month.

Furthermore, when the above treatment do not take effect as they also vary from one to another, do not hesitate in resorting to invasive medical treatment such as Intrauterine Insemination which entails injecting sperm to a woman’s uterus or  In-Vitro fertilization (IVF) where both the egg and the sperm cells are intentionally fertilized outside the womb by an expert medical practitioner and after a successful fertilization is injected back into the uterus to establish a natural and successful pregnancy.