PCOS
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POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS), its source, symptoms and treatment
Polycystic ovary syndrome is hormonal disorder which causing enlarged Ovaries and involves abnormalities in body hormones, especially in women of childbearing age or reproductive age.
SYMPTOMS OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS) include;
✓ A woman having an irregular menstrual cycle, getting menstrual blid for a long time for example more than a week or staying for a long time missing period for even more than 3 months n.k
✓ A woman having a lot of hair on her body, face etc.
✓ A woman having a beard
✓ A woman having baldness
✓ A woman has severe facial acne that does not last etc
SOURCE OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS)
– There is no direct cause associated with the presence of PCOS, but there are some factors that can increase chance of occurance such as;
1. A woman having high levels of a male hormone known as ANDROGEN
2. A woman having high levels of the hormone INSULIN which increases Androgen production
3. The problem of inflammation in the ovaries which stimulates the Ovaries to produce androgen
4. We also inherit the genetic strains of this problem in the family or clan(Heredity factor)
EFFECTS OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS) IN WOMEN
• Woman’s inability to conceive
• Getting gestational diabetes i.e. Diabetes during pregnancy
• Getting Pregnancy induced Hypertension(PIH)
• Getting cancer on the walls of the uterus
• A woman getting a Pregnancy complications such as miscariage etc
• Premature birth
• Getting a liver problem
• Problems in processing foods and beverages within cells to produce energy i.e metabolic syndrome
• Problems with high levels of Fat or Cholesterol in the body
• Having diabetes especially Type 2 Diabetes
• Depression, anxiety, etc.
• Having abnormal bleeding in the uterus i.e abnormal Uterine bleeding
etc
TREATMENT FOR POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME (PCOS)
– treatment of this problem involves controlling its symptoms such as;
• The problem of having an irregular menstrual cycle,various drugs are used such as Combined Oral contraceptives (COC’s) etc.
• Medications to help a woman with an infertility problem, etc
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