Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Types of Polycystic ovarian syndrome:
–Insulin-Resistant PCOS: High insulin and leptin impede ovulation and stimulate the ovaries to make testosterone. Insulin resistance is caused by sugar, obesity, smoking, trans fat, and environmental toxins.
–Pill-Induced PCOS or Post-Pill PCOS: The birth control Pill suppresses ovulation. For most women that is a temporary effect, and ovulation will usually resume fairly soon after the Pill is stopped. But for some women, ovulation-suppression can persist for months or even years.
–Inflammatory PCOS: The birth control Pill suppresses ovulation. For most women that is a temporary effect, and ovulation will usually resume fairly soon after the Pill is stopped. But for some women, ovulation-suppression can persist for months or even years.
– Hidden cause PCOS: this PCOS is cause by simple thing and has very simple solutions to it. Too much soy can cause PCOS because it is anti-estrogen and can block ovulation. Thyroid disease because your ovaries need T3 thyroid hormone, vegetarian diet because it cause zinc deficiency, Iodine deficiency because the ovaries need iodine, artificial sweeteners because they impair insulin and leptin signaling, and too little starch because your hormone system needs gentle carbs.
The symptoms of PCOS include:
–Infrequent, irregular, or absent menstrual cycles
–Infertility due to irregular or absent ovulation
–Increased hair growth on face, neck, stomach, back, hands, and feet
–Acne, oily skin, and dandruff
–Pelvic pain
–Weight gain/obesity- normally around the waist
–High cholesterol
–High blood pressure
–Thinning hair
–Skin tags located on the neck or armpits
–Dark or thick skin located on the neck, arms, thighs, and/or breasts
–Sleep apnea
Conditions PCOS causes
–Obesity
–Endometriosis
–Metabolic syndrome
–Fibroids
–Ovarian cyst
–Miscarriages
–Acanthosis nigricans
--Major depression
Endometriosis
–Endometriosis is a common in women who have PCOS Doctors are unsure if they go hand in hand or if one causes the other. 75% of women with PCOS also have Endometriosis.
–Endometriosis causes very severe, painful cramps that can be disruptive to your normal daily routine.
–You experience pain during sex or while using the bathroom
–You have trouble getting pregnant.
IF YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE BOTH
You might rarely get your period, but when you do it's horribly painful, or maybe you have consistent pelvic pain, and hair is growing in strange places on your body. But since infertility occurs with both, it is likely to be the main overlap between the two.
Metabolic syndrome
Many patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) also have features of the metabolic syndrome, including insulin resistance, obesity, and dyslipidemia, suggesting an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Increased awareness of this overlap advocates therapies that improve insulin resistance and often ameliorate PCOS symptoms.
Fibroids
–Fibroids in the uterus, and cysts on the ovaries are benign (not cancerous) growths, which can cause no symptoms, mild or severe symptoms of pain, bloating and/or bleeding. Both uterine fibroids and ovarian cysts affect 75% of women. Fibroids and can range in number and size from a single growth to multiple growths, from small to large. The type of cyst that is more complicated to treat is Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome. The main differences are the location and texture. Cysts are fluid filled whereas fibroids are dense tissue. Both are diagnosed through Pelvic Ultrasound.
Ovarian cyst
The definition of a cyst is a fluid-filled sac. Cysts can occur anywhere in the body. With PCOS, women can develop cysts due to eggs not being released over time. The follicles keep growing and form multiple cysts. These may be described as appearing like a string of pearls in an ultrasound image.
There are 2 types of cyst:
Follicular cysts:
These usually go away on their own in 1 to 3 months. These form when an egg doesn't get release as expected, so the follicle keeps growing.
Corpus luteum cysts:
These also usually go away on their own. These form after the follicle ruptures and releases the egg (ovulation). The follicle reseals and fluid starts to buildup within it. They can enlarge and cause pain, bleed, or twist the ovary. Fertility medicines used to promote ovulation (such as clomiphene) can increase the chances of developing these type of cysts.
Miscarriages:
–Miscarriage is the spontaneous ending of pregnancy before the 24th week of pregnancy.
–Estimates of the incidence vary, because women have miscarriages without even knowing that they are pregnant. However, its estimated that one pregnancy in four fails, mostly in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
–The rate appears to be higher for women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Some studies show that the miscarriage rates are about 45% or more in women who have PCOS
Acanthosis nigricans
–It's estimated that approximately 5% of women with PCOS have a condition.
–It's a skin disorder having darkish, velvety skin in body folds and creases, especially the neck, groin or armpits. Sometimes, the lips, palms, soles of feet, belly button or other areas may be affected. Skin tags are often present.
– If you have polycystic ovary syndrome and acanthosis nigricans, you probably also have insulin resistance and are likely to be overweight. The most effective long term treatment for this combination of symptoms is to improve your diet, get more exercise, reduce chronic stress, and take selected nutritional supplements.
Major depression
Women with PCOS on average tend to experience mildly elevated anxiety and depression, significantly more than women without PCOS. Women with PCOS with lower BMI tended to have slightly lower anxiety and depression scores, suggesting that having a lower BMI reduces anxiety and depression.
The three kinds of depressions caused by PCOS
1. Seasonal Affective Disorder: This strain of depression occurs during winter or shorter days with a decrease in sunlight and causes periodic depression. Some researchers point to changing seasons as the culprit behind this illness.
2. Dysthymia: A chronic type of depression, dysthymia can last for months and can occur alongside other forms of depression.
3. Major Depressive Disorder: The most severe type of depression, this illness normally lasts weeks or months and causes individuals to have a difficult time functioning. This issue can occur as both a one-time problem and a recurring illness.
If you look back to slide 3 symptoms of PCOS you can clearly see how a women can become depressed with so much unbalance things going on in her body.
PCOS therapy
Life style changes plays a key role for any women who has PCOS, eating healthy and exercise helps to get at a healthy weight. when at healther weight you give your body the opportunity it needed to start getting your hormones back on track, which helps keeping the weigh off that much easier. It is a struggle that needs time, dedication, focus and intunition to understand your body better.
This remedy has helpped in so many ways other women as well as myself, but I wont go it details.
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