Monday, October 22, 2012

PCOS - Treating It And Dealing With Its Complications

By Mary Land


PCOS, or the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, affects millions of women all over the world every year. This condition first came to light during the 18th century and had been treated in rather primitive ways until Irving Stein and Michael Leventhal brought a clearer picture about it in the 1930s. Their immense contributions to learning more about the illness led to the coining of Stein-Leventhal Syndrome for the illness. If cysts are growing in the ovaries, this is referred to as the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. There are other names used to describe this condition, depending on the type and the level of complication of the syndrome. It is possible that the syndrome is besetting a woman if she has noticed skips in her menstrual periods and enlargement of her polycystic ovaries.

The case with abnormal growth of cysts in the ovaries is common in most women, but with varied intensities. The same thing could be said about the other complications that come with the syndrome. Women will mostly have the same symptoms, although there are others who may manifest more symptoms than the rest. They could also experience acne breakouts, irregular menstrual cycles, oily skin, and changes in skin and hair pigmentation. It is the natural response of most people to immediately assume that the symptoms can be traced to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. However, much research is still being conducted to back up that claim. Irregular menstrual cycles, irregular insulin resistance, and irregular spikes in the body's androgen levels have already been known to cause this syndrome.

Since PCOS will have several complication attached to it, treatment of the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome will not only focus on a particular thing. Since the ovarian cysts are the growths involved, one possible complication that is most dreaded by people is infertility. This would require a special form of surgery to be performed. This syndrome could also bring about heart complications, and the person could also suffer from high blood pressure. It is important to take note of these possible complications while the treatment is underway. The doctors would also be on guard regarding possible skin problems and, in some cases, even cancer. PCOS does not really pose any dangers; it is the complications you should watch out for. Make sure you address the complications, otherwise they could result to more problems, including death.

Its common knowledge that prevention is the best medical answer to diseases; however, some illness will get to us even with the best of prevention measures that we put in place. This applies to PCOS, especially when you take into account the fact that there is no concrete proof that will point to a specific reason as to why a woman will fall ill with it.

However, you can probably make some deductions and draw conclusions as to the possible causes of PCOS if you observe the lifestyle of women nowadays. Endometrium cancer is also a possibility, despite the most stringent preventive measures taken. You can prevent this from escalating further by adapting some positive changes to your lifestyle and by eating right. If a woman changes some of her habits as reinforcement to her PCOS treatments, she would also be taking steps to prevent other problems, such as diabetes, obesity and weight problems, blood pressure, and heart disease.




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