Causes
Cause of PCOS isn’t known but following factors play a role in developing PCOS :
- Insulin Resistance: Excess insulin might increase androgen production, causing difficulty with ovulation.
- Inflammation: Inflammatory food can stimulates polycystic ovaries to produce androgens, which results in symptoms like acne, hair fall, hirsutism etc.
- Heredity: Hereditarily PCOS can transfer to next generation.
- Excess Male Hormone . In PCOS ovaries produce abnormally high levels of androgen which results in hirsutism and acne.
Complications
- Infertility
- Gestational diabetes or pregnancy-induced high blood pressure
- Miscarriage or premature birth
- Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis — a severe liver inflammation caused by fat accumulation in the liver
- Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes
- Sleep apnea
- Depression, anxiety and eating disorders
- Abnormal uterine bleeding
- Cancer of the uterine lining (endometrial cancer)
Treatment
PCOS treatment focuses on managing your individual concerns, such as infertility, hirsutism, acne or obesity. Specific treatment might involve lifestyle changes or medication.
Lifestyle changes
Weight loss through a low-calorie diet combined with medium exercise activities. Even a modest reduction in your weight might improve your condition. Losing weight may also increase the effectiveness of medications recommended for PCOS, and can help you with infertility.
Lifestyle Tips
- Get sufficient 6-8 hours sleep.
- Eat more organic food.
- Use non-toxic cosmetics.
- Do light to medium intensity Exercise.
- More Water intake.
- Prioritize “ME” time and activities you enjoy.
- Use more natural remedies.
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