If
you have following symptoms and signs, you might be suffering from PCOS
• Irregular or non-existent periods
• very light (oligomenorrhea) or very heavy bleeding during your period
• mild to moderate abdominal discomfort
• excessive hair growth on your face, chest and lower abdomen (hirsutism)
• acne with oily skin
• excessive skin growth on your neck or in your armpit, also called as skin tags.
·
Obesity
( over weight )
·
Infertility: This generally results directly
from chronic anovulation (lack of ovulation)
·
Metabolic
syndrome: This appears as a tendency towards central obesity and other symptoms
associated with insulin resistance. Serum insulin, insulin resistance and
homocysteine levels are higher in women with PCOS
·
elevated
blood pressure, and
·
Multiple,
small cysts in the ovaries.
·
elevated
insulin levels and insulin resistance
What causes PCOS?
No
one is quite sure what causes PCOS, and it is likely to be the result of a
number of both genetic (inherited) as well as environmental factors. Women with
PCOS often have a mother or sister with the condition, and researchers are
examining the role that genetics or gene mutations might play in its
development.
Majority
of suffers have elevated insulin levels which leads to obesity and PCOS.
Too
much luteinising hormone (LH) is produced compared to follicle-stimulating
hormone (FSH), which in turn causes the follicles on the ovaries to produce
more of the male hormone testosterone than the female hormone oestrogen. The
adrenal glands start to produce increased amounts of testosterone as well.
Signs and Symptoms of PCOS
The
principal signs and symptoms of PCOS are related to menstrual disturbances and
elevated levels of male hormones (androgens). Menstrual disturbances can
include delay of normal menstruation (primary amenorrhea), the presence of
fewer than normal menstrual periods (oligomenorrhea), or the absence of
menstruation for more than three months (secondary amenorrhea). Signs and
symptoms have listed on first paragraph.
Diagnosis of PCOS
·
Gynecologic
ultrasonography, specifically looking for small ovarian follicles.
·
Laparoscopic
examination may reveal a thickened, smooth, pearl-white outer surface of the
ovary.
·
Serum
(blood) levels of androgens (male hormones), including
Managing your PCOS
Diet for PCOS
Some tips on what to
do on diet for PCOD
- Eat minimal amounts of carbohydrates — mainly
taken from raw fruits and vegetables.
- Always opt for natural or pure organic food
instead of commercially prepared ones.
- Always eat something with protein for every meal,
mainly seafood, nuts, eggs and yogurt
- Get rid of soft drinks and other sugary drinks and
drink more than eight glasses of water every day.
- Don’t eat too little or too much and instead aim
for just the right amount of nutrition necessary for everyday use.
- Make sure to avoid food that uses preservatives
and additives as much as possible.
- Coffee or anything with caffeine and alcohol
should be avoided at all costs.
- Eat foods rich in essential fatty acids like seed,
nuts, salmon, mackerel and other oily fish.
Source:
www.en.wikipedia.org
www.babycenter.in/
www.medicine.net
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