PCOS or PCOD (also called Stein-Leventhal Syndrome) is a hormonal issue that causes ladies to have a variety of symptoms. PCOS is nowadays a common condition and is one of the primary causes of infertility. The condition is characterized by the presence of fluid-filled cysts present in either or both of the ovaries. These cysts interfere with the normal working of the ovaries and give rise to some unpleasant and unhealthy signs to deal with in ladies.
The symptoms start in puberty, but women may not realize she has PCOS until late when infertility happens. She may experience the ill effects of irregular periods or even, not at all, the failure of the ovaries to deliver egg (infertility), abundance facial and abdomen hair, thinning of scalp hair, acne (increased androgen), darkened patches around the neck and under the breasts or arm (acanthosis nigricans), signs of insulin resistance or/and increase in weight. A combination of one or more of these various symptoms connected together constitute the term “Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome” (PCOS)
PCOS is a condition where a lady’s ovaries and in some cases the adrenal glands, produce more androgens than normal. Significant levels of these male hormones interfere with the development and regular release of eggs as a part of ovulation. Therefore, fluid-filled sacs or cysts can develop on the ovaries.
Since women with PCOS are not able to release eggs at regular interval during ovulation, PCOS is one of the most common cause of female infertility.
What are the symptoms of PCOS?
In addition to infertility, women with PCOS may also have:
- Irregular menses/ periods/ chums is the most common symptom
- Dysmenorhoea i.e. pain during menses may be present
- Weight gain
- Acne
- Hirsutism, abundance hair development on the face, chest, stomach, thumbs, or toes.
- Baldness or thinning hair.
- Oily skin or dandruff.
- Thickened and black or dark brown skin.
Women with PCOS are also at higher risk for associated conditions, like:
- Diabetes.
- Metabolic syndrome: sometimes called an antecedent to diabetes, this disorder demonstrates that the body experiences difficulty regulating its insulin.
- Cardiovascular disease: includes heart issues and hypertension.
A few prescriptions by modern science in allopathy can help control the symptoms but may or may not fix your PCOS, for example, conception prevention pills to manage feminine cycle, reduce androgen levels and clear acne. Different prescriptions can decrease cosmetic issues, for example, hair development, and control blood pressure and cholesterol.
Most of the women who have PCOS are overweight or obese. It has been discovered that “Insulin resistance” is the primary cause of weight gain in such ladies. At the point when a lady is insulin resistant, despite the fact that the amount of insulin released into the blood after a high carbohydrate meal is adequate and may even be in excess, this condition called Hyperinsulinemia, the body is resistant to the insulin and can’t use the glucose. The excess glucose gets changed over to fat and overweight outcomes. Overweight thus prompts further insulin resistance and worsens the state of PCOS. Hence weight control is a must so as to break this vicious circle.
Treatment
It is important to have PCOS diagnosed and treated early to help prevent related issues.
Three mainstays of the treatment and management of PCOS are
– Homeopathic medications prescriptions
– exercise
– diet
iet is to be pursued for the duration of the life of PCOS. No PCOS patient can be treated effectively except if she changes and pursues the lifestyle and diet. The essential goal in treatment for PCOS is to concentrate on weight reduction.
Avoid all bakery things as they are produced using Maida. Eat smaller meals all the more regularly, this likewise prevents drastic food craving.
Regular exercise will reduce fat and increase the muscle mass. Regular exercise can help weight reduction and help diminish glucose levels and direct insulin levels, all the more adequately. Weight reduction can help decrease a large number of health conditions related to PCOS and can cause symptoms to be less serious or even vanish.
How does homoeopathy help?
- Homoeopathic cures work on rectifying hormonal imbalances, regularizing ovulation, reestablishing menstrual normalcy. Homoeopathy additionally helps in dissolving the cysts to eliminate the need for hormone treatment.
- Due to PCOS/PCOD, there is a hormonal flood in the body that prompts symptom exacerbation in women. Homoeopathy with its unpretentious methodology attempts to hold the hormone under wraps so different side effects can be controlled adequately. Yet at the same time, a fix with the treatment is an implausible reason.
- In homoeopathy, no two women would be proposed to take a similar medicine. This is on the grounds that each woman with PCOS/PCOD has a particular set of issues which need an individualistic methodology.
- Stress management, weight control, restorative lifestyle alongside the medications can be of impressive assistance.
- With homoeopathy when the hormonal imbalance can be held within proper limits, it can likewise treat infertility in women who are planning a pregnancy.