Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, its causes and its treatment
Polycystic ovary is one of the diseases that affect women, especially in the youth and is the main cause of hormonal disorders and details of these hormonal changes, the most important of which is the high level of insulin, which gets to 50% of the cases of women.
The disease is very common, affecting 5% of women and other causes of polycystic ovary is a defect at the level of genes, where it was noted that the case of polycystic ovarian disease in one of her family suffer from the same disease by 25% As the progress of science, the current studies to ensure that The cause is a defect in the gene responsible for the function of insulin hormone, where the function of insulin hormone is to adhere to the cells of the body and works to transfer the molecules of glucose (sugar) from the blood into the cells so that the cells using glucose to produce the energy necessary to perform metabolic processes. Suffer From polycystic ovaries insulin molecules become unable to insert glucose molecules into cells. Thus, insulin secretion of the pancreas increases until it compensates for insulin insufficiency, leading to elevated insulin levels in the blood, which in turn causes changes in the ovaries.
Some of the symptoms that occur to those who have PCOS:
1 – Disorders in the menstrual cycle, whether delayed menstruation or menstruation, but not as usual (few days when menstruation).
2 – inability to pregnancy and the reason for this is not active oocytes
3 – the emergence of blisters (acne) on any part of the body and most often on the face.
4- Increase the growth of hair on the body in undesirable places.
As for the treatment there are many and the choice depends on the symptoms to be treated and severity:
First treatment: Weight loss by regular exercise and exercise has a significant positive effect on the process of regulating ovulation and regulating the menstrual cycle and increases the success of pregnancy and affects positively on public health.
Second treatment: The pill is used to regulate the menstrual cycle, especially for patients who do not want to reproduce and work to reduce the proportion of male hormones in the body, which in turn reduces the excess hair and acne.
Treatment III: Drugs that work to reduce male hormones, especially in the case of growth of unwanted hair clearly and these drugs usually need 6-9 months to show their results and usually used in addition to pills.
Treatment IV: Drugs to stimulate ovulation for those who wish to conceive. Of these drugs, clomophen works to stimulate ovulation about 75% of cases and occurs in pregnancy by 40%.