How do you get rid of PCOS?

Question

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Answer 1

It's true that PCOS can't be completely gone unless you undergo a hysterectomy. HOWEVER, there are ways to shrink your cysts and make things a lot better.

From what I've read, PCOS is caused by excess estrogen in the body. The body undergoes what is called "estrogen dominance." You stop ovulating and can have irregular periods, heavy bleeding, and painful menses.

Estrogen dominance can be caused by a number of things. First, pesticides, hormones from meat, and chemicals in household and personal products are hormone disrupters. Many chemicals mimic estrogen, and even though they're at low levels, the combination and culmination of everything around you adds synthetic estrogen mimicers to your body. Many times these chemicals enter the body and stay there. They clog up the hormone receptors in your body, not allowing it to accept it's own hormones (the hormones that make you ovulate).

There are a number of things you can do to limit your chemical exposure to estrogen hormone distrupters.

1. Switch to a 100% certified organic diet (Expensive, I know, but you'll eat less and it will even out). When I made the switch, I lost 10 pounds without even trying. I also was able to kick a terrible sugar addiction. Many people with PCOS have a tendency to have this "sweet tooth" because of the hormone imbalance. Switch to organic, and in a few months it will be gone. You'll lose weight as well, and that will help with the excess estrogen problem, becaue fat cells produce estrogen.

2. Go in your medicine cabinet and throw out everything. Deodorant, Shampoo, lotions. Everything. Every one of these things contain many hormone disruptors. "But they're in such a small amount," the manufacturers say. They may be in small amounts, but day after day after day of using many products with small amounts of these chemicals adds up to estrogen dominance. Some of the the chemicals you should watch out for are Propelyne Glycol, anything ending in "paraben" and phalates. Among many. Use a 100% natural shampoo--Aubrey Organics makes a good one. Deodorant is a big one. The best thing that I've found is a salt "rock." They're made out of mineral salts and work just as well as any anti-perspirant. They're about $7 and will last for a really really long time. You can find them at your local health food store.

3. Take an herb called Milk Thistle. Milk Thistle supports the liver, and helps your liver get rid of all the polluting synthetic estrogen mimicers.

After cleansing your body for a couple months, begin using a natural progesterone cream. (Make sure the lotion doesn't contain any of the above mentioned chemicals) I started using cream and it worked wonders. I'm now menstruating regularly and I feel great. You can find it for under $20 at your local health food store. After a few months, you may not even need to take it, for you may begin to ovulate on your own.

I hope this is helpful. Good luck--and trust me...I feel your pain!

Answer 2

Many specialists agree that a 10% weight loss can help improve symptoms of PCOS. Your weight loss goal will depend upon your current weight. I suggest that you work closely with your doctor so that you will have an attainable weight loss plan. Make sure that you ask him of any medications that you need to take for PCOS. I take Metformin regularly and it has helped tremendously with my eating patterns. Since many women with PCOS are also insulin resistant, doctors need to manage the root of the problem so that you can get positive results. I also thought that with diet and exercise, I'd easily lose weight. But managing the disorder is always part of the weight loss goal. Talk to your doctor, and good luck on your weight loss!

Answer 3

Other than having the ovaries completely removed (which has it's own host of problems) there is no way to "get rid of" or "cure it". You can however control it. Birth control stops ovulation, which is really where the cysts come from. In the Luteal phase of a womans 'period' the cyst that forms (in all women)during ovulation and ruptured to release the egg is normally reabsorbed back into the body. In a PCOS woman this doesn't happen correctly. Check out the link below for a complete description of a menstraul cycle (really, we DIDN'T learn all about it in biology!) and check out the WebMD PCOS board.
Good luck!

Answer 4

Hysterectomy. You can have cysts continually removed, because they continue to come back as long as you have a uterus and ovaries. I have these issues and am having a hysterectomy next month. I have suffered for a very long time and finally have decided to take the biggest step. It's not for everyone, but if you are at the same point I am, then it's something to consider and discuss honestly with your doctor to see if it's right for you.