i think i have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. could i get rid of it?

Question

i want to get rid of the syndrome, i weigh 15 stones because i am top heavy and fat but i wouldnt call my self obese. i want to know if i exercise and lose weight and eat proply will the syndrome go away?

Answer 1

Your best bet would be to consult a gynecologist who sub-specializes in endocrinology.

Dieting would have little effect on your ovaries.

Answer 2

Do you think you have Polycystic Ovarian Disorder, or have you been diagnosed? If you haven't been actually diagnosed you need to go see your family doctor so they can run an ultrasound. I also have Polycystic Ovarian Disorder, and you can never get rid of it. You can only treat the symptoms. I am on birth control to force my body into having periods. Also, the weight problem may actually be a symptom of the disease for most people with it. Especially if you carry the majority of your weight in your stomach area. It will make it very difficult to lose the weight. But you might want to have your doctor test your cortisol level because it could be the cause of your problem as well, and there is treatment available for that.

Answer 3

I too suffer from this. Type 2 PCOS is when you have over active insulin out put and thats why you gain so much weigh continuosly. I have been to dietician with no avail as western doctors believe that if you can get your weight down than it will help you manage the symptoms. However, my body would not respond to any sort of dieting (Jenny Craig, Weigh Watchers etc). However my aunty is a chinese herbalist and acupuncturist and with her help i have lost 20 kilos and kept it off for two years. I take herbs called zlim and type 2. The type 2 is designed for people who have type 2 diabetes (which is where we are heading) and it helps to train you body with the excess insulin out put. The zlim helps to curves your craving for sugary foods and carbs because your body goes rank when you eat these.

Answer 4

That's something that you have to live with,and treat symptomatically.It's the condition caused by the abundance of the "luetinizing "hormone released from the pituitary gland.Blood testing for hormone levels would be part of the therapy. Take care. SW RNP

Answer 5

Mos people do not figure out the connection that you just figured out. See site below for more on this.

http://www.phifoundation.org/menses.html

Answer 6

No, PCOS never goes away, though it can be controlled with hormonal therapy.

Answer 7

Get diagnosed first it maybe something else other than pcos, but please look at the information I provided below for more information.

I also have pcos and I think you need to do some research and also get support if you do have it.

Please check out these sites for support.

http://www.soulcysters.net/

http://www.surrogatesolutionsonline.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=72

http://groups.msn.com/SUPPORTFORWOMENWITHPOLYCYSTICOVARIANSYNDROME

POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME:

THIS IS A CONDITION THAT IS OVERLOOKED IN MILLIONS OF WOMEN TODAY. PCOS IS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF INFERTILITY IN WOMEN, THIS ALSO HAS FAR-REACHING EFFECTS ON A WOMEN'S OVERALL HEALTH.

PCOS:LONG TERM PROBLEMS
ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
DIABETES
HEART DISEASE


PCOS APPEARS TO BE A INHERITED CONDITION

PCOS IS A HORMONAL DISORDER, WITH A ESTIMATE OF SIX TO TEN PERCENT OF WOMEN BEING AFFECTED. NO TWO WOMEN HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS, ONE MAY HAVE MORE THAN THE OTHER.

COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF PCOS INCLUDE:

IRREGULAR MENSTRUAL CYCLES (OLIGOMENORRHEA) OR NO MENSTRUAL CYCLES (AMENORRHEA)

EXCESSIVE FACIAL AND BODY HAIR GROWTH (HIRSUTISM)

MALE PATTERN HAIR LOSS (ANDROGENIC ALOPECIA)

ACNE

POLYCYSTIC OVARIES

OBESITY/WEIGHT GAIN

INFERTILITY

DIABETES

INSULIN RESISTANCE

NUMEROUS CYSTS ON OVARIES

AFFECTS FAR MORE THAN REPRODUCTION

KNOWN AS STEIN-LEVENTHAL SYNDROME OR PCOD

TREATABLE BUT NOT CURABLE

LEADING CAUSES OF INFERTILITY IN WOMEN

PCOS IS A DISEASE THAT AFFECTS WOMEN WHO DO NOT OVULATE OR WHO PRODUCE QUANTITIES OF ANDROGENS OR MALE HORMONES SUCH AS TESTOSTERONE


DIAGNOSTIC METHODS

BLOOD TESTS

ULTRASOUND OF OVARIES

PATIENT HISTORY


Many people believe that polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a disease -- a defined condition with a known cause, a predictable course and an accepted treatment. However, PCOS is not a disease; it is a syndrome. This means that many women report a constellation of symptoms that seem to cluster together. These include infertility, obesity, irregular menses, acne and abnormal hair growth. An ultrasound examination may reveal multiple cysts in the ovaries.
Recent studies have shown that many women with irregular menses and abnormal male hormone levels or polycystic-appearing ovaries have an abnormality in their insulin/glucose metabolism. In these women, medications such as metformin or troglitazone can reduce insulin resistance, cause weight loss, lower male hormone levels and regulate the menstrual cycle. For more detail on this treatment approach, see my web page on PCOS treatment. For more about polycystic ovary syndrome, check the website for the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association.

http://www.geocities.com/aprileyer/PCOS1.html





More symptoms

irregular periods: abnormal, irregular, heavy or scanty (oligomenorrhea)
- absent periods (amenorrhea)
- ovarian cysts
- hirsutism (excess facial and/or body hair)
- alopecia (male-pattern hair loss)
- obesity
- acne
- skin tags
- acanthosis nigricans (brown skin patches, often found on the nape of the neck)
- high cholesterol levels
- high blood pressure
- exhaustion and/or lack of mental alertness
- decreased sex drive
- excess "male" hormones, such as androgens, DHEAS, or testosterone
- infertility
- decreased breast size
- enlarged clitoris(rare)
- enlarged ovaries
- enlarged uterus

Sometimes a women may be assigned a diagnosis of
polycystic ovarian syndrome (or disease) just
because an ultrasound shows several or more cystic
follicles in the ovary. Sometimes just being
overweight and having some menstrual abnormalities
will result in the label of polycystic ovarian
syndrome (PCOS). In 1990, a national conference at
the National Institutes of Health proposed the
following criteria to diagnose PCOS:

Menstrual irregularity due to infrequent or absent
menstrual periods.

Evidence of increased male hormone effects,
whether clinical (increased hair growth, acne, or
male pattern balding) or biochemical (high serum
testosterone concentrations)

Exclusion of other causes of male hormone effects
and menstrual irregularity, such as adrenal gland
dysfunction, male hormone-secreting tumors, and
other glandular dysfunction

Thus you can see that the diagnosis is based upon
clinical and chemical findings, not ultrasound
findings.

Treatment of PCOS is directed toward correcting:

any menstrual irregularity usually using hormonal
suppression of regulation of menses

any excess male hormone side effects such as
facial hair, balding, or acne using anti-androgen
medications such as hormones or spironolactone

any tendency toward diabetes or abnormal insulin
tolerance by prescribing insulin or blood sugar
lowering agents

any excess weight gain through reasonable diet
programs

protection of the uterine lining from the
development of precancerous or cancerous lesions
again by using hormones to regulate menses and

any impairment of ability to get pregnant by
ovulation inducing drugs

A very good summary of the current concepts of
diagnosis and treatment of PCOS is available at
the Uptodate Online link below.


Polycystic ovarian syndrome








You can also google what is pcos for more information.