Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
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In polycystic ovary syndrome, the eggs in these follicles do not mature
and are not released from the ovaries. Instead, they can form very
small cysts in the ovary. These changes can contribute to infertility.
Women are usually diagnosed when in their 20s or 30s, but polycystic ovary syndrome may also affect teenage girls. The symptoms often begin when a girl's periods start.
The symptomes are ;
Women are usually diagnosed when in their 20s or 30s, but polycystic ovary syndrome may also affect teenage girls. The symptoms often begin when a girl's periods start.
The symptomes are ;
- Irregular menstrual periods, which may be more or less frequent, and may range from very light to very heavy
- Development of male sex characteristics (virilization)
- Increased body hair on the chest, abdomen, and face.
- Thinning of the hair on the head, called male-pattern baldness
- Acne that gets worse
Test that can be done to examine PCOS are ;
- Pelvic examination, the health care provider may note an enlarged clitoris (very rare finding) and enlarged ovaries.
- Levels of hormones ; Estrogen, FSH, LH, testosterone, 17-ketosteroids.
- Blood tests
- Vagina ultrasound to look at the ovaries
- Pelvic laparoscopy to look more closely at, and possibly biopsy the ovaries
Treatments can be done by taking ;
- Medications to treat the abnormal hormones and menstrual cycles of polycystic ovary syndrome
- Medications or other treatments for abnormal hair growth.
- Glucophage (Metformin), a medication that makes cells more sensitive to insulin, may help make ovulation and menstrual cycles more regular.
- Pelvic laparoscopy to remove a section of the ovary or drill holes in the ovaries is sometimes done to treat the absence of ovulation (anovulation) and infertility. The effects are temporary.
Info taken from ; www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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