PCOS Treatment

Treatments for PCOS

Treatment of PCOS decided on some factors, those are:

  • Age
  • Symptoms
  • Health of patient
  • Whether the patient is pregnant or not
  • In the future, they want to conceive or not.

If they want to Conceive in the Future:

  1. Medication: Your healthcare provides certain drugs which help to improve the menstrual cycle and increase ovulation. Some medication and some injections are present which helps to increase the frequency of ovulation.
  2. Ovary Drilling: It is a surgical process in which those tissues from the ovary are removed which are the main source of androgen.
  3. IVF (In Vitro Fertilization): In the lab, your egg is fertilized with sperm, and later on embryo is implanted in the uterus.

If they don’t want to Conceive in the Future:

  1. Healthy Lifestyle: By maintaining a healthy lifestyle, a healthy diet, and losing weight help in a positive way.
  2. Medications: Doctors prescribe different drugs and medications which help to regulate the androgen levels. This also helps in the regulation of acne, and hair growth occurred because of PCOS.
  3. Hormonal Birth Control: By controlling your birth control, positively helps in regulating the menstrual cycle, and it also improves acne and excess hair growth due to PCOS. In the market, different pills and IUDs are present through which you can control hormones.
  4. Insulin-sensitizing Medicine: Certain drugs are present that help in controlling the level of insulin. Maintaining insulin also helps in improving the menstrual cycle. 

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a women’s disorder because of the endocrine disorder. As the name suggests, numerous cysts (i.e., fluid accumulated in the sacs) are formed over the ovary. Because of the cyst formation the male hormone i.e., androgen is present in very low amounts but females suffering from PCOS, they formed and secrete androgen in large amounts. Due to the high level of androgen, other female hormones are imbalanced.

Similar Reads

What is PCOS?

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome...

Causes of PCOS

Till date, the main causative agent of PCOS is unknown. Some research shows that genetics and heredity also play a role in developing PCOS. There are some other factors as well that play a role in causing PCOS in female are:...

Symptoms of PCOS

Symptoms of PCOS...

Diagnosis of PCOS

Women having PCOS sometimes don’t show cysts over the ovaries, and in some cases no polycystic ovaries are present. The doctor observes some symptoms and asks about your medical history. To confirm doctor performs various tests to diagnose PCOS, those tests are:...

PCOS Treatment

Treatments for PCOS...

Complications of PCOS

PCOS involved the following complications:...

Prevention of PCOS

There is no proper evidence for any particular way which helps in preventing PCOS. But still, some steps can opt to decrease the symptoms of PCOS...

Pregnancy and PCOS

Due to PCOS hormones of females are imbalanced. PCOS affects the menstrual cycle by affecting hormones. Because of the high level of androgen frequency of the ovulation decrease which leads to an irregular menstrual cycle. PCOS makes it hard to get pregnant with PCOS....

FAQs on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Question 1: What is PCOS?...