Post Date November, 17 2024
Polycystic ovary syndrome is a gynecological disease that we are familiar with, and it can also occur in our daily lives. Symptoms may also appear after illness, and we must immediately check and judge.
What is polycystic ovary syndrome
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common gynecological endocrine diseases, characterized by clinical or biochemical manifestations of excessive androgen, anovulation, and polycystic ovary changes, often accompanied by insulin resistance and obesity. The endocrine characteristic is an increase in serum LH and an increase in androgens.
Polycystic ovary disease is more common in adolescence, and its etiology is still unclear. Currently, research suggests that it may be due to the interaction between genetic genes and environmental factors.
The treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome includes reducing androgen levels, adjusting menstrual cycles, improving insulin resistance, and promoting ovulation.
Symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome
1. Menstrual disorders: The main symptom of polycystic ovary syndrome. Menstrual sparsity (cycle of 35 days to 6 months) and more amenorrhea result in less money or more menstrual sparsity. It can also manifest as irregular uterine bleeding, irregular menstrual cycles, physiological days, and physiological quantities.
2. Infertility: Fertility in women due to ovulation disorders.
3. Hairy and acne: The most common manifestation of hyperandrogenism. There are varying degrees of hirsutism, mainly sexual hair, with dense pubic hair that tends to be male shaped, extending to the perianal, inguinal, or midline of the abdomen. There are also fine hairs on the upper lip or long hair around the areola. Fatty skin and acne are common and are related to the accumulation of androgens in the body that stimulate the secretion of sebaceous glands.
4. Obesity: More than 50% of patients are obese (body mass index ≥ 25kg/m2), while abdominal obesity (waist/hip circumference ≥ 0.80) is more common. Obesity is associated with insulin resistance, excessive androgen intake, increased testosterone ratio, and leptin resistance.
5. Acanthoderma nigricans: Gray brown pigmentation appears in the wrinkles of the labia, nape of the neck, armpits, breasts, and groin, which is symmetrical and thick, with a soft texture.
Diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome
1. Your period only comes once in several months, so you should pay attention.
2. Growing thick body hair like a man, even on his lips, you know women don't have whiskers.
3. Your body is gaining weight at an unprecedented rate, particularly in the upper body, and abdominal fat is gradually accumulating.
