PCOS - Treating It And Dealing With Its Complications

PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) is a condition that will affect many women, in their millions, around the word. This condition first came to light during the 18th century and had been treated in rather primitive ways until Irving Stein and Michael Leventhal brought a clearer picture about it in the 1930s. Their immense contributions to learning more about the illness led to the coining of Stein-Leventhal Syndrome for the illness. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is growth of cysts in the ovaries. There are different levels and types of complications of this condition, leading to the assignment of various other names for it. Nonetheless, the common incident with the illness is where the woman has enlarged polycystic ovaries and will either have or miss her menstrual period.

Although growth of ovarian cysts is quite common among most women, the variation lies in the intensity of the condition. The same thing could be said about the other complications that come with the syndrome. The symptoms are almost the same in all women, but some will lack some symptoms while others will face heavy effects of the symptoms. Oily skin, irregular menstrual cycles, acne and skin and hair pigmentation problems are among these symptoms. It is the natural response of most people to immediately assume that the symptoms can be traced to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. However, much research is still being conducted to back up that claim. Irregular menstrual cycles, irregular insulin resistance, and irregular spikes in the body's androgen levels have already been known to cause this syndrome.

Since PCOS will have several complication attached to it, treatment of the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome will not only focus on a particular thing. A complication that many people are trying to avoid is infertility, since this condition affects the ovaries themselves. A special surgery will be called for. High blood pressure and various other heart problems are also possible complications for anyone who has PCOS. That too will also be under observation during treatment. In addition, the doctors will seek to address, if need be, issues of skin problems and in worse case scenarios cancer. PCOS, in and of itself, is not harmful; however, the complications, if left unheeded, could very well lead to worse problems and even death.

Its common knowledge that prevention is the best medical answer to diseases; however, some illness will get to us even with the best of prevention measures that we put in place. One such illness is PCOS. After all, we could not really pinpoint any solid evidence as to the cause of the illness affecting a woman.

However, you can probably make some deductions and draw conclusions as to the possible causes of PCOS if you observe the lifestyle of women nowadays. Endometrium cancer is also a possibility, despite the most stringent preventive measures taken. The proper lifestyle, as well as proper eating habits, could put a stop to this problem, though. In the spirit of lifestyle changes and, in the process, treating PCOS, a women would also be able to address issues on heart disease, obesity, diabetes, blood pressure problems and weight problems.