Female hormones and these problems
What are the most important female hormonal problems?
In such a situation, we can say that the person has a common disease called polycystic ovary syndrome; A female disease that, despite its high prevalence, has a very easy treatment. Of course, many do not consider it a serious disease and do not think about treatment.
Now the question is, why do we hear so much about this common hormonal disorder these days? Is this disease seen only in married women? Is there a relationship between polycystic ovary syndrome and cancer? Is not treating polycystic ovary syndrome dangerous and causes infertility? Stay with us to get answers to these questions.
Undoubtedly, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common ovarian dysfunction in women, and new statistics show that 12 to 20 percent of women of reproductive age are affected by this disease. We must not forget that this statistic is different in different regions. For example, the incidence of polycystic ovary syndrome is higher in the Middle East.
Genetics is the main cause of polycystic ovary syndrome
Polycystic ovary syndrome is an inherited and genetic disease that gets better with age (after the age of 35) because the ovaries shrink with age and the number of follicles decreases. In addition to genetic factors, environmental factors are also discussed. For example, a person who is sedentary, does not have proper nutrition, and has a problem with being overweight, and also has the genetic background of this disease, is very likely to suffer from this syndrome.
Of course, obesity is a vicious cycle; This means that being overweight contributes to the spread of polycystic ovary syndrome, and a person suffering from this disease also suffers from abdominal obesity. The interesting thing is that losing weight (reducing the consumption of rice, potatoes and sweets in addition to walking for an hour a day) has a significant effect on the treatment of this disease.
Polycystic ovary syndrome causes menstrual disorders
In terms of time, an abnormal period is called when the interval between two menstrual periods, the length of period days and the amount of bleeding change, and we always consider a normal range for these changes. Basically, women’s period is not regular like an hour, and if it is regular, it is not considered as a reason that a person is more healthy than other people.
Note that every delay cannot be called a period. For example, if a woman gets her period once every 28 days, but now she has had her period after 31 days, it is not abnormal at all, but if a woman’s period skips more than 10 days, it is abnormal. Also, if a woman has a menstrual disorder only once a year and does not have a period, she should not worry, but if this happens again, it can be a sign of period interruption. On the other hand, menstruation is subject to various changes in the human brain and has a direct relationship with the brain.
For example, travel, stress caused by an exam, a sudden joy and a mental shock can disrupt the period and even cause the period to stop. Now, if this cycle continues for more than a month and is repeated, it is considered a period disorder, which is usually associated with an increase in male hormones, excessive hair growth, acne on the face and body, hair loss, and obesity.
In such a situation, we say that the person has polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Of course, sometimes thin people suffer from this syndrome. For this reason, we say that there must be three main criteria for diagnosing polycystic ovary syndrome; Period disorder (the most common symptom), ultrasound diagnosis and increased male hormones.
Wrong naming?!
Polycystic ovary syndrome may not be the right name for this disease, because when the patient hears this name, he thinks he has large cysts in his body, while this is not the case at all. In fact, in women with this syndrome, small follicles of 2 or 3 mm surround the ovary just like the jewels of a ring, and the egg is not released, so by prescribing ultrasound, the size and number of these follicles can be detected. gave and treated.
Being single or married does not matter in polycystic ovary syndrome
In Iran, many women suffer from period disorders before marriage, that is, a person may have a normal period for a month, not have any monthly bleeding for a few months, and have heavy bleeding for three weeks in a row. If a woman experiences a period disorder during her single life and has no other symptoms such as hairiness, there is no need to worry from a medical point of view and she does not need to take medication, but if this disorder is accompanied by symptoms such as an increase in male hormones, obesity, hair loss , acne, etc., and follicles can be seen in the ultrasound, we prescribe medicine for the person.
Of course, despite the high prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome, it is easy to treat, and drug treatments for these diseases work very well, and there is no need for complicated work, surgery, and expensive drugs. For example, there are new birth control pills available in the market that, in addition to regularizing the period, have very positive effects in treating the complications of this disease.
In fact, our job is to control the disease, in such a way that the patient takes medicine for a year and after one year we stop the medicine. If the person’s disease does not recur, it means that his problem has been resolved, otherwise, we continue to take the medicine until the person recovers, which sometimes may take years.
Many times, this question is asked for women that if I take birth control pills before marriage, won’t I suffer from complications such as obesity or even infertility? Is it not dangerous to take these pills? In response to these people, I must say that taking these drugs only eliminates hormonal problems, but not taking the drug increases the possibility of cancer, especially uterine and breast cancer; Therefore, such false fertilizations only delay the treatment process and have no scientific basis.
Married people’s fear of infertility
The most common cause of hormonal infertility in women is polycystic ovary syndrome, and the good news is that there are good treatments for this type of infertility. A person who has regular periods has a 98% chance of ovulating. But a woman who has periods every few months and has an irregular cycle, probably does not ovulate. We prescribe ovulation stimulation drugs for this woman, and the person usually gets pregnant easily after a short period of time, so women with this syndrome should not worry about infertility, unless there are other reasons for not having children.
If we do not treat polycystic ovary syndrome…
As I said, our goal in treating polycystic ovary syndrome is not to create a regular period for a woman, but to prevent hormonal problems. In fact, a woman who does not ovulate, her ovaries have follicles that secrete estrogen, so she does not have progesterone hormone (anti-estrogen) and is only exposed to estrogen hormone and progesterone hormone does not reach her. Even this is not the whole story.
If left untreated, polycystic ovary syndrome causes long-term complications, which are called metabolic syndrome. His blood sugar and cholesterol levels increase and the person is exposed to cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and high blood pressure.
In polycystic ovary syndrome, prevention is not considered
Since polycystic ovary syndrome is a genetic disease and manifests itself from early puberty, we cannot recommend specific prevention methods to people. Of course, exercise and high physical activity along with a healthy diet may prevent overweight and reduce the possibility of polycystic ovary syndrome, but this formula cannot always be trusted.
We cannot even say that all obese people suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome, and all thin people should be relieved of having this syndrome, because you should not ignore the genetic factor.
Recommendations of researchers about polycystic ovary syndrome
If you have polycystic ovary syndrome, eat breakfast! The fact that eating breakfast prevents overweight is not new news at all, but British experts have recently announced that eating this meal may also solve your disbelief problem!
According to the studies of these experts, one of the most important reasons for women not having children is menstrual irregularities caused by polycystic ovary syndrome, while eating breakfast, especially eggs and natural juice, causes weight loss over time. This weight loss brings about the regulation of hormones and is effective in the treatment of polycystic syndrome. Therefore, by consuming breakfast along with the medicines prescribed by your doctor, you can get rid of this problem and its complications such as hair loss, excess hair growth, etc.
Traditional medicine and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome
Can this disease be treated with the help of traditional medicine? This is the question of many women who are interested in traditional medicine. It should be said that polycystic ovary syndrome has different treatments in traditional medicine according to different temperaments. In addition, additional examinations are also needed.
Therefore, if you have this problem, you should avoid eating fatty foods, coffee, cocoa, and stressful activities, and put lettuce, barberry jam, balang jam, and citrus fruits in your food basket instead. You can also try the effect of fennel herb infusion and fennel infusion. Of course, it is recommended to visit a traditional medicine specialist as soon as possible to get a basic cure. Meanwhile, some medicinal plants are also effective in treating this disease, which include:
Licorice
– Five fingers plant
– Saw palmetto
-Peony