June Rousso, Ph.D., May 2012
POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME (PCOS)
PCOS is a inveterate female hormonal disorder that affects five to ten percent of women during their reproductive years. In this state, women develop numerous fluid-filled cysts in the ovaries just title to a lack of ovulation, in company with a number of other symptoms, including dissolute behavior levels of male hormones and often high insulin levels. Typical symptoms of PCOS contain, irregular or absent menstrual periods, unproductiveness, mood swings, carbohydrate/sweet cravings, and gaining pressure easily or having difficulty losing import. Excess or unwanted hair growth on the body, thinning of hair in successi top of the head, and acne are supplemental symptoms that can result from increased testosterone levels.
BACKGROUND
Conventional drug tends to view PCOS as a genetic unsettle involving multiple genes that regulate the value derived of the hypothalamus, pituitary glands, and ovaries. Genes amenable for insulin resistance, which can have ing part of the condition, are pretending (8).
A more wholistic approach to genetics stresses permeable boundaries between the individual and environment, and looks to visible causes that can trigger gene play of features. Julie Merrick describes the following at the beginning causes of PCOS that activate genetic potentials – "fruitless diet and lifestyle, environmental toxins and outer stresses, and negative perceptions and speculation patterns." (6).
Conventional medicine tends to come to terms the specific symptoms with different medications, as long as a wholistic approach works to change the different environmental causes of PCOS, typically on the outside of medicine in the conventional sense, and in addition with food therapy and herbal remedies that discuss the whole person physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Acupuncture focuses concerning energy and hormonal balance in treating PCOS and in this estimation is a wholistic perspective.
HOW IS PCOS DIAGNOSED?
To get a diagnosis of PCOS women typically be obliged to meet two out of three criteria, which include few or no periods, androgen dissolute behavior, and polycystic ovaries seen through ultrasound. One of the problems in stipulations of menstrual disturbances is that they be possible to be masked through the use of being control pills. Some women with PCOS esteem regular cycles and others have cycles that hindmost longer than thirty-five days, which complicates diagnosis. The appearance of acne may exist ignored as a typical adolescent occurrence, and excess or loss of hair may foolishly not be understood, and a spring of anxiety. The "strong, almost pressing cravings for carbohydrates and sweets," (7), that be possible to occur with PCOS may be misdiagnosed viewed like a binge eating disorder.
Young women urgency to be educated about PCOS and in what state some of the symptoms can exist masked. This will lead them to search out a diagnosis earlier rather than later. Women strait to be tested for fasting glucose levels, cholesterol levels, and various hormone levels. Ultrasound is in like manner recommended to actually view the polycystic cysts, and ultrasound reportedly has a seventy-five percent discovery rate (8). Additional tests must aphorism out diseases that mimic PCOS, including coeval with birth adrenal hyperphasia, Cushing's Syndrome, hypothryroidism, and tumors of the pituitary, adrenal glands, and the ovaries (6).
Physicians and other health care professionals need more education because well so that they can connective the isolated symptoms reported by patients into each accurate diagnosis of PCOS. A young woman that I am well acquainted with had many symptoms associated with PCOS, including weight gain, hair destruction, acne, carbohydrate/sweet cravings, and mood swings. Not even an endocrinologist who noticed every elevated hormone level was able to answer for the connection. Rather the elevated hormone point was dismissed as something not to worry ready. If in the hands of every endocrinologist, symptoms are dismissed, it is pleasing that many more PCOS symptoms spree unrecognized in the hands of health professionals with little or no instruction.
MEDICATION TO REDUCE INSULIN LEVELS
Conventional remedial agent is targeted toward symptom relief. Of uncommon concern is that conventional drugs be able to ultimately create trouble with the liver, muscles, and courage, and compromise the immune system. They be possible to also disrupt processes in the corpse other than the one being targeted. According to Dr. Rudolph Ballentine, "the infirmity process remains; only its full lively representation is thwarted." (2).
Along with treating symptoms in a reductionistic respectful deportment without getting to causal roots, from one to another-reliance on conventional drugs does not reference the body's desire to heal itself, which can be aided with nourishment from whole foods, herbal remedies, and acupuncture that at the identical time in lifting the spirits and emotions abet in the healing process.
HERBS and PCOS
Herbs have power to be extremely helpful in treating PCOS, especially through weight, blood sugar, and hormone equipoise. Herbs provide a very wholistic come nearly up to managing PCOS since unlike drugs that mark specific symptoms, herbal remedies work to re-program the carcass on a physiological, energetic, and psychological make horizontal. Conventional drugs do not result in a re-patterning of these functions, and "be in want of the subtle and complex information needed to faultless an imbalance." (2). Herbal remedies excellently have side effects when taken independently of conventional medication.
DIET AND PCOS
PCOS can be controlled, in part, through specific attention to diet focused mostly forward reducing insulin levels. While the health benefits of carbohydrates should not have ing ignored, they should be spread disclosed during the day in smaller portions. The royal line will not be burdened with surplus sugar that will ultimately increase insulin levels and pine. If insulin resistance develops, the material substance does not know how to stock carbohydrates for energy and stores them for example fat, which speaks to the consequence of distributing carbohydrates.
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