In this article we help you to know everything about PCOS. PCOS also known as PCOD is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. This is a syndrome that affects far more than just your periods.
Symptoms
- Irregular periods
- Change in period consistency
- Hair growth on your face or body
- Severe acne especially around your periods
- Mental Issues
- Female pattern hair loss
- Depression & Anxiety
- Problems with fertility
- Difficulty in losing weight
- Insulin resistance
- In some cases diabetes
- Lipid problems
Diagnosis
PCOS is diagnosed by something called the Rotterdam criteria, to be diagnosed with PCOS you must have at least two out of three criteria.
- Irregular periods
- Polycystic Ovaries
- Androgenic symptoms
Treatment
PCOS cannot be cured but symptoms can be managed and long-term complications can be prevented. let’s see how we will do this ?
One of the most important tenets of managing PCOS is something called lifestyle changes. So changing your diet to make it a more PCOS friendly.
Exercise 30 minutes regularly for 5 days a week is recommended.
PCOS causes an increase in the stress hormone cortisol in your body and also this stress is more harmful for women with PCOS than others. So reducing stress in a positive manner has been shown to actually improve PCOS symptoms. This can be done by practising Mindfulness.
We hope this article help enough to understand more about this syndrome.
