Polisictic Over Syndrome (PCOS)
What is PCOS ( pco syndrome )
pco syndrome is an important problem on women’s ovaries that prevents eggs to be released. Thİs problem does send a lot of women to gynecologists around the world.
How does PCOS occur
Ovaries in a woman’s body will produce one egge per menstruation cycle that is ready to be fertilized. To produce and develop this egg the folicule liquid is needed. In PCOS a few eggs try to grow up at the same time but they cannot succed. In the end there will be few eggs but none of them can actually grow up enough to get fertilized. With an ultrasound diagnosis these can be found as little calicles or small kists.
When to worry about PCOS?
%20 of women applying to ivf facilities have problem on their ovaries. Especially if a woman has unregular mensturation periods, increase of hair and their current weight increses above average, they can suspect it as a PCO syndrome. And they should get professional treatment right away.
What’s the cause of it ?
It is thought that the hormone that regulates carbonhydrate metabolism, the insulin causing this problem. Because the PCOS patience are usually overweight people. Being overweight causes body to be immune against insulin and it is one of the triggering factors for PCOS.
How is PCOS treated?
Treatment starts firstly with a help of a nutriotionist for patience to lose their weight to normal levels. If needed the medicine that is used on diabetes patients called as metformin has to be used. After the treatments and weight loss the mensturation cylce can get fixed significantly and pregnancy can even happen without need of extra treatment. But if the non regulated periods continue to occur then patient may need ovary inducing medicine and hormone injections. If there is no result after these treatments the patience will get recommended to use IVF .
Sometimes on ultrasound the eggs can be seen like on the PCOS but the other symptoms might be missing. If this is the case don’t panic and continue your normal life. But even after 1 year of unprotected sex if you are still not getting pregnancy. Then there might be a need to PCOS treatment
What are the recommendations for women with PCOS?
These women should continue their controls with gynecologists after their treatment. There is a chance these patients can get diabetes in the future and there might be some other diseases follow it. So it is recommended to lose their weight to a normal level and they should use medicine to regulate their mensturation cycles.