PCOS Syndrome
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), also known by the name Stein-Leventhal syndrome, is a hormonal deficiency that causes women to have a variety of symptoms. It is an endocrine disorder that has an effect on more or less 5% of all women. It comes about amongst all races and nationalities PCOS syndrome is a leading cause of infertility and is the most widespread hormonal disorder among women of reproductive age.
The symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome are obesity, anovulation which eventually will lead to irregular menstruation, acne, and excessive amounts or effects of androgenic or masculinizing hormones. The symptoms and severity of the syndrome vary from woman to woman. The causes are unknown but insulin resistance, diabetes, and obesity are all causes are unknown, insulin resistance, diabetes, and obesity are all strongly associated with PCOS syndrome.
Other symptoms of PCOS may include weight gain, oily skin, dandruff, skin discolorations, high cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, and unusual hair growth and distribution. A lot of these symptoms may be absent in PCOS but irregular or no menstrual period is always present in women with PCOS. These women do not ovulate regularly and so they do not release an egg every month and that eventually leads to irregularity of their monthly menstruation.
Although no one is quite certain of the causes of this disorder, but women with this kind of disorder have a mother or a sister with PCOS but there is not enough proof that this disorder is hereditary. Most often, there several small cysts found in the ovaries of women with PCOS, for this reason it is called by the name poly (many) cystic ovarian syndrome. There are comparable numbers of cysts that may take place in women without PCOS. Hence, the cysts themselves would not be the main cause of the predicament. Frequently there is a breakdown of the body’s blood sugar control system or insulin system in women with PCOS; as a result, researchers believe that these irregularities may be interrelated to the development of PCOS. The ovaries of women with PCOS are also known to produce excessive amounts of male hormone call androgen. This extreme production of male hormones may be an outcome of the irregularities the production of insulin.
