How is polycystic ovary syndrome treated?

Zhang is an accountant who is very busy at work and travels a lot. Her menstrual period was not allowed when she was in college, and after she started working, her cycle was slowly prolonged, sometimes more than 40 days and sometimes once every two months. Busy she did not pay too much attention, but this time the period has been three months did not come, and found himself on the face unknowingly grew a lot of acne, more to her chagrin is the body obviously fat, the previous skirt how to wear it, and then weighed more than ten pounds actually rose! She went to the hospital, checked the endocrine, ultrasound and other tests, the doctor gave her a diagnosis: polycystic ovary syndrome. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine-metabolic disorder, which is characterized by ovulation disorders, irregular menstruation, prolonged menstrual cycles and even amenorrhea, accompanied by acne, obesity, increased body hair and other symptoms. Endocrine hormone tests mostly show increased androgens, increased luteinizing hormone/follicle stimulating hormone ratio, and ultrasound findings of polycystic ovarian changes. This disease is common in women of reproductive age, about 10% of women of childbearing age suffer from this disease, patients are infertile due to long-term non-ovulation, and most patients suffer from fetal arrest or miscarriage after pregnancy.PCOS patients are susceptible to serious long-term complications due to obesity, hyperandrogenemia, insulin resistance, such as type II diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, endometrial cancer, etc, and early detection and timely treatment can reduce a variety of risks. Early detection and timely treatment can reduce many risks. At present, it is believed that the occurrence of this disease is related to genetics, environment, diet, life and other factors, but the exact cause of the disease is unknown. The main treatments for this disease in modern medicine are: 1) Non-pharmacological therapy: guiding lifestyle habits and actively controlling body weight. Patients should actively exercise and reduce the intake of high-fat and high-sugar food in order to control or lower their weight, and some patients resume menstruation on their own after weight reduction. (2) Drug therapy: a. Ovulation promoting drugs: Clomiphene is commonly used. b. Drugs against hyperandrogenism: Darin-35 is a representative drug of this category and one of the most commonly used drugs for PCOS, which can effectively treat symptoms such as acne, hirsuteness and irregular menstruation. c. Drugs to improve insulin resistance: patients should actively exercise and reduce the intake of high-fat and high-sugar foods to control or reduce body weight. c. Drugs to improve insulin resistance: Metformin is a commonly used drug. 3) Surgical therapy: ovarian wedge resection, laparoscopic surgery. According to TCM, the kidney stores essence and is responsible for reproduction and development, thus the etiology of PCOS is based on kidney deficiency. In addition, the liver is the main source of excretion and regulation of emotions, the spleen is the source of qi and blood biochemistry, and regulates blood, Chong is the sea of blood, and Ren is the main twins, all of which are closely related to the physiology of menstruation. Acupuncture and moxibustion have good efficacy in the treatment of this disease. Acupuncture and moxibustion regulates the function of internal organs and regulates qi and blood by stimulating the meridian points, and adjusts from multiple pathways, multiple levels and multiple target points. The treatment is based on the characteristics of the main symptom: infertility, menstrual disorders from the kidneys, liver, spleen, tonifying the kidneys, spleen, liver and qi, qi and blood harmonization, menstruation as usual; obesity is mostly due to the loss of the spleen, phlegm-dampness and internal stagnation, the treatment of the spleen and stomach, expectoration of phlegm and removal of dampness; acne is common on the face or upper back, mostly due to the heat of the lungs and stomach, and the majority of patients with bowel irregularities, the treatment of the lungs and stomach heat, regulation of the stomach. Acupuncture can not only regulate endocrine hormones, it can also regulate the endocrine hormones. Acupuncture can not only regulate endocrine hormone levels to achieve the effect of promoting ovulation, but also reduce acne, hirsutism and other conditions, and can reduce weight. It can also reduce acne, hairiness, and weight loss. Taking both the symptoms and the root cause into account, nourishing the body from within, and treating the disease while beautifying the body are the unique features of acupuncture in treating this disease.