What is polycystic ovary syndrome?

  Polycystic ovary syndrome is characterized by a high incidence and low recognition rate, and most patients are diagnosed because of irregular menstruation or infertility.  Clinical features of this disease: 1. Menstrual changes: low menstrual flow, scanty menstruation, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, amenorrhea, etc.  2. Infertility and luteal insufficiency: infertility is mostly caused by anovulation.  3, acne and hirsutism: there are often long hairs above the mouth and lips, around the areola, under the umbilicus, midline of the abdomen, inner thighs and around the anus.  4, obesity: about 50% of patients are obese.  5, acanthosis nigricans: when there is insulin resistance combined with androgen excess, often appear acanthosis nigricans. Acanthosis nigricans can occur in the back of the neck, axillae and labia, gray-brown, thickened skin.  6. The ovaries may be enlarged bilaterally: 2 to 3 times larger than normal ovaries, with a thick, tough envelope.  The treatment of polycystic ovaries is recommended. 1. The disease cannot be cured with the current medical technology. For example, for patients who are considering fertility, the main objective is to promote ovulation and conception, while for patients who are not considering fertility, the main objective is to regulate menstruation and reduce long-term complications.  2. For patients with obesity, weight control is recommended, especially for obese patients with fertility requirements, it is recommended to reduce weight and abdominal circumference.  3. For adolescents or those who do not consider having children for the time being, it is recommended to regulate herbal medicine to avoid amenorrhea or menorrhagia as much as possible. However, it is also not recommended to leave manifestations such as amenorrhea untreated, as long-term amenorrhea such as this can increase the incidence of distant endometrial and breast cancers.  Life advice for polycystic ovaries 1. It is recommended that appropriate aerobic exercise helps endocrine regulation. For those who are not high in androgens, some aerobic exercises can be used. For those who are not high in androgens, it is recommended to use positive exercises such as running, ball games and aerobics. For those with high androgens, yoga, Tai Chi, ballet (body dance) and other feminine forms of exercise are recommended. It is not recommended to rely excessively on weight loss pills or dieting, which, in addition to being useless for the disease, may also lead to liver and kidney function damage and weight gain.  2, diet is recommended under the guidance of a doctor according to different physical and endocrine consumption of different foods, such as the same polycystic ovaries belong to the phlegm and dampness of the body is recommended to eat light and spleen, dampness, phlegm and expectorant food, such as white radish, purple cabbage, jellyfish, onions, lentils, coix seeds, poria cake, etc., while stasis of blood body is recommended to eat rose, black fungus and other food to remove stasis. For example, if you have low estrogen, it is recommended to eat soy milk, Chinese yam and snow clam, etc. If you have high estrogen or high androgen, you should try to use less of these foods in your diet. You should listen to your doctor’s advice on what kind of diet is suitable for your case.