It is a bit unbearable to write a title like this to a friend who has already suffered from premature ovarian failure. However, the disease has come and life goes on. Sadness, pain, anxiety, and the torture of the disease can only make your future worse, right?
Spiritual and psychological changes and performance after premature ovarian failure
First of all, let’s analyze the mental and psychological changes of patients with premature ovarian failure and the consequent manifestations.
1. Fear and anxiety
Due to ovarian failure, the endometrium no longer has cyclic changes, resulting in atrophy of the uterus and vaginal epithelium and reduced secretion, menstrual disorders and even amenorrhea, some patients have fear and anxiety, worrying about losing their feminine characteristics and affecting their married life and family harmony.
2. Depression and paranoia
The decline of ovarian function can also cause psychiatric dysfunction and temporary changes in personality, such as withdrawn, suspicious, sentimental, anxious and sad, etc. Some people often talk to themselves, are sentimental, depressed and extremely depressed.
3.Loss and irritability
Women transition from the reproductive age to premature ovarian failure and gradually move toward aging. This early arrival of the aging process due to disease may bring pessimism and loss to some women; due to endocrine dysfunction, most women become irritable, agitated and even temperamental.
The above psychological changes and performance of patients can be understood. The causes of premature ovarian failure are indeed complex and varied, the pathogenesis of premature ovarian failure cannot be accurately interpreted by the medical profession so far, the pain brought to patients by premature ovarian failure in terms of pathology is indeed unspeakable, and the treatment process of premature ovarian failure is indeed relatively long. But still, pain and sorrow, complaints and self-loathing are meaningless to the development of the disease and your future life.
Is premature ovarian failure really irreversible?
Is premature ovarian failure really irreversible? At least that’s what the early studies think. It was thought that an FSH >40 IU/L would mean that the follicles were missing and could lead to permanent infertility.
This conclusion has been challenged in later studies. Studies in recent years have shown that about 50% of patients with premature ovarian failure experience intermittent ovulation, and 5-10% have intermittent menstrual resumption or even spontaneous pregnancy after diagnosis.
Some scholars also believe that many of the clinically so-called premature ovarian failure is not really premature ovarian failure, but more or less diminished ovarian function, which can be reversed in some patients; some patients with early and mid-stage premature ovarian failure can also partially reverse and restore ovarian function through comprehensive treatment.
Doing what we need to do
The progress of research seems to bring a ray of light, we should also do what we have to do.
1. Psychological preparation
To be fully prepared mentally, it needs to go through a process. There is no quick fix, do not rush to ask “can I be cured?” , “Can I get pregnant?” …… such questions, everything should be aimed at improving your future quality of life and reducing the risk of future disease.
2. Take action
You should try to seek help from your doctor to establish a medium- to long-term treatment and health care plan to alleviate your current symptoms and slow down the progression of the disease as much as possible.
3.Relieve stress
Whether before, during or after treatment, relaxing your mind, facing calmly, balancing your mind and relieving stress is the most important part of the premature ovarian failure treatment process. The long term depression and emotional disorder will further inhibit ovarian function and accelerate ovarian failure or reproductive organ atrophy, thus aggravating the condition. This is certainly contrary to our purpose.
Of course, this also requires the interaction of patients, doctors, family members and society. The care, consideration and understanding of doctors and family members will play an invaluable role in the regression and cure of the disease.