The relationship between polycystic ovary syndrome and body type

  Polycystic ovary syndrome is a common clinical condition in gynecology today, mostly in adolescent and reproductive age women, with an incidence of about 5% to 10%. The clinical manifestations of this disease are diverse, and the symptoms and signs may vary among individuals: most of them show sporadic, scanty or amenorrheic menstruation, with secondary amenorrhea being the main cause; a few patients have frequent and incomplete menstruation; some of them have obesity or hirsutism or facial acne or are infertile or prone to spontaneous abortion after pregnancy. The pathological basis of the disease is currently believed to be due to endocrine disorders leading to androgen excess or insulin resistance, ovulation disorders or anovulation, and polycystic ovarian changes. In recent years, many scholars at home and abroad have conducted a lot of research on this disease, but the cause is still not very clear, and it is still a hot spot and difficult point in gynecological endocrinology research today.  In recent years, Chinese medicine has also conducted a lot of research on the treatment of PCOS and achieved certain clinical efficacy. It can be said that the prevalence of physique has a certain relationship with the onset and type of disease as well as the effect of treatment. Our preliminary study has found that there is a correlation between body type and susceptibility to PCOS, and that body type is predictable and modifiable. Therefore, if PCOS patients can pay attention to their own health and care, they can not only enhance the efficacy of drugs, but also slow down the development of the disease and delay or prevent its long-term complications.