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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Symptoms

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition prevailing in women of reproductive age. PCOS can develop any time after a woman has had her first period (known as menarche). There are numerous instances where PCOS development can occur in later reproductive years, as a response to certain hormonal factor.

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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Symptoms

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  1. Conquer PCOS

  2. Our Objectives •  Spread awareness about the condition •  Offer support for women with PCOS •  Get more women diagnosed

  3. What is PCOS? • Determining if you have PCOS is often a difficult, frustrating, and confusing process. • The biggest challenge is that PCOS is a syndrome or condition so each woman has her own set of symptoms and challenges. • The PCOS Test will ask you a series of questions regarding your own particular symptoms, as well as which ones concern you most. • Your answers and identity are fully protected by our privacy policy. Start by taking this PCOS Test above. It only takes a minute and is a critical first step.

  4. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Symptoms • Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common condition prevailing in women of reproductive age. PCOS can develop any time after a woman has had her first period (known as menarche). There are numerous instances where PCOS development can occur in later reproductive years, as a response to certain hormonal factor.  PCOS has various signs and symptoms-one felt by the patient, and one deduced by the doctor on thorough examination and medical counseling. • In order to reach a definitive diagnosis of PCOS, your doctor will observe for atleast one of these two symptoms. • Irregular periods • Excess androgen

  5. Other symptoms of PCOS include • Acne • Weight gain • Anxiety or depression • Infertility • People with PCOS often have co-existing chronic disorders such as diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol, and which should not be confounded as symptoms. These conditions lead to increased weight gain in PCOS patients.

  6. PCOS causes and treatment • Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Symptoms & Pain • PCOS is more often accompanied by pain, and pain is one of the common symptoms of PCOS.  However, pain is not associated with PCOS per se but from other causes such as ovulation and cysts, which are transient and heal with time. • PCOS Symptoms & Treatment • The treatment for PCOS consists if individually treating each accompanying symptom, and varies between patients, and the treatment is highly individualistic. Along with medication, lifestyle modification strategies such as physical exercise and healthy diet prove to be of equal benefit and significance as that of medications to treat PCOS.

  7. Lifestyle changes • PCOS is highly linked with obesity (excess fat tissue in the body), and hence as a lifestyle modification strategy, the doctor will first recommend losing weight by resorting to proper physical exercise and diet. The effectiveness of PCOS medications also tend to improve with reduced weight. • As aforementioned, a low-fat diet is associated with great improvements leading to alleviation of symptoms of PCOS. A typically recommended weight loss amounts to reduction of 5% of your body weight, for example: If your weight is say 60 kg, you need to lose your weight by atleast 3 kg to start with.

  8. Thank you • 250D UdyogBhavan, • Hind Cycle Marg Worli 400030022-33102808hello@conquerpcos.in • https://conquerpcos.org

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