Saturday, November 3, 2007
Four major clinical manifestations of polycystic ovary syndrome
Polycystic ovary syndrome (polycystic ovarian syndrome, PCOS), also known as Stein - Leventhal syndrome. Clinical manifestations of the disease for four: ① menstrual disorder Polycystic Ovarian PCOS means change, not ovulation of menstrual disorders more common in young women, many in the 20-40 years of age, clinical characteristics to menstrual amenorrhea or dilute hair, menstrual disorder Anovulatory dominated. ② infertility accounts for 60% -70%, and more for primary infertility. ③ hair more often in the altercation occurred, around the nipple, the central line of the lower abdomen, pubic hair can be a male distribution, and extension and perianal, forearm and leg hair more. ④ obesity 20% -30% of patients with weight gain and fat distribution uniform, female body, but breast dysplasia.
How to treat women with polycystic ovary syndrome?
Polycystic ovary syndrome is a lot of ovarian increase and contains a small capsule filled with liquid, androgen levels increased, not ovulation endocrine diseases. The main symptoms of the patient is menstrual disorders, menstruation is generally thin hair, gradually reduce the development of amenorrhea. Because androgen levels too high, not ovulation, the patient may experience infertility. In addition, patients will have hair easily be acne, oily skin, obesity, and other manifestations. Ultrasound examination will increase to the normal ovarian found the 2-3 times, these typical symptoms often arise in adolescence. As regards treatment, needs from the following three aspects: 1, general treatment. Patients should actively conduct training, reducing high-fat, high-sugar food intake, the lower the weight. This contributes to the decline in androgen levels, enabling the resumption of ovulation. 2, and drug treatment. Drug therapy can be used to confront the role of androgen, to ovulation. The drug is mainly used oral contraceptives, the drug at the same time be able to adjust the menstrual cycle. Generally taking 3-6 months or so, after hormone detected by the normal after-medication can be stopped. 3, laparoscopic surgery. If the above two methods results are not good, it is necessary to consider laparoscopic surgery. In laparoscopic surgery follicle puncture, so that androgen levels decline, so as to achieve therapeutic purposes. According to clinical experience, patients with symptoms under control in general can be resumed after ovulation, thereby pregnancy. However, some patients will relapse, which requires periodic went to the hospital to be checked. It must be pointed out that the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and the longer duration of the treatment of the more difficult it is, therefore, once the relevant symptoms, treatment should be promptly to the hospital, so as not to delay illness.
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