
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Symptoms?
Although the diagnosis can be carried out in adolescence when identifying irregular menstrual cycles, many women discover it when trying to get pregnant and not being successful. Amongst the most common symptoms in POS are:- Alterations in the menstrual cycle, be it cycle irregularities (oligomenorrhea) or due to the complete absence of the menstruation (amenorrhea).
- Excess of masculine hormones.
- Pattern of polycystic ovaries observed in the ultrasound, characterized by a very high antral follicular count, sometimes peripheral and with a dense ovarian stroma
Treatment for polycystic ovaries
Polycystic ovaries do not have a specific treatment as they are considered a characteristic of each woman. When associated to other symptoms related to the POS the treatment will be determined by the symptoms to be treated:- Weight loss. In many occasions, through a diet and an exercise routine cycle irregularities can be neutralised and a natural gestation can be achieved. In more complex situations you can complement this with hypoglicemiants such as metformine.
- Ovarian stimulation treatments with or without insemination. With a simple ovulation induction you can obtain an adequate ovulation and with this increase the chances of a pregnancy. There are different treatments that go from Citrate of Clomifene to Gonadotrofin injections.