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What Are Ovaries & How Do They Function?
The ovaries are a pair of almond-shaped organs which are located in lower abdomen in the pelvis. There is one ovary on each side of uterus. Further each ovary contains thousands of eggs. Till menopause every month one or more eggs starts to grow in a small cyst like structure known as follicle. When the egg is mature, the follicle ruptures and releases the egg and this process is known as |
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ovulation. This egg is then carried to the uterus with the help of tube like structures called fallopian tubes.Also ovaries produce two hormones estrogen and progesterone.uterus in case the egg is fertilized and grows into an embryo.
After the rupture of the follicle the ovaries produce progesterone to help the uterus prepare for a fertilized egg. If no pregnancy occurs, the level of progesterone decreases and menstruation occurs.
What is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or Disease?
Polycystic ovarian syndrome or disease develops when egg follicles get trapped just under the surface of the ovary and thereby are unable to release their eggs, thus forming into multiple small cysts.
It was originally described by Stein and Leventhal in the year 1935. They described it as a syndrome which has the following features:
-Absence of menstruation (Amenorrhea)
-Increase in facial hair growth (Hirsutism)
-Obesity
-Enlarged ovaries having multiple cysts (Polycystic)
This syndrome is usually more prevalent in the young women in the reproductive period. It is a complex disorder characterized by excessive production of hormones known as androgens by the ovaries and the adrenal glands. Due to this the ovarian follicles fail to mature. |
| Signs and Symptoms of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or Disease |
-Increase in the body weight (Obesity)
-Abnormalities of menstruation : The patient can suffer from scanty menstruation (Oligomenorrhea), absence of menstruation (Amenorrhea) and infertility. The patient usually comes with the complaints of irregular menses and says she is not getting her periods for 3-4 months.
-Feeling of pressure or fullness on one side of the lower abdomen.
-Sharp abdominal pain.
-Pain in the abdomen during intercourse.
-Increase in body or facial hair.
-Irregularities in urination (frequent urination) or bowel movements.
On internal examination, the gynecologist usually discovers bilaterally enlarged cystic ovaries. Sometimes due to the excess weight the ovaries may not be revealed. |
| Diagnostic Procedures in PCOS or PCOD |
a) Sonography : Transvaginal sonography is especially useful in obese patients
b) Serum values : Luteinising Hormone (LH) levels or the ratio between LH : FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone is > 3 : 1. There is usually reversal of Oestradiol : Oestrone ratio. The Oestrone level is markedly low. Androstenedione is elevated. Serum testosterone and DHEA-S may be marginally elevated.
c) Laparoscopy : Bilaterally polycystic ovaries are detected which is the characteristic feature of PCOS or PCOD. |
| Diet & Nutrition in PCOS or PCOD |
| A vegetarian diet is recommended especially a diet rich in foods that naurish the liver. |
| Homeopathic Treatment of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or Disease (PCOS or PCOD) |
The way human body functions is not very simple and all the functions are actually controlled by various hormones. Therefore, hormones play a major role in harmonious functioning of our bodies. Various hormones are continuously adjusting to slightest variations and changes taking place in the body. If there is a hormonal imbalance due to any reason for that matter polycystic ovarian syndrome or disease (PCOS or PCOD), it has the potential to create a lot of problems.
A systematically selected homeopathic remedy has the capacity to correct hormonal imbalance due to poycystic ovarian syndrome or disease (PCOS or PCOD) by stimulating the glands to secrete various hormones in the required manner. Thus, homeopathy is helping the body itself to correct the problem of hormonal imbalance by harmonizing the hormonal environment of the body. Also the homeopathic remedies would help in the regression of ovarian cysts.
In conventional medicine or allopathy, Hormonal Replacement Therapy (HRT) which usually consists of progesterone or birth control pills (progestrone plus estrogen), is done to tackle polycystic ovarian syndrome or diesease (PCOS or PCOD). Sometimes fertility drugs are also prescribed to induce ovulation. This actually makes the hormone producing glands more sluggish as the body starts depending on externally introduced hormones. Eventually the glands stop functioning altogether with increased need for externally introduced hormones. Also HRT is associated with a lot of dangerous side effects.
In contrast, homeopathy does not use any hormones but the remedies work by stimulating the glands to produce the required amount of hormones thus curing the problem at the root. Thus homeopathic treatment for hormonal imbalance is extremely safe and acts at the level of psycho-neuro-endocrinal axis.
History of the patient is very important in a case of hormonal imbalance due to polycystic ovarian syndrome or disease (PCOS or PCOD). The patient should give an exhaustive history which should cover the emotional symptoms, life situation, relationships, anxieties, stresses, fears and so on. This helps the homeopathic doctor to select the most suitable remedy which has amazing power to correct the hormonal imbalance and cure polycystic ovarian syndrome or disease (PCOS or PCOD) and in effect curing many undesirable signs and symptoms. |
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