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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or PCOS affects nearly 4-10% of women of reproductive age. It crosses all racial and nationality boundaries. Sometimes PCOS is also referred to as Polycystic Ovarian Disease, though this is a very inaccurate name as that PCOS is in fact a syndrome and not a disease. A disease is an impairment of the normal state of the body that interrupts vital functions within in response to environmental agents reacting to clear cut infective agents attacking congenital defects of the body or a combination of these factors. A syndrome is simply a group of symptoms that happen together and are indicative of a particular abnormality.

PCOS is the most common of endocrine disorders in women. It is the leading cause of infertility. The characteristics of this syndrome include but are not limited to an absence of or abnormal menstruation, infertility, exorbitant amounts of body hair, and excessive abdominal weight. Upon medical examination it is also found that these women have multiple ovarian cysts and elevated androgen and are resistant to insulin.

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Losing weight can be a challenge to anyone, but losing weight can be extremely difficult for women who suffer from PCOS. A large percentage of women who have PCOS are always instructed by their doctor to lose weight. This may seem like an insurmountable obstacle, for women with PCOS, but a woman does not need to lose a very large amount of weight in order to notice relief from her PCOS symptoms. In fact, once you start losing weight, you will notice that your symptoms will become less pronounces, and you will be able to continue with your diet and exercise program with more confidence.

Exercising is an essential part of all weight loss, but exercise can be difficult when you are in pain because of your PCOS. Because of this, it is best to start small and work your way up to more strenuous exercise. Start by taking a short daily walk around your block. Once you become accustomed to this exercise, your body will become accustomed to the activity and crave the exercise. Continue Reading »

Summary: This article discusses the sexual side effects that result from chronic female conditions like endometriosis, severe polycystic ovarian syndrome, severe PMS, as well as sexually transmitted diseases.

The fact that chronic female conditions can affect female’s sex life is a given. Depending on the disease or syndrome, a person’s sex drive can be impacted, their mood can put them not in the mood, headaches can kill the best of intentions and many other issues can make sex less of a fun thing and more of an arduous chore. Depending on what the condition, the perfectly natural (and necessary) act of sexual intercourse can be something that a sufferer just cannot muster the desire or will to participate in. Continue Reading »

As holistic medicine has become increasingly popular over the years, there have emerged a number of herbal remedies for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. One of these is Vitex.

Vitex comes in many forms – as a capsule, a tincture, or in its natural form, a small berry. Many different herb formulas for women also feature Vitex as a key ingredient. While Vitex does have the side effect in some women that it temporarily decreases their sexual drive, this is because it lowers abnormally high testosterone that is produced as a result of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. Eventually, the sex drive returns to normal as the hormonal balance is retained.

Vitex increases LH production, while inhibiting the production of FSH. Progesterone levels are said to be increased with the help of Vitex. Continue Reading »

If you are afflicted with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, there are many treatment options available in today’s medically advanced world.

One form of treatment is gonadotropion therapy. This form of treatment is given as injections under the skin for a week to ten days. As a drug, these gonadotropins have been shown to help increase the rate of ovulation, which is likely stunted owing to increases of hormones and glucose production in the PCOS afflicted body. Gonadotropin therapy is particularly popular among Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome patients who wish to get pregnant, but are experiencing difficulties. For sixty percent of all patients who try this kind of therapy, pregnancy has been a result. Continue Reading »