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Polycystic ovary syndromeWomen's health & fitness guideThis condition is very different from suffering the condition known as ovarian cysts, polycystic ovaries happens due to the ovaries being covered in very small follicles. It is a condition which can have an affect on infertility and has also been known to be the cause of reoccurring miscarriages; in fact these two conditions are very often a sign of polycystic ovarian syndrome. How does the condition happen? During a woman's menstrual cycle very small follicles will grow on the ovaries and within these follicles eggs will develop; only one of the eggs, the one which matures the fastest will be released into the fallopian tubes. This is what is known as ovulation, there could be hundreds of remaining follicles and these will degenerate. However when the woman has this syndrome the ovaries are much bigger and the undeveloped follicles will clump together, most times this wont affect you and you wont have any symptoms or problems but then problems can start when the follicles start to cause an hormonal imbalance. When this happens symptoms can then begin to show. What are the symptoms of polycystic syndrome? The most extreme symptoms that can show are an increase in weight, their periods may stop or be very infrequent, they could be prone to acne, unusually heavy body hair could grow which more often shows on the face, breasts and insides of the legs. Recurrent miscarriages are also a sign of polycystic syndrome as is infertility. What treatments are available for this syndrome? There has been a lot of research over the last few years into the nutritional approach towards polycystic ovary syndrome and great strides have been made in treatment. This is mainly due to if changes are made to the diet and the woman loses weight then the hormone levels will return to normal, after the weight loss a great change can be seen in a recent study over 82% of women who were having trouble ovulating showed great improvements. Supplements have also been shown to be successful in recent studies with best results been seen when taken over a period of at least three months. A suggested supplement plan is listed below * A good multivitamin and mineral tablet. * 200 mcg of chromium. * 30 mg zinc citrate. * 300mg magnesium. * 30 mg three times a day co-enzyme Q10. * 50 mg vitamin B complex. * Agnus castus plus. |
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