Polycystic ovary syndrome( PCOS)

What is PCOS?

PCOS is a problem with hormones that affects women during their childbearing years (ages 15 to 44). Between 2.2 and 26.7 percent of women in this age group have PCOS (1, 2Trusted Source).

Many women have PCOS but don’t know it. In one study, up to 70 percent of women with PCOS hadn’t been diagnosed (2Trusted Source).

PCOS affects a woman’s ovaries, the reproductive organs that produce estrogen and progesterone — hormones that regulate the menstrual cycle. The ovaries also produce a small amount of male hormones called androgens.

The ovaries release eggs to be fertilized by a man’s sperm. The release of an egg each month is called ovulation.

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), which are produced in the pituitary gland, control ovulation.

FSH stimulates the ovary to produce a follicle — a sac that contains an egg — and then LH triggers the ovary to release a mature egg.

PCOS is a “syndrome,” or group of symptoms that affects the ovaries and ovulation. Its three main features are:

cysts in the ovaries

high levels of male hormones

irregular or skipped periods

In PCOS, many small, fluid-filled sacs grow inside the ovaries. The word “polycystic” means “many cysts.”

These sacs are actually follicles, each one containing an immature egg. The eggs never mature enough to trigger ovulation.

The lack of ovulation alters levels of estrogen, progesterone, FSH, and LH. Progesterone levels are lower than usual, while androgen levels are higher than usual.

Extra male hormones disrupt the menstrual cycle, so women with PCOS get fewer periods than usual.

The most common PCOS symptoms are:

Irregular periods. A lack of ovulation prevents the uterine lining from shedding every month. Some women with PCOS get fewer than eight periods a year or none at all (10Trusted Source).

Heavy bleeding. The uterine lining builds up for a longer period of time, so the periods you do get can be heavier than normal.

Hair growth. More than 70 percent of women with this condition grow hair on their face and body — including on their back, belly, and chest (11). Excess hair growth is called hirsutism.

Acne. Male hormones can make the skin oilier than usual and cause breakouts on areas like the face, chest, and upper back.

Weight gain. Up to 80 percent of women with PCOS are overweight or have obesity (11).

Male pattern baldness. Hair on the scalp gets thinner and may fall out.

Darkening of the skin. Dark patches of skin can form in body creases like those on the neck, in the groin, and under the breasts.

Headaches. Hormone changes can trigger headaches in some women.

Top Homeopathic medicine of PCOS :

Given below is the list of top homeopathic remedies effective to manage PCOS infertility.

• Sepia officinalis: The homeopathic remedy, Sepia officinalis – effective in treatment of PCOS infertility, manifests symptoms such as scanty menses and dysmenorrhea. In addition to the above, PCOS patient also exhibits fatigue, leucorrhoea, and fallopian tube blockage. It is also effective when PCOS is characterized by bearing down pain in the lower abdomen. It can improve the menstruation, and promote healthy ovulatory cycles. Sepia is great for enhancing your chances of conception.
• Carcinosin: Carcinosin is effective for PCOS infertility and provides palliative relief from pain and other symptoms such as backache, headache, etc. Along with the above-mentioned palliative relief, PCOS patient with ovarian cysts responds well to this homeopathic remedy.
• Barrium carbonicum: Barrium carbonicum is effective in PCOS infertility that manifests symptoms such as scanty menses. In addition to the above, PCOS patient also responds to this remedy well when exhibiting symptoms like PCOS with a paunchy abdomen.
• Pulsatilla: Pulsatilla is recommended for women who are having infertility due to PCOS. It is best suited for women having scanty menses and a history of late puberty.
• Thuja occidentalis: Thuja occidentalis is effective for PCOS infertility an inefficient uterus. Symptoms like scanty menses are exhibited by them while having thuja occidentalis.
• Apis mellifica: This homeopathic medicine is effective for the management of infertility linked to PCOS characterized by stinging pains accompanied by tenderness over the uterine and abdomen regions.