What is PCOD?
Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a condition that affects women's hormone levels. Women with PCOS produce higher than normal male hormones and this causes them to either skip their periods or makes it hard to conceive.
Most women with PCOS will have small cysts in the ovaries or small follicles. The cysts or follicles may not be harmful till they grow up to a size which needs to be surgically removed.
Causes
- Irregular menstrual cycles
- Excess facial hair growth
- Difficulty in conceiving
- Increase anxiety and weight gain
- Acne
- Hair loss
Symptoms
- Family history
- Insulin resistance
- Lifestyle
- Obesity
PCOD management at M/S Lite Life
At M/S Lite Life, we first get all the blood tests done and discuss them with the client’s gynecologist to figure out the root cause of PCOD. If there is a hormonal imbalance, we go for the medication course for hormones and insulin.
Once we start the medicine and patient starts losing weight, with the diet modifications and the lifestyle changes, the medicine dosage is reduced.
In about 6 to 8 months, we stop giving the medicines. Clients who refrain from medical treatment, always have issues with weight and PCOD as it keeps reoccurring. Hence it is safer to treat it once and for all.