How Do You Treat Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)?
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), also known as Stein-Leventhal syndrome, is a hormonal problem that causes women to have an irregular or no menstrual period in conjunction with other symptoms. Other symptoms include acne, obesity, excess hair growth, cancer, infertility, anxiety or depression over appearance, oily skin, dandruff, pelvic pain, male pattern baldness or thinning hair, high cholesterol, elevated blood pressure, sleep apnea, type-2 diabetes and abnormal blood chemistry. Decide if you want to have children now. If not, then administration of a birth control pill with low testosterone-like effects will not only bring on regular periods but will prevent the risk of uterine cancer. If you choose to have children, then a treatment is available which will cause a period to occur within a week and then another drug, Clomid, will bring upon ovulation in a normal fashion to provide a chance to become pregnant. Control excess hair growth and acne problems by taking spironolactone,
