PCOS is a condition in which there is an imbalance of a woman's female sex hormones. Copyright © 2012, A.D.A.M., Inc.
The symptoms for PCOS include changes in menstrual cycle. Changes as in you may experience amenorrhea (absence of menstruation, for months, on irregular basis) or after a few months, the cycle gets normal. In addition, the number of days of menstrual flow could be irregular too as well as the amount itself. it may gets heavy at times and some cycles may prolong for more than 5 days or less. This is due to the imbalance of estrogen and progesterone (the female hormones) in your body, imbalance as in it's either too high or too low, and not of normal range. In simple words, on the first 5 or 7 days of your cycle, the endometrium wall sloughs off, this is the menses. Estrogen (produce due to the release of follicle in the ovary which slowly grow into ovum) level slowly rises since the first day until the 14th day in which ovulation (release of egg) occurs due to a surge in lutenizing hormone(LH). the growing follicle release the ovum and degenerate into corpus luteum and produce progesterone. so, now, your progesterone levels slowly rise. Under the influence of estrogen and progesterone, the endometrium wall continues to thicken, to prepare for implantation and blood supply of your foetus. However, if your ovum are not fertilize on the 14th-15th day, the corpus luteum eventually degenerate and cause a drop in both progesterone and estrogen. so, the drop in both the hormone actually cause the sloughing off of endometrium wall and your menses begins. it is another cycle!
Next, the symptom includes an excess of male hormone and possess masculine characteristic notably hirsutism (excess hair), acne and deep voice under the influence of excess testosterone. testosterone is derived from cholesterol, synthesized in the body or from the diet. testosterone gives rise to the female hormones just now. so, i was just thinking that the high testo cause high estro, and we need a low estrogen to trigger the menstruation. and a high estrogen also inhibit the production of follicular stimulating hormone to trigger the growth of follicles hence the egg production. therefore, ones with PCOS has infertility too.
In addition, one with PCOS have the symptoms of gaining weight easily. they might appear overweight or obese!
Guess what. i have been having the sign and symptoms of PCOS since forever. i thought it was the stress that cause my irregular menses but then when i was in the obstetric & gynaecology (O&G) clinic, [clinic is where i get to learn the most, even get to palpate a few pregnant ladies today. but clinic also signifies eternity standing and straining of my back] a girl presented with such condition and PCOS was the diagnosis. And her presentation was exactly the same as mine. i have irregular menses and i havent have my period since last chinese new year! this is not the stress i am very sure. do i have hirsutism? probably but not so very obvious like growing the mustache hair. And i defnitely have mild acne problems. it could be diet though. And lastly, i have weight problem. no wonder i never lost weight and always that heavy. haha?! expect to lose some weight with my binge eating and gorging of food?
gawd. i think i am seriously in big trouble. do i need to go for checkup too? but if the diagnosis is also PCOS, i would probably have to be on hormone therapy. i dont mind being infertile though. it's not as if i am having kids or planning to at the moment. the weight problem and acne thing bothers me a lot though. actually i have been ignoring this problem for a very long time that i couldnt even remember when. now finally get to know that my presentation has been about PCOS. i feel sick.
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