Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Treatment
Can this condition be treated? What Polycystic Ovary Syndrome treatment options are available? Learn more below about the current treatments available to patients.
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How to Treat Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Treatment differs according to whether you want to conceive or not. Treatment targets the underlying insulin resistance that accompanies PCOS diagnosis.
Treatment includes:
- Managing symptoms
- Weight loss if overweight, nutrition consultation
- Exercise
- Insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, and prediabetes management
- Use of oral agents such as: Metformin , Glucophage, Actos , Avandia
- Oral contraceptive
- Inducing ovulation (if you wish to get pregnant)
- Metformin with or without Clomiphene citrate
- Advanced reproductive technologies
- Preventing complications
- Anti-androgenic medications for blocking future Hirsutism (unwanted hair growth)
Lifestyle Measures
To lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease:
- Get regular screenings for diabetes, high blood cholesterol, and fat levels.
- Exercise regularly.
- Eat a low-fat diet.
- Maintain a healthy weight.
Hormonal Therapy
Birth control pills regulate periods. Also, by causing the uterine lining to shed regularly, they reduce the risk of overgrowth or cancer. They also control abnormal hair growth and acne by supressing androgen. Other hormones (called progestins) may also be used to regulate menstruation. They can be used monthly or intermittently. Fertility drugs may be given instead to stimulate ovulation in women who want to become pregnant.
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