Fwd: PCOS can be addressed using many types of alternative treatment-Vitamin D to regulate cycles

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This is a repost of 3-02-2007, about PCOS:

 

 

 

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PCOS can be add-ressed using many types of alternative treatment. The

rebalancing of hor-mones is a primary focus of all these therapies.

Acupuncture works on the body's energy flow according to the meridian

system. Chinese herbs, such as gui zhi fu ling wan, can be effective. In

naturopathic medicine, treatment focuses on helping the liver function

more optimally in the horomonal balancing process.

Dietary changes, including reducing animal products and fats, while

increasing foods that nourish the liver such as carrots, dark green

vegetables, lemons, and beets, can be beneficial. Essential fatty acids,

including flax oil, evening primrose oil (Oenothera biennis), and black

currant oil, act as anti-inflammatories and hormonal regulators.

Western herbal medicine uses phytoestrogen and phytoprogesteronic herbs,

such as blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) and false unicorn root

(Chamaelirium luteum), as well as liver herbs, like dandelion (Taraxacum

mongolicum), to work toward hormonal balance. Supplementation with

antioxidants, including zinc, and vitamins A, E, and C, is also

recommended. Constitutional homeopathy can bring about a deep level of

healing with the correct remedies. (Source: Dr. Joseph F. Smith Medical

Library)

Post your questions about PCOS and natural healing in the Alternative

Remedies forum on the SoulCysters message board! Be sure to check with

your doctor before mixing natural and Rx therapies.

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Acupuncture for PCOS

 

 

 

PCOS and Acupuncture

 

 

Acupuncture, , &

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PCOS & Vitamin D to regulate

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The Sun- Missing Link to PCOS Health

 

 

 

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Management of polycystic ovary syndrome focuses on each woman's main

concerns, such as infertility, hirsutism, acne or obesity. Long term, the

most important aspect of treatment is managing cardiovascular risks such

as obesity, high blood cholesterol, diabetes and high blood

pressure.

To help guide ongoing treatment decisions, your doctor will likely want

to see you for regular visits to perform a physical examination, measure

your blood pressure and obtain fasting glucose and lipid levels.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome may benefit from counseling to help

with healthy-eating choices and regular exercise. This is particularly

important for overweight women with PCOS. Obesity makes insulin

resistance worse. Weight loss can reduce both insulin and androgen

levels, and may restore ovulation.

However, you may have more difficulty losing weight than other women do.

Ask your doctor to recommend a weight-control program, and meet regularly

with a dietitian. Your doctor may prescribe one or more medications

to help manage the symptoms and risks associated with PCOS.

 

 

 

 

To become pregnant, you may need a medication to trigger ovulation.

Clomiphene (Clomid, Serophene) is an anti-estrogen medication that you

take for five days in the first part of your menstrual cycle. If

clomiphene alone isn't effective, your doctor may add metformin to help

trigger ovulation.

If you don't become pregnant using clomiphene and metformin, your doctor

may recommend using gonadotropins — FSH and LH medications that are

administered by injection. Because many women with PCOS have elevated

levels of LH, your doctor may recommend treatment with FSH

alone.

 

 

 

 

Your doctor may add a medication specifically targeted at countering the

effects of excess androgen. Spironolactone (Aldactone) blocks the effects

of androgen and reduces new Your doctor might also prescribe eflornithine

(Vaniqa), a prescription cream that slows facial hair growth in women.

You apply it twice daily. Avoid using this medication during

pregnancy.

 

 

 

 

If you're not trying to become pregnant, your doctor may prescribe

low-dose oral contraceptives that combine synthetic estrogen and

progesterone. They decrease androgen production and give your body a

break from the effects of continuous estrogen. This decreases your risk

of endometrial cancer and corrects abnormal bleeding.

An alternative approach is taking progesterone for 10 to 14 days each

month. This medication regulates your menstrual cycle and offers

protection against endometrial cancer, but it doesn't improve androgen

levels.

Your doctor also may prescribe metformin (Glucophage, Glucophage XR), an

oral medication for type 2 diabetes that treats insulin resistance. This

drug is still being studied as a treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome,

but research has demonstrated that it improves ovulation and may reduce

androgen levels. However, doctors don't yet know if metformin offers the

same protection against endometrial cancer as does treatment with oral

contraceptives or with progesterone alone.(SOURCE: Mayo.org)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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