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Suggest Treatment For Prolonged Menstruation When With PCOS

Posted on Fri, 12 Dec 2014

Question: My friend has polycystic ovary syndrome. She is just 22 and has long periods spanning 20 days with small amounts of bleeding.

1) Can it not be cured.
2) What measures should she take to have improvement.
3) Would it cause problems for her in pregnancy

Answered by Dr. Srilatha Myaka (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
PCOS will not cause any significant problem in pregnancy

Detailed Answer:

Hello dear ,I understand your concern.I am sorry for your friend condition.

In my opinion polycystic ovarian disease (PCOS) is routinely seen these days due to change in lifestyle and food habits.

Clinical features of PCOS:-
1.Irregular periods.
2.Overweight or obesity.
3.Hirsutism:- Hair growth on chin ,face.
4.Ultrasound shows numerous cystic (PCOS) appearance in ovaries.

I need to know :-
1.What is your height?
2.What is your weight?
3.Do you have any facial hair?
4.Do you have any black pigmentation over the neck?
5.kindly upload any reports like ultrasound.

i would like to know about this information to proceed to further discussion.
regards
Dr srilatha

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju

Follow up: Dr. Srilatha Myaka (2 hours later)

Dr,

My replies are inline and have attached the reports.

1.What is your height?
167cm

2.What is your weight?
56kg

3.Do you have any facial hair?
no

4.Do you have any black pigmentation over the neck?
no

5.kindly upload any reports like ultrasound.
i have uploaded the reports.

Thanks

Answered by Dr. Srilatha Myaka (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
PCOD is curable

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,

I got your information and saw your ultrasound report.

PCOD can be cured with adequate treatment.
You might need combined hormonal pill containing estrogen and progesterone for 3 to 4 months and then check the status of PCOD in ultrasound.

You might also need to check for any thyroid abnormalities by doing the thyroid test.

Your weight is adequate. And you don't have any excess facial hair and any black pigmentation over neck. These are all good signs.

So PCOD might revert back to normal soon with adequate treatment.

You need to :-
1) Exercise daily for an hour.
2) Avoid junk food.
3) Include fruits and veggies in diet.
4) Rule out any thyroid abnormalities.
5) Take the medication given by your gynaecologist.

PCOD sometimes causes problem for pregnancy by causing no ovulation and irregular periods.

By taking ovulation inducing drugs as a part of infertility treatment will give good results.

So just relax. Need not worry. PCOD is routinely seen nowadays. With appropriate treatment and change in lifestyle it will subside.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Ashwin Bhandari