POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN DISEASE

PCOD (Poly Cystic Ovarian Disease) or PCOS (Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome) is a disease characterized by multiple (‘poly’) cysts (small sacs filled with fluid) in the ovaries.

Patients with PCOD have abnormal levels of hormones that result in irregular menses, infertility and certain masculine changes in the body.

Generally, the patient presents with the following symptoms:

• Irregular menses (usually delayed)
• Weight gain and difficulty in losing weight
• Acne, oily skin, dandruff
• Excessive hair growth on the face, chest, back
• Thinning of hair
• Infertility
• Miscarriage
• High blood pressure
• Diabetes
• High cholesterol

Various hormones of the body operate in harmony to regularize smooth functioning of all systems including the reproductive system.

The disturbance of hormonal mechanism makes the ovaries produce excessive amount of the male reproductive hormones (androgens) and at the same time there is failure of egg formation. This excess of androgens with absence of ovulation may cause infertility.

With this understanding, that the disturbed hormonal functioning of the body lies at the root of PCOD, it can be easily perceived that this constitutional disorder will require constitutional approach towards its rectification.