Recent studies show that PCOS or what is medically referred to as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome has become among the leading causes of infertility on women today. This medical condition believes to exist when a woman produces insulin on excessive levels thus forcing their bodies to produce high levels of androgens or male hormones. This condition more often leads to Diabetis because they become insulin resistant.
On every menstrual cycle of a woman, on close examination, you'd find the formation of several follicles within the ovaries. The follicles contain eggs within it. Within the menstrual cycle, among the several eggs that are within the ovaries inside each follicle, only a single follicle containing an egg will get to reach the process of ovulation. Once the egg has reached maturity, there will be a surge of LH levels that will cause the egg to hatch from the follicle thus marking the beginning of the ovulation process.
In cases where women are suffering from PCOS, they do not get to produce the female hormones needed to ovulate. The follicles do not reach its peak of maturity enough for them to become eggs. Most of the time, some of these very follicles that didn't mature to become eggs develop into cysts instead. If you'd try to look at PCOS via an ultrasound device, you'd see that they're like a string of pearl necklace lined up inside the ovary. This pearl-necklace like formation inside the ovaries are the follicles that did not reach full development. The outer part of the ovaries would most likely be covered with small cysts too. Since ovulation was not reached, there's no progesterone production thus causing a thickening of the lining of the uterus.
For women who are suffering from PCOS, the most common symptom would be an irregular menstruation or for some sever cases, absence of a menstrual cycle. PCOS tends to get worst as women get older. It's really characterized by ovulating irregularly or not at all. Recent studies show that about 5 to 10% of women who are with the childbearing age suffer from PCOS. A lot of women are even unaware that they have such problems. Less than 25% of women suffering from PCOS get treated or diagnosed even. There are some cases where women are even lucky enough to conceive. In a state where ovulation is very irregular, it is almost unlikely to predict the likelihood of a normal pregnancy without the aid of a specialist where PCOS is part of the problem. PCOS symptoms vary depending on each woman. Some experience sever hair growth, some have thinning hair. There are others who become so fat as well as others who develop type 2 diabetes, acne or pelvic pain.
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