Women must know about these symptoms of PCOD without fail
Posted on: 14/Jan/2019 9:45:43 AM
Sometimes the hormonal balance in women could get out of balance and it could lead to PCOD or Poly Cystic Ovarian Disease in them. The shocking information collected was 10 million women have PCOD in them. The point is women having PCOD would produce high levels of androgen in them. Androgen is the male sex hormone is well known.
A woman affected by PCOD would show these symptoms
Irregular periods:
It is known that every woman get their menstruation or periods once in a month till they reach their menopause. Those women who have PCOD would have irregular periods. This is due to lack of ovulation that prevents uterine lining from shedding every month.
Excess hair growth:
Not only men have hair excess growth but sometimes women also have excess hair growth on them. This condition is termed as ‘Hirsutism’ and women could have hairs on their face, hands, chest, stomach etc due to PCOD issue.
Increase in weight:
The truth is women having PCOD would have weight gain or become obese. It must be noted that PCOD could also happen in those women who are thin and lean.
Presence of dark patches:
Woman having PCOD would have dark patches in their body creases on their neck or under their breasts etc.
Headaches occur:
It is said that women having PCOD issue could experience severe headaches. The reason for headaches is due to changes in the hormones.
Anxiety depression etc:
These are also important symptoms of PCOD in women. It is believed that distress from PCOD related body changes could lead to mood related disorders like anxiety, depression, eating disorders etc.
Infertility:
Ovulation is must for the women to become pregnant. Those women who do not ovulate regularly do not release as many eggs to be fertilized. Hence infertility occurs.
Presence of acne, dandruff etc:
The hormonal changes in the body could lead to acne in the women having PCOD issue in them. The skin could become oily. Dandruff could occur in women with PCOD.
Hair loss:
The presence of excess androgens or male sex hormone in women could lead to male pattern hair loss. Here thinning of hairs present at the top of the head takes place.
