Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) who experience infertility often feel very alone in their quest to conceive a child. The truth is that PCOS is the most common cause of female infertility.
PCOS can occur in girls as young as eleven and has been shown to be a precursor to more serious health issues such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. And though there are many symptoms associated with PCOS, infertility is certainly one of the more heartbreaking and emotionally draining ones for women in their childbearing years who want to become pregnant. More research can be found at www.pcos.insulitelabs.com.
So what can you do if you have been diagnosed with infertility associated with PCOS? Here are ten suggestions that may help:
1. Understand the root cause of PCOS.
Insulin resistance, defined as the prevention of the efficient conversion of food into energy, is commonly believed to be the root cause of PCOS. Insulin resistance causes hormonal imbalances in women with PCOS making them unable to ovulate and, as a result, may cause difficulties in conceiving.
There are many resources out there to help you learn more about insulin resistance and PCOS such as Insulite Laboratories’ PCOS web site at http://pcos.insulitelabs.com/. If you understand the issues, you can better understand and deal with PCOS.
2. Find a good doctor.
As PCOS gains more ground in the medical community, many doctors are becoming more specialized in this area. If your doctor does not work directly with PCOS patients or seems uninterested or unwilling to work with you to overcome the symptoms of this disease, find a new one immediately! The PCOSA website has a great list of state-by-state medical professionals to get you started: www.pcosupport.org
3. Adopt healthy eating habits.
Although not all women with PCOS experience weight gain, they all can benefit from adopting healthy eating habits. Eating healthy foods low in sugar and carbohydrates has proven to help women balance their insulin levels and, as a result, control the symptoms caused by PCOS.
The resulting weight loss and overall benefits from eating healthily can sometimes help women improve hormone imbalances and restore normal periods and ovulation, and in some cases enable them to become pregnant without the use of infertility drugs.
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