What is Polyovary Syndrome?

The harm of polyovary syndrome to women's body can be said to be enormous. It not only affects physical health and causes a series of uncomfortable symptoms such as lower abdominal pain, but may also cause loss of fertility. So what factors trigger such a serious disease? Below, the editor will summarize the collected information, and you can take a detailed look at it through the article.

1. Family genetic factors: Based on the high family clustering of polycystic ovary syndrome, genetic factors are a major factor in its etiology. Most cases of PCOS are related to genetic abnormalities, and a few cases of PCOS are related to chromosomal abnormalities.

2. Influence of long-term mental stress, drugs and diseases: Mental stress, drugs and certain diseases affect the abnormal regulation function of the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis, leading to excessive production of androgens in the ovarian stroma; high androgens inhibit the maturation of follicles, resulting in symptoms such as amenorrhea and hirsutism.

3. Obese and hyperinsulinemia patients: Some patients with PCOS, especially obese patients, may show hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance, suggesting that it is caused by insulin resistance. There are many causes of insulin resistance. In most cases, it is caused by disorders in the information conduction system after the insulin receptor, but it can also be caused by insulin receptor defects.

4. Abnormal adrenal function: 50% of patients with PCOS have abnormal adrenal cortex function, which is often due to hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex, leading to excessive secretion of androgen and symptoms such as anovulation. Diseases that cause abnormal adrenal cortex function mainly include adrenal tumors, adrenal cortical hyperplasia, etc.

The main causes of polyovary syndrome are the ones mentioned above, and some of them are difficult to avoid. However, female friends do not need to worry too much about it. After all, the incidence of the disease is still relatively low, and as long as you pay attention to developing good living habits and have regular physical examinations, you can completely avoid the disease.