Hi this doctor Tarrin P. Lupo and today we're going to talk
about Polycystic Ovary Syndrome or PCOS
Dr. Tarrin P. Lupo
Let's talk about Polycystic Ovary Syndrome,
To understand it you first have to understand how
ovaries are normally supposed to work. What happens
is as you develop eggs they actually come to the surface
of the ovary via a cyst, so multiple cysts will develope
at one time inside an ovary. The dominant cyst
or the one that grows the most will actually be the one to pop in release an egg.
All the rest so this this that develop come straight back down and get
reabsorbed into the ovary.
During polycystic ovary syndrome something goes wrong.
Those cysts that are supposed to get reabsorbed don't.
Although they don't release eggs they still form all over the ovaries
you get multiple cysts. These cysts
then go on to produce extra hormones that shouldn't be there
and this causes most to the symptomology
of polycystic ovary syndrome. The ultimate reason this happens
is actually kinda surprising, it's a sugar regulation problem
People who are insulin-resistant or have
insulin surges, develop PCOS.
Insulin resistance is kinda fancy way of saying your pre-diabetic or you're about
to develop diabetes.
You can no longer regulate blood sugar correctly.
Most insulin resistance happens
due to a lifetime up a bad diet.
things like eating too much meat, fat
,oils and especially refined carbohydrates
can set this in motion. The insulin resistance
actually wreaks havoc on your hormonal system
especially and enzyme called
1720 lyase. This will promote
testosterone production where you shouldn't really be making it.
This rise in testosterone is a problem
but what also happens are the cells on the ovaries, the theca cells,
they also produce too much estrogen too.
This causes a weird mix up symptoms at present
in PCOS patients. Sometimes they'll end up growing hair when they're not
supposed to grow hair
or they'll get adult cystic Acne. The other issues
is they have a real problems with carrying a baby. Infertility is the main reason
PCOS is such a problem. Insulin resistance
is the ultimate cause of all these problems not only that
but the surges in insulin and testosterone
create a vicious negative feedback loop and will
perpetuate the insulin resistance. It also
causes thyroid problems. Later on you can develop autoimmune thyroid problems,
with this condition. One of the sad things
is some women spend fortunes trying to get pregnant carry a baby
in never have PCOS
actually regulated or managed.
This is the the main reason women have infertility problems and they can't carry a child.
Ultimately it's because their diet.
PCOS is really affected by insulin surges and you're kinda see two presentations with this.
You'll see people who are insulin resistance and you'll see the other side
of the coin,
people who are hypoglycemic.
a good way to tell the difference is usually look at the body
most to the people who are insulin resistant have very stubborn weight they
can't get rid of.
On the other side the coin you'll see hypoglycemics who are usually skinny PCOS's,
and often misdiagnosed.
Also, one last thing about PCOS a lot of women
get problems with their menstrual cycle
so they either have irregular periods, very long painful periods
or they don't even have periods at all when they get stressed out.
So there are natural ways
to manage this. This is really
about controlling insulin resistance, you want to use the same diet
a diabetic would use in order to reduce your acne,
your facial hair, your infertility and your
menstrual problems. if you adopt that kind of diet where you reduce your meat
oil, and especially your refined
sugars you'll see a vast improvement.
ultimately a plant-based diet is going to be the best direction to go for this condition
So just stay on top your diet if you want to manage your PCOS.
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