Polycystic ovary disease

Signs of insulin resistance or conditions associated with insulin resistance (acanthosis nigricans, hypertension, dyslipidemia, or polycystic ovary disease)... 

Women with anovulatory infertility should be offered full endocrinological evaluation, considering potential diagnoses such as hypothalamic-pituitary disease, polycystic ovary syndrome and primary gonadal disease. Hyperprolactinaemia must be sought as a potential cause, and its treatment is outlined below. The main treatments available include the anti-oestrogens clomiphene and tamoxifen, and gonadotrophin therapy. 

Unlabeled Uses Female acne, hirsutism, polycystic ovary disease... 

Other clinical uses for the gonadal suppression provided by continuous GnRH agonist treatment include advanced breast and ovarian cancer thinning of the endometrial lining in preparation for an endometrial ablation procedure in women with dysfunctional uterine bleeding and treatment of amenorrhea and infertility in women with polycystic ovary disease. 

Using Saw Palmetto for Other Health Conditions Male Pattern Baldness Polycystic Ovary Disease Deep Cystic Acne... 

Primary modern uses Anorexia, benign prostatic hyperplasia, irritable bladder, abacterial prostatitis with a mucus discharge, immune deficiency, laryngitis, dysuria, female hirsutism, cystitis with irritation and tenesmic pain, ovarian and uterine pain, polycystic ovary disease, chronic bronchial irritation, mild asthmatic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pelvic congestion, chronic irritative cough. 

I have had some female patients with subjective improvement with their hirsutism brought about by polycystic ovary disease. This may be due in part to the fact that 5-alpha-reductase is elevated in women with that condition. I have also had far more success with Serenoa than with Vitex in the treatment of acne. Women with estrogen excess and acne during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle do particularly well with this herb. While the... 

Since saw palmetto has an anti-androgen effort, it has been suggested as a possible treatment for polycystic ovary disease. Jill... 

Stansbury, N.D., is the chair of the Botanical Medicine Department at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon. In addition to her busy teaching schedule, she maintains a thriving clinical practice in Battle Ground, Washington. Her written work is frequently found in professional journals, and she is the author of Herbs for Health and Healing. Dr. Stansbury has shared two successful case histories of polycystic ovary disease that included Serenoa as part of the overall treatment protocol. 

The patient was otherwise very healthy. She reported no other health problems, a review of her body systems showed no abnormalities, and she was rarely ill. Blood samples were taken at the first appointment, and her blood counts and blood chemistry were normal. The levels of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone were in normal ranges, but the serum testosterone was significantly elevated. Follow-up ultrasonography revealed several small cysts on each ovary, confirming the diagnosis of polycystic ovary disease. 

Hall DA (1983) Sonographic appearance of normal ovary, of polycystic disease, and of functional ovarian cysts. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 4 149-165... 

We have also come to understand that many complex diseases such as diabetes, polycystic ovary syndrome,385 Crohn s disease (inflammatory bowel disease),386 and schizophrenia are in fact multiple diseases. Diabetes is a syndrome that can arise from causes such as defective insulin receptors or defective glucose transporters or from as yet unknown metabolic problems (Chapter 17).387 Many cancers have a... 

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