Patient's question:
I was trying to get pregnant in February 2014 and wanted to regulate my menstrual cycle. Previously, my periods were light, dark in color, and occurred every 40 days. After taking two courses of traditional Chinese medicine, I started experiencing irregular bleeding, and the color improved.Doctor's answer:
Increase exercise to reduce weight, correct endocrine and metabolic disorders exacerbated by obesity, reduce insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia, lower IGF-1, increase IGfBP-1, and simultaneously increase SHBG to reduce free androgen levels. Weight loss can restore ovulation in some obese women with PCOS and prevent the occurrence of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Metformin treatment can be used in both diabetics and non-diabetics, effectively reducing weight, improving insulin sensitivity, lowering insulin levels, reducing hair growth, and even restoring menstruation (25%) and ovulation. Since obesity and insulin resistance are the main causes of PCOS, any drug that can reduce weight and increase insulin sensitivity can treat this syndrome.