Patient's question:
I went to the hospital for my irregular menstruation and had an ultrasound done. The results are as follows:Findings:
The uterus is retroverted, with a clear contour and size of approximately 39x36x39 mm. The (parenchymal echo) is uniform, with no visible (obvious mass echoes). The endometrial cavity line is clear and centrally located, measuring 4 mm. The cervix is 24 mm long.
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The left ovary is 31x25 mm in size, with 10-odd anechoic areas, the largest measuring 7 mm in diameter. The right ovary is 30x20 mm in size, with 10-odd anechoic areas, the largest measuring 5 mm in diameter.
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CDFI: Blood flow in the uterus and bilateral adnexal regions is normal, with no obvious abnormal blood flow signals.
What is the issue? The doctor told me not to hurry but didn’t specify what the problem was.
Doctor's answer:
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), also known as polycystic ovary disease, is a condition whose causes remain unclear to this day. Currently, the medical community believes that it is primarily related to endocrine dysfunction. It is often triggered by factors such as mental stress, drug abuse, or other diseases, leading to endocrine disorders in the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis. This disrupts the balance between the pituitary's secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). Due to the reduction in FSH and the increase in LH, the ovarian follicles fail to develop properly and do not ovulate, forming cystic follicles that eventually lead to polycystic ovaries. Clinically, it is characterized by chronic anovulation, amenorrhea or oligomenorrhea, infertility, obesity, hirsutism, and polycystic enlargement of the ovaries. Diagnosis can be confirmed through ultrasound examinations and hormone level tests. Western medicine typically employs hormonal medications for treatment, but long-term use of such drugs can damage liver and kidney function. It is recommended that you take "Gui Ling Xiao Liu Wan," which is a traditional Chinese medicine preparation and has shown very effective treatment results.