Pregnancy with polycystic ovaries

The polycystic ovaries are a very common condition in women, a high percentage presents irregular menstruations, when in the gynecological review an ultrasound is performed, a multitude of persistent follicles can be observed.

Below you have an index with all the points that we will discuss in this article.

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Pregnancy with polycystic ovaries

The permanence of follicles in the ovary, is not a persistent alteration, it may be that without medication the woman recovers the normal ovulatory cycle.

Consequences of polycystic ovaries

It has been found that a significant percentage of women who have polycystic ovaries have an associated resistance to insulin, that is, a difficulty in having insulin make its effect by reducing blood glucose. With this, in the medium-long term these women have a higher risk of diabetes and associated complications. Therefore, it is important that your doctor makes adequate prevention.

Diabetes control

Recently, insulin-sensitizing drugs are being used in women with polycystic ovaries to reduce this resistance to insulin and, thus, achieve effective ovulation. The effect of these drugs on oocyte quality in these women is still under study and the existing data is not yet definitive.



Polycystic ovaries and multiple pregnancies

It is important to remember that women with polycystic ovaries, especially those who are not young, have a tendency to respond to medication in a high way. This means that with low doses of medication they often produce many oocytes, which increases the risk of multiple pregnancy and ovarian hyperstimulation.

This is why it is very important that treatments are adequately controlled by experienced professionals. On the other hand, this easy response to stimulation facilitates good results in treatments.

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