Cure For PCOS – Have You Tried This Natural Therapy?
by admin on July 10, 2010
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The fact that there is no “magic cure” for PCOS can sometimes leave you frustrated and feeling overwhelmed but there are simple self-help strategies that you can use to alleviate your feelings and help your symptoms recede. But what is PCOS?
PCOS is simply a metabolic disorder that affects your hormones. This means you end up having a higher than normal level of certain sex hormones (e.g. testosterone ) and insulin levels in your blood stream.
This higher than normal level of sex hormones means that you develop the common symptoms of PCOS which include:
• Absent or infrequent menstrual periods. This leads to sub fertility because you don’t ovulate regularly or at all.
• Alopecia – thinning of the hair especially at the top of your head and on your temples.
• Hirsutism – excess hair on your face, chin, chest, and tummy. This tends to happen if you produce too much testosterone.
• Acne
• Obesity or weight gain.
There is no one single Cure for PCOS but one alternative therapy that you can use and that has proven successful for many PCOS sufferers is aromatherapy.
Aromatherapy – which is the use of plant essences in the treatment of diseases has had great success in helping women who suffer from PCOS. It works to restore hormonal balance, aid relaxation and release emotional stress.
Concentrated aromatic oils – also known as essential oils are inhaled, rubbed directly onto the skin or use can use them in massage or bathing oils. A lot of woman who have used this treatment have testified to its efficacy.
These oils work by stimulating the sense of smell, which then affects the part of the brain, (the limbic system) that is connected to mood control, strong emotions, and instinctive behaviour.
Use this massage blend to balance your hormones, improve your level of self-confidence, and lift depression.
In 20ml of carrier oil, (e.g. jojoba) mix
• 2 drops of Fragrant Jasmine
• 3 drops of Geranium
• 3 drops of clary sage
Use this aromatic blend regularly as one of your ammunition in your “cure for PCOS,” and you will well on your way to living a very normal life.
Ovarian Cyst Pain: Why The Conventional Treatment of Birth Control Pills Is Making Your Ovarian Cyst Pain Worse.
by admin on December 17, 2009
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Do you suffer from constant Ovarian Cyst Pain that is making your life a living hell? You are not the only one. Many women with ovarian cyst experience torsion from time to time, but the question is – How do you get rid of this unbearable pain permanently?
One of the most popular conventional treatments for ovarian cyst is the use of birth control pills. If you frequently develop cysts on your ovaries or a known cyst refuses to shrink on its own after 3 months, your doctor may prescribe birth control pills to stop you from ovulating.
Your ovaries are designed by nature to release an egg at regular intervals, usually every month. Therefore anything that hinders this natural biological process cannot in anyway be good for the body.
Apart from that using birth control pills carry a long list of side effects and their prolonged use is actually worse than having ovarian cysts itself. Some of the many side effects of using birth control pills include weight gain, elevated blood pressure, blood clots, gallbladder disease, liver disease and breast cancer.
Using synthetic oestrogen (in birth control pills) before menopause also encourages your cyst to grow and get bigger.
So what is the most natural way to eliminate Ovarian Cyst Pain? You can start by avoiding oestrogen and taking some natural progesterone cream. You should see a significant improvement by following this simple step.
So if you suffer from severe ovarian cyst pain, I will encourage you in the first instance to stop using birth control pills, after all if they are as effective as you have been made to believe why are you still experiencing ovarian cyst pain?
Secondly, I would encourage you to get a copy of “Natural Ovarian Cysts Relief Secrets” EBook. It contains information your doctors don’t want you to know about that may help you get rid of your ovarian cyst forever
Ovarian Cyst Removal – Here Is How To Get Rid of Ovarian Cyst Without Surgery.
by admin on December 14, 2009
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Are you at a stage where you are considering the various Ovarian Cyst Removal techniques? If your answer is yes, then you need to consider all your options carefully.
The most obvious method of removal is surgery. There are two types of surgeries used to remove ovarian cysts – Laparoscopy and Laparotomy.
Laparoscopy is often done when the cyst is small and looks benign on the ultrasound. The procedure is usually done under general anaesthesia and it involves making a small incision below or above the navel. A small instrument is then inserted through the incision to remove the cyst.
Laparotomy is the more complex surgery and is usually performed is the cyst is usually large and looks cancerous. The surgeon may take a small part of the cyst to have it tested to be certain if it is cancerous or benign.
If the tested tissue is found to be cancerous or may be a threat of benign cancerous, the doctor may remove not only the cyst but other tissues that surround the cyst including the ovary, the uterus, or the lymph nodes.
The important thing I would like you to understand is that ovarian cancer is very rare and therefore the vast majority of surgeries are unnecessary.
The most frightening thing you have to be aware of is that before your surgery, you have to sign a consent form and in that consent form you give your doctor the authority to remove any organ they feel may cause you problems in the future and that includes your ovaries and uterus.
After your surgery you may wake up to discover you may not be able to have children because your ovaries have been removed or that you will be on hormone replacement surgery for the rest of your life.
I am not saying surgery is a bad thing. There are times when it is the only way to prolong a person’s life, but the question is have you exhausted all other methods of treatment? Surgery should always always be considered a last resort and never the first option.
So what other ovarian cyst removal method have you considered? What about a natural and holistic treatment that will to shrink your cyst naturally? Have you considered using a combination of diet, exercise, stress management, avoiding toxin overload and the power of your mind?
The Natural Ovarian Cyst Relief Secrets is the best and most effective Ovarian Cyst Removal Technique that uses a combination of diet and holistic living to help you get rid ofovarian cyst without surgery. You can get your copy by clicking here
Nutritional Supplements for PCOS And Ovarian Cysts – 3 Essential Nutrients You Must Include In Your Daily Regime.
by admin on November 2, 2009
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Nutritional Supplements for PCOS- How essential are they? Very, Very important if your goal is to reduce your PCOS symptoms improve your chances of conception and rebalance your hormone levels.
It is virtually impossible to get all nutrients and minerals you need from your diet no matter how well you eat. That is not to say you should eat unhealthy foods and hope to balance it by taking nutritional supplements. You should by all means eat well but at the same time supplement you diet with very well formulated nutritional supplements.
The other thing you have to bear in mind is that supplements may not instantly feel make you feel better but with consistent use, you should see a significant improvement in a short space of time:
There are many important supplements but we will be looking at the most important three:
1. Vitamin D:
Vitamin D is crucial for calcium absorption and regulation, and a deficiency of this vitamin be a contributing factor to insulin resistance and diabetes. It is therefore important that you have optimal levels of Vitamin D in your body, as it would reduce the various health risk associated with PCOS.
One way to increase your Vitamin D levels is by taking a good high quality multivitamin tablet that includes Vitamin D and by exposing yourself to more sunshine. Good food sources are low fat dairy products, fortified milk, and cereals.
Please be aware that Vitamin D can be toxic in high doses and it is therefore crucial that you get your Vitamin D levels measured with a blood test, before deciding on the level of supplement you need.
There are several important nutritional supplements for pcos, and Vitamin D is one of them.
Ovarian Cysts and Pregnancy: A Surprisingly Easy Way to Get Rid Of Ovarian Cysts during Pregnancy.
by admin on October 5, 2009
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If you are pregnant and have ovarian cysts at the same time then medically you have two options depending on how much pain that cyst is causing you.
If it is a small cyst and not causing you any pain, then your doctor may suggest a wait and see approach.
If on the other hand the cyst is big or getting bigger as time goes by, coupled with the fact that it is causing you a great deal of pain then you are likely to face surgery.
Surgery as we both know carries a lot of risk, not only to you, but also to your unborn child.
This is something I am sure you want to avoid. Later on I will reveal a great resource that will help you get rid of ovarian cysts naturally without surgery.
Complications That Could Arise If You Are Pregnant And Have Ovarian Cysts.
The cyst could burst, or get twisted on itself. This will cause you a great deal of pain and some women have been rushed to the hospital and have undergone unplanned surgery because of this happening to them.
Before we discuss the simple and most natural solution to getting rid of ovarian cysts during pregnancy, what are ovarian cysts anyway and how do they form?
A simple ovarian cyst is a sac containing fluid materials that develop in the ovary. These cysts come and go in women in their reproductive years but tend to resolve naturally without any medical intervention.
Occasionally though, some ovarian cysts fail to resolve naturally and instead close up on themselves and continue to grow. Eventually getting to a point where it starts to cause the woman unbearable abdominal pain.
There are many symptoms of ovarian cysts include bloating, pain during intercourse, breast tenderness just to mention a few.
Ovarian Cysts and Pregnancy
If you are pregnant and have ovarian cysts, then you most probably have a corpus luteum cyst or cysts. The reason for this is best explained by looking at the ovulation cycle.
Once a month your ovary releases a follicle and this follicle is known as the corpus luteum.
This follicle houses an egg and during the normal process of ovulation releases this egg, and the shell (corpus luteum) that is left behind dissolves away naturally.
Occasionally the corpus luteum does not dissolve away naturally as it should but instead continues to grow and get bigger.
So if you are pregnant and have ovarian cyst you either had it before you conceived and was unaware of it or it was the corpus luteum of the egg that was fertilized that did not dissolve away as it should.
What are your choices as a pregnant woman with Ovarian Cysts?
If you are getting pain from the cyst you could either to have them drained or surgically removed in the hospital or take control and get rid of the cyst using holistic and natural remedies that will not endanger you or your baby in any way. As a mum myself, I know which one I will choose.
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Types Of Ovarian Cysts – The Most Common Types Of Ovarian Cysts
by admin on September 21, 2009
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Looking at it from a very top level view, there are broadly two types of cysts
1. Cancerous Ovarian Cysts
2. Non-cancerous Ovarian Cysts.
The whole of this site will be looking at the second category – the non-cancerous ovarian cysts, which can further be divided into
1. Functional Cysts: This can further be analysed into Follicular Cysts and Corpus Luteum Cysts
2. Dermoid Cyst
3. Endometriomas.
4. Hemorrhagic Cysts
5. Polycystic Ovarian Cysts
I will go into details about each one of these cysts in later post.
Now that you have a broad overview of the different types of cysts, you can learn more about the various symptoms by clicking on the Symptoms Of Ovarian Cysts page