Polycystic ovary syndrome develops in roughly 12 percent of women and can begin during the teenage years. Although the disease is incurable, proper diagnosis can allow New York young women to manage their symptoms and limit complications such as type-2 diabetes, fertility problems and excessive hair growth. PCOS is a disorder of the endocrine system that causes irregular menstruation cycles and enlarges the ovaries with fluid.
Polycystic ovary syndrome develops in roughly 12 percent of women and can begin during the teenage years. Although the disease is incurable, proper diagnosis can allow New York young women to manage their symptoms and limit complications such as type-2 diabetes, fertility problems and excessive hair growth. PCOS is a disorder of the endocrine system that causes irregular menstruation cycles and enlarges the ovaries with fluid.
A small study of 23 patients conducted by Greek researchers along with 17 members of a control group evaluated their ovarian volume and hormones and proteins associated with ovarian activity. Increased levels of the hormones testosterone and irisin appeared in the patients known to have PCOS compared to people who did not have the disease. Medical scientists refer to irisin as the exercise hormone because muscles release it to regulate energy metabolism.
The researchers hope that their findings about irisin could lead to improved diagnostic testing for PCOS. Although the disease often strikes teenage women, physicians are sometimes reluctant to treat it because symptoms of the condition can be similar to normal changes during puberty. If a refined technique for confirming a PCOS diagnosis can be developed based on irisin levels, the researchers said teenagers could avoid misdiagnosis and seek treatments that include medication and lifestyle counseling.
Physicians often face challenges when attempting to diagnosis many types of diseases. A person who missed treatment opportunities or who was otherwise harmed because of a delayed diagnosis might want to meet with an attorney to see if the mistake rose to the level of medical malpractice. The attorney will need to determine whether the health care practitioner failed to exhibit the requisite standard of care, and obtaining the opinions of medical experts will be one way of doing so.
