多囊性卵巢囊腫症候群(Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, PCOS)乃爲生育期女性常見之內分泌疾病,其所影響的層面包含生殖內分泌系統及新陳代謝系統,若能改善生活型態,藉由飲食修正或運動來達到控制體重的目的,部分則需要以內分泌及降血糖藥物來控制,則多囊性卵巢囊腫症候群的症狀將能有所改善。
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) was the common endocrine disorder among the female of chlid-bearing age. It can affect both reproductive, endocrine & metabolic systems. Modification of life style, for examples, diet control and exercise, is the initial step to alleviate these probems. Medical therapy was used according to the need of the patients. Oral pills, progestin was used for regulation of the menstrual period. Clompiphene was the most commone drug used for ovulation. Some poor responder cases may need the assistance of reprdocutive technology. Metformin gain its popularity to treat insulin resistance which may be a root cause of PCOS. PCOS also has long term complication such as endometrial hyperplasia or carcinoma due to prolonged amenorrhea, and metabolic complication such as increased incidence of diabetes mellitus or cardiovascular disease.