Genetics also play a momentous role in the origin of this disease. PCOS is thought to be an ancient disorder, which is most likely passed down between fertile carrier males and sub-fertile females.
Purvee Singh a 35 year old mother who is affected with PCOD says; “I was 17 when I was diagnosed with PCOD. I have been fit all through my teenage life. I took part in sports, I was also a national level basketball player. When doctors diagnosed me they also took the privilege to diagnose my mother and it came out to be a surprise to us that it is genetic in the women of our family. I had to take a lot of medicines to keep my PCOD under control. When it came to bearing a child it was difficult due to my condition I had to take a new set of medicines and had to bare a totally different set of side effects. When I was carrying my son there was a 50 per cent chance that I will miscarry the child or he will suffer from birth defects mostly spina bifida which is a spine defect at birth. But because I exercised and ate healthy my son did not suffer from any birth defects and me and my son were healthy.”
PCOD cannot be eradicated completely but can be controlled with taking the right medicines, exercising and most importantly taking the right diet. The infertility cause by PCOD can also treated with medicines. Although every medicine as we are aware has side effects the medicines to get PCOD under control also has risks. PCOD is not a fatal disease but can cause a lot of hormonal imbalance is a women’s body. She could get acne, hair fall and other problems.