Acupuncture and exercise may ease Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Acupuncture and exercise may bring some relief to the one in 10 women of childbearing age who suffer from a common endocrine disease called polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).

Women with the condition have elevated levels of androgen hormones including testosterone and often develop ovarian cysts, irregular menstrual cycles and infertility.  A key feature of the disease is an increase in the high muscle sympathetic nerve activity.  This regular constricting of blood vessels, which normally occurs during the body’s fight or flight response to danger, can increase a woman’s chances of developing diabetes and high blood pressure or having a heart attack or stroke.

Source: Acupuncture, Exercise May Ease Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

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