- Exercise and diet – Regular physical exercise in the form of walking, jogging, yoga, dancing, cycling is a must. – Regularisation of eating habits, avoiding junk food and too much eating of outside food should be done.- Don’t skip breakfast.- Three square meals with dinner by 8 pm.- Two small in between healthy snacks on salads sprouts or nuts should be done. – Drink plenty of oral liquids. – Exercise & diet have a value as they will keep your body fit and weight under control.
- Healthy lifestyle– Early to bed and early to rise was the ‘Mantram’ given by our elders. It still holds true.- Your body is the only place where you live. Take utmost care of it.- Meditating for some time daily will calm your mind and will maintain positive outlook.- It is a scientific fact that stress causes hormonal imbalance.- Avoid unwanted factors in life, be it alcohol, smoke or excessive social media.
- Hormones check– Most common cause of irregular menses is hormonal imbalance.- Disorders of thyroid and prolactin hormones is commonly seen.- Diagnosis of these conditions can easily done in blood tests & subsequently medicines can be started.- PCOS (PCOD) – Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome – is another hormonal imbalance disorder, which is now on a rise. It’s diagnosis also depends on some specialized hormonal tests.
- Sonography– Sonography tells us the structure of uterus and ovaries.- Abnormalities can be detected and appropriate treatment offered.- In cases of PCOS, at times hormonal tests in blood come normal, but when we do sonography of ovaries, we come to know that PCOS is a likely diagnosis.
- Treatment– Taking prescribed medications on time is a must.- It may include hormonal or non-hormonal tablets.- Treatment may last upto a period of 3-6 months.- Afterwards it is stopped.- Many a times normalization of menses occurs & no further treatment is required.