Ovarian exhaustion syndrome is a complex of symptoms that indicate the premature extinction of the genital function of the female body.
Normally menopause in a woman comes in 45-50 years. In the case of ovarian malnutrition, this occurs much earlier, and up to this point with the reproductive function the woman does not have problems. In connection with this, this condition is still called early failure of the ovaries or premature menopause. This syndrome occurs in 1.6% of cases and can lead to a complete loss of fertility in connection with the lesion of not only the sexual, but also the vegetative, endocrine, nervous systems.
Causes of ovarian depletion
The following factors can lead to the development of such a state:
- the transferred inflammatory diseases - rubella, rheumatism, measles, toxoplasmosis, streptococcal infection, gestosis;
- hereditary predisposition of the patient to early depletion of ovarian function: the syndrome can be inherited from mother to daughter, pathology causes mutations of individual genes that are transmitted by autosomal dominant inheritance;
- metabolic disorders: it is established that this syndrome is more common in galactosemia - in this case galactase or carbohydrate fractions affect the ovaries;
- autoimmune reactions - in this case, antibodies to the tissue of the ovaries and other organs are found in the blood;
- hypovitaminosis and malnutrition;
- damage in the brain of hypothalamic regulation centers;
- permanent stress and neuropsychiatric diseases;
- intrauterine exposure to harmful factors (maternal smoking during pregnancy, exposure to radiation, teratogenic drugs) - damage to ovarian tissue occurs during intrauterine development: the number of precursor cells in the ovaries decreases, therefore in 12-15 years their stock is quickly depleted and menopause occurs in young years.
Symptoms of ovarian malnutrition
Exhausted ovaries first begin to show themselves an irregular cycle, malfunctions in the functioning of the vegetative-vascular system. Therefore, any deviation from the normal duration of the cycle (21-35 days) should lead a woman to the idea of having to consult a doctor.
In addition, without special reasons for this, a woman can have severe headaches, irritability, weakness, excessive sweating, nausea. Some women take these symptoms for PMS, but during the examination the doctor can find an entirely different reason for their occurrence.
At half of women at an exhaustion of ovaries there is some deformation of genitals and mammary glands. In addition, the monthly stops abruptly. They may not be about six months.
In this case, in the female body, the level of gonadotropins increases and the level of estradiol decreases.
Treatment of ovarian depletion
To restore the genital function of a woman with ovarian depletion syndrome, preparations containing estrogen and progesterone are used that help normalize the hormonal balance.
Treatment of ovarian depletion by folk remedies can also be used,
Great attention is also paid to a full-fledged diet and vitamin therapy. As an effective means of restoring the function of the ovaries, a biologically active drug is used, such as Ovariamin, which is made from the ovaries of cattle and selectively acts on the cells of the exhausted ovaries, contributing to the restoration of their work.
When ovaries are exhausted, physiotherapy methods are also used: acupuncture, electrophoresis, water procedures, electroanalgesia, and exercise therapy.