Is PCOD curable?

Yes. PCOD is curable. To understand this better, you need to know what PCOD is. So, PCOD is - Polycystic ovary disease. The clinical manifestations that are noted with PCOD include polycystic ovary, irregular periods, excess hair (hirsutism), and obesity.

In PCOS, the ovaries may be 1.5 to 3 times larger than normal and characteristically have 12 or more follicles per ovary measuring 2 to 9 mm in diameter. However, in PCOD, the ovaries may not appear large but they will have follicles around 5 to 6 per ovary which will be relatively smaller.

You might wonder, how on earth are you responsible for having more than required follicles cropping up? Yes. You're right. Your genes do have a role to play. However, the good news is that the manifestation of this behaviour of your gene can be put into remission by controlling your environmental factors which is as good as cure. So basically what I am saying is that each of your clinical manifestations can be reversed by identifying the main trigger factors. However, owing to your genetic disposition these can come back again based on the change in your environmental factors. For example: You might have observed that if you do not drink sufficient water you get a headache. So one way to think of it is that no one knows the cause of the headache still and you are doomed to suffer it. The other way to look at it is to ensure you are hydrated and you do not have to deal with it anymore. So just because you are well hydrated on most days, will the headache never come back? Absolutely not. It is just that as long as you provide the necessary water to your body, you do not have to worry about the headache. It is somewhat similar in the case of PCOD.

Typically what is being done today when you are identified with PCOD is that you are told to lose weight (at least 5% of your body weight) and given medications. This is due to the lack of time and know-how to view the specific causes of your issue holistically.

The first thing to do therefore is to assess what is triggering the imbalance in your hormonal levels. This could be your thyroid hormone or insulin resistance or stress hormones or inflammation etc. Then based on accurate identification, it would become a lot easier to address the right kind of lifestyle change that would have the most benefit for you. Insulin resistance in fact is observed in 70% of the PCOD cases. Due to this being the case, it is not uncommon to hear that persons with PCOD have difficulty losing weight.

With scientific and systematic interventions that are sustainable, you can take back the control of your life. You can make lifestyle changes that are easy to embrace and follow throughout your life. The key is to know what exactly you need to be focusing on.

Even according to the PCOS Awareness Association “There are many ways you can decrease or eliminate PCOS symptoms.” PCOS is a more severe metabolic disorder as compared to PCOD and still there is mention of elimination of PCOS symptoms.

So take heart, you can take control of your life once again and get PCOD in remission.

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References:

(1)Insulin Resistance and PCOD https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3512314/

(2) Role of Hypothyroidism in PCOD: http://www.njppp.com/fulltext/28-1473314294.pdf

(3) Role of Chronic Inflammation in PCOD: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51639550_Low-grade_chronic_inflammation_in_the_peripheral_blood_and_ovaries_of_women_with_polycystic_ovarian_syndrome

(4) Co-Relation Between Stress and PCOD: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5968647/