Additionally, being overweight or obese may reduce your response to some PCOS medications.
For these reasons, your doctor may recommend a low calorie or low carbohydrate diet. Additionally, they may formulate an appropriate workout plan for you to aid weight loss.
Since experts say that losing even just 5% of your body weight can improve your condition, you can consider weight reduction as one practice to treat PCOS naturally.
Contraceptive pills to help regulate your period
Women who ovulate but experience irregular menstruation because of their PCOS may benefit from taking oral contraceptive pills.
Combination pills containing progestin and estrogen and progestin-only pills or the mini-pill, can help restore the balance of reproductive hormones. For this reason, they can also help regulate your menstrual cycle.
Additionally, taking oral contraceptive pills may reduce the risk of developing endometrial cancer (cancer of the womb lining). However, please note that prolonged use is associated with increased risk for cervical and breast cancers.

Medications to help you conceive
Most polycystic ovary syndrome cases are characterized by anovulation, or the inability of the ovaries to release egg cells. Anovulation subsequently leads to menstrual issues, such as infrequent periods (can be less than 9 in a year) or infertility.
For some women, the most effective treatment for PCOS is to receive medications that induce ovulation, as prescribed by their doctor.
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