PCOS and Pregnancy

PCOS, also known as polycystic ovarian syndrome, is a typical hormonal disorder in females. Pregnancy difficulties are more likely to occur in women with PCOS, who may also have difficulty getting pregnant. Many PCOS-afflicted women can get pregnant and deliver a healthy child, nonetheless, by controlling their symptoms.

Women with PCOS and their unborn children are more likely to experience specific difficulties, such as:

MISCARRIAGE

Women with PCOS are more likely than women without the illness to miscarry in the first few months of pregnancy.

PREGNANCY DIABETES

Only found during pregnancy, gestational diabetes is a disorder where the placenta's hormones prevent the body from producing insulin, leading to elevated blood sugar levels.

PRE-ECLAMPSIA

The abrupt onset of high blood pressure and swelling of the hands and face is known as preeclampsia. It often appears after week 20 of pregnancy and, if detected early, is successfully treatable.

MOOD ISSUES

 PCOS is associated with illnesses including depression and anxiety, perhaps as a result of the elevated amounts of androgen hormones.

EARLY BIRTH

Preterm births (births that occur before 37 weeks) and stays in a neonatal critical care unit are more common in babies born to mothers with PCOS (NICU).

Women with PCOS are more prone to experience issues including high blood pressure, which increases their likelihood of needing a C-section. If have PCOS and you are planning to get pregnant or you already are, you should speak to your doctor so as to avoid complications that comes with being pregnant while having PCOS