OVARIAN CANCER
Ovaries are part of female’s reproductive system. It is an organ that contain eggs
When cell of ovaries become cancer and start growing abnormally it’s called ovarian cancer.
Ovaries are present in both side of the uterus, it connects with uterus through fallopian tube.
Due to mutation in DNA of ovarian cell, overproduction of cell starts and these unhealthy cells invade into health ovarian cell and destroy them and take their place and form tumor there.
OVARIAN CANCER CAUSE
Exact cause what leads to mutation of DNA of ovarian cell are not known yet but there are some factors which increase of risk of ovarian cancer in females: –
- Older women are at higher risk
- Inherited changes in genes: –
Mainly: -BRCA1, BRCA2 genes
Other: – BRIPI, RAD5IC, RAD5ID genes
- Any blood relative suffering from ovarian cancer increase risk
- Obesity
- Excessive use of Pills after menopause to controls menopausal complication also increase risk of ovarian cancer
- Early menarche and late menopause increase risk of cancer
- Never conceive baby also increase risk of ovarian cancer
OVARIAN CANCER SYMPTOMS
- Gradually start losing weight
- Pain in lower abdomen
- Heaviness felt in pelvic area
- Constipation, bowel habits disturbed
- Pressure felt in pelvic area leads to frequent urination
- Few bits lead to fullness of abdomen
- Bloating
- Fatigue, weakness
- Manses disturbed
DIGNOSIS
- Physical examination
- Pelvic examination
- Blood tests
- Imaging test
-CT-scan
-MRI
-PET-scan
- Genetic testing
- Biopsy
- Laparoscopy
OVARIAN CANCER PRECAUTION
- Adopt healthy lifestyle
- Maintain weight
- Controls excessive use of hormonal replacement therapy
- Exercise regularly
- Eat healthy
- Quit smoking / Limit alcohol intake
- Drink plenty of water
OVARIAN CANCER HOMOEOPATHIC TREATMENT
Conium mac:
- Dysmenorrhea with bearing down pain in thigh
- menses’ delay and scanty
- Ovaritis, ovary enlarged, indurated
- Pain in ovaries, lancinating type
- Complaints from ill effect of repressed sexual desire or suppressed menses or from excessive intercourse.
- Leucorrhea after micturition
- Tendency for tumor growth
- Abdomen felt tight, pain knife like
- Action on glandular system, alter its structure into cancerous one
Iodium:
- Great weakness during menses
- Wedge like pain from ovaries to uterus
- Irregular menses
- Liver and spleen sore and enlarged
- Acrid leucorrhea, thick, slimy, corroding the linen
- Cutting pain in abdomen
- Flushes of heat all over the body
- Constipation alternates with diarrhea
Medorrhinum:
- menses offensive, profuse, dark clotted
- During menses, worse left side or ovary to ovary pain
- Leucorrhea thin, acrid, excoriating, fishy odor
- Violent pain in abdomen
- Liver and spleen region are painful
- Good medicine for women and pelvic disorder
