Whether the ovary has any effect on women and whether the ovaries need and can be maintained, the reporter recently interviewed Dr. Xiaoxiang Yan, deputy director of the Endocrine Clinic of the Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital and member of the Menopause Group of the Chinese Medical Association, and asked her to answer for us.
Ovary related to youth
When it comes to "ovarian care," Dr. Zhu believes that we must first understand the ovaries. The ovary is an important reproductive organ of women. It is located in the pelvic cavity of the lower abdomen. On both sides of the inner uterus, the left and right sides are connected by a ligament and the uterus. The ovary is controlled by the endocrine reproductive axis (brain cortex—hypothalamus—pituitary gland). Usually we do not touch the ovaries directly with our hands. The doctor said, “Unless the ovary has a tumor, the doctor can do it after checking.†The ovaries can produce mature and fertile eggs and can coordinate the female reproductive system as a whole. , secrete a variety of hormones (estrogen, progesterone, inhibin, androgen, etc.). These hormones participate in the regulation of the body's physiological functions, maintain the balance of the endocrine system, and maintain female characteristics and normal physiological metabolism.
Generally speaking, ovaries are related to women's youth, and estrogens are indispensable. Because estrogen promotes the growth and development of female accessory organs, including fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, vaginal glands, clitoris, etc., while allowing women to maintain her secondary sexual characteristics: posture plump, breast uplift, round buttocks, shoulder narrow hip width, The arpeggio is fine. Women's skin is smooth and lustrous, especially for adolescent girls, which glow with the brilliance of youth. Apart from ethnicity, genetics, soil, climate, nutrition and other factors, it has an important relationship with the secretion of estrogen in the body. Estrogen thickens the skin's epidermis and enhances its resistance, making it elastic and shiny. Estrogens also act on various systems of the body, such as the brain, to keep people energetic; such as cardiovascular, medical scientists have noticed that before the age of 50, the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, women are 1/4 to lower than men. 1/2. Estrogen also has an advantage in metabolism and bones. It not only maintains the normal metabolism of blood lipids and blood sugar, but also has a close relationship with the body's calcium metabolism, which helps the absorption of calcium and reduces the excretion of calcium from the kidneys.
Ovarian dysfunction is irreversible
It is often said that “women are not old before the middle ageâ€. In fact, estrogen is at work; and in middle and old age, it will be older than men of the same age because of the decline of ovarian function. Ovarian function declines, and estrogen secretion drops sharply, which is also the pathophysiological basis of female menopause.
Because of the drastic reduction of estrogen, women after menopause gradually lost their good appearance, the skin became dry, rough, loose, more and more wrinkles and age spots, sexual function gradually diminished. At the same time, some diseases also followed, such as coronary heart disease and osteoporosis. Menopausal women often have facial redness and sweating, as well as insomnia, dreaminess, backache, fatigue, restlessness and other symptoms. This is medically known as "menopausal syndrome."
Dr. Zhu said that from a medical point of view, the decline of ovarian function is an irreversible process. Every woman should realize that this is an inevitable law. First of all, the decline of the ovaries is related to the number of eggs. At present, medicine has no way to allow the ovary to secrete eggs for a longer period of time, which is to extend the reproductive function. The number of eggs is about 100 to 2 million when the fetus is born, and thereafter the number of eggs is reduced until about 400 to 500 children of childbearing age. These eggs mature and are released through ovulation. Estrogen is produced during the maturation and discharge of eggs. Since the number of eggs cannot be increased by human means, the so-called “supplementing nutrients to the ovary, repairing the ovaries, and promoting the secretion of estrogen from the ovaries†has become an empty talk. Whether or not the hormone levels in women are balanced is not based on this kind of maintenance. "Can be solved. Ovarian function is also related to genetics, the environment, whether it is in contact with radiation or chemotherapeutic drugs, whether it is infected by a virus, and the blood supply to the ovary.
What is good care
On the one hand, due to the special position and structure of the ovary, it is not possible to maintain it as if it were a cosmetic or massage on the face. On the other hand, ovarian dysfunction is "frozen three feet, not a cold day," so its maintenance is also a long-term process. In foreign countries, women from the age of 35 are very concerned about the body care including ovaries, such as paying attention to a reasonable diet, regular physical examinations and so on. If you must give a good recipe for ovarian maintenance, it is balanced nutrition, moderate exercise plus good mood. In terms of daily diet, eating more fruits and vegetables, and insisting on proper physical exercise, paying attention to work and leisure, and maintaining a cheerful and optimistic attitude, is the biggest secret to delaying aging and maintaining youth.