PCOS

Sandro Graca, MSc, Lic. TCM, FABORM

Mark Perloe, MD, OBGYN, REI

Elisabet Stener-Victorin, PhD

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Description:

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine and metabolic disorder characterized by excessive androgen secretion and is linked with obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, and affects up to 17% of women in reproductive age. We have also demonstrated that women with PCOS have epigenetic and transcriptional changes in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue relevant for development of disease3,4. We have also shown that a single bout of electroacupuncture increases whole-body glucose uptake in overweight and obese women with PCOS by activation of the sympathetic and partly the parasympathetic nervous systems. It is known that a single bout of exercise induce rapid transcriptional and epigenetic changes in skeletal muscle. We have found that a single bout of electroacupuncture, in addition to increase whole-body glucose uptake, also remodels epigenetic and transcriptional changes in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle mimicking a single bout of exercise.

The idea of "experts coming together to produce change" inspired a research project designed to investigate how acupuncture and TCM reproductive specialists approach the treatment of PCOS in their clinics. This presentation reveals these new insights, which includes interesting quantitative data on acupuncture points selection and valuable qualitative reasoning for those choices which will contribute to 1.) demonstrate to colleagues and other healthcare practitioners how acupuncturists treat PCOS in their TCM clinics, and 2.) inform future clinical research by contributing to trial design with aspects of dosage and point selection.

This lecture will share the basis for the development of this condition as well as how it is diagnosed. With a thorough understanding of the multisystem nature of PCOS, a multi-disciplinary team can collaborate to best meet the patient’s immediate needs as well working to reduce long term health risks associated with the condition.

Video 1: PCOS Update (Mark Perloe, MD)

Video 2: Transgenerational PCOS and Epigenetic Manipulation (Elisabet Stener-Victorin, PhD)

Video 3: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: New Insights from Research into Specialist Acupuncture and TCM Clinical Practice (Sandro Graca, Lic.TCM, FABORM, MSc (Cand))

Learning Objectives:

• What is polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)?
• Pathophysiology of PCOS
• Environmental, epigenetic and genetic mechanisms
• Developmental programming of disease
• Transgenerational transmission of PCOS
• Epigenetic changes in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle in women with PCOS
• Effect of acupuncture on insulin resistance and epigenetic and transcriptional changes in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle
• Evaluate and contextualize the issues with acupuncture research relating to dosage and trial design.
• Analyze the results of a study investigating how specialist acupuncture and TCM practitioners treat women with PCOS in their clinics – and how these new findings compare with the existing literature.
• Learn how these insights from the coalface can impact on clinical practice and drive future research design
• Ongoing acupuncture research in the group

Felice Gersh, MD, OBGYN, Fellowship in Integrative Medicine

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Description:

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine dysfunction of reproductive aged women, as well as being the most common cause of female infertility. The conventional approaches to this highly prevalent condition have changed little during the past decade, despite an abundance of new scientific data and research. Underlying the current epidemic of PCOS are the ubiquitous endocrine disruptors, alterations to the food we consume, and modifications to our sleep/wake schedules – ultimately resulting in the fostering of hormonal dysregulation, gut microbiome dysbiosis, and circadian rhythm disruption. The perfect storm has occurred, affecting the foundational functioning of female bodies, impacting fertility and metabolic health, and promoting the epidemic growth of PCOS. This presentation will review the newest cutting-edged research and its application to the development of natural approaches to optimize the health and reproductive functions of women with PCOS.

Learning Objectives:

• Review the fundamentals of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) – the leading cause of female infertility
• Analyze the interplay between metabolic and reproductive health, and how PCOS embodies difficulties with both components, impacting overall female health
• Recognize the role of estrogen and its receptors on the manifestations of PCOS
• Compare and summarize the critical roles played by the gut microbiome and the circadian rhythm in the myriad manifestations of PCOS
• Develop an efficacious, holistic, and therapeutic approach to PCOS that incorporates the newest understandings of this condition

Ruth Illing, MD, OBGYN, IVF Specialist, Diploma in Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture

Ching-Ling (Lingky) Tan-Bleinroth, MD, Diploma in Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture

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Description:

Western medical herbs in Chinese Medicine are gaining more and more importance, due to the availability of very good quality medicinal herbs and the great acceptance from the patient’s side. The well-structured and very practice-oriented approach of Integrative Chinese Medicine offers an excellent opportunity for therapists to give their patients the best of three fields: conventional medicine, Chinese medicine and phytopharmacology of western medical herbs. In this seminar, we will show you how PCOS can be treated with Integrative Chinese Medicine and western herbs.  One of the important consequences of PCOS is infertility. We will focus on the support of patients with PCOS before conception, as regulating the menstrual cycle in women with PCOS needs time.

Learning Objectives:

• Learning the diagnostic criteria and therapies of PCOS in Conventional Medicine
• Learning about the pathophysiology and principle of treatment of PCOS in Chinese Medicine
• Understanding the Jeremy Ross system with the Four Imbalances and the Integrative Chinese Medicine with the use of western herbs
• Learning about the treatment of PCOS with western herbs on the basis of a unique way of formula analysis

Fiona McCulloch, ND, RAc

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Description:

This talk will provide an understanding of the key concepts surrounding Reproductive and Developmental Elements in PCOS. They will learn how PCOS and its unique hormonal features impact oocyte development and quality. You will learn natural treatments for ovarian health in PCOS including nutritional supplements, dietary adjustments and botanical medicine an gain an understanding of the metabolic factors in PCOS, as well as, natural treatments and lifestyle modifications that can reverse insulin resistance.

Learning Objectives:

• Attendees will learn how PCOS and its unique hormonal features impact oocyte development and quality
• Attendees will learn natural treatments for ovarian health in PCOS including nutritional supplements, dietary adjustments and botanical medicine. 
• Attendees will gain an updated understanding of the metabolic factors in PCOS, as well as, natural treatments and lifestyle modifications that can reverse insulin resistance.
• Attendees will receive updated information on the origins, neuroendocrinology, genetic and epigenetic elements in PCOS.