This article discusses the effects of Vitex agnes castus on hormonal imbalances in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. The study was conducted on albino rats which were treated with 8mg of estradiol valerate to induce their PCOS level. The primary causes of PCOS are the problem in the level of female sex hormones and higher levels of androgens, the male hormones. The study investigated the levels of various hormones, and it was found that increased levels of estradiol and decreased level of progesterone result in failure of ovulation which is one of the notable features of infertility. The altered levels are reversed in rats treated with vitex agnus castus fruit extract for the normalization of progesterone concentrations. The final conclusion states that PCOS is highly impacted by the levels of hormones and vitex agnus castus can generate the reverse adverse effects of hormonal imbalance for PCOS individuals.
Author(s) Details:
Sugantha Saul,
Department of Biochemistry, T.B.M.L. College, Porayar 609 307, Tamil Nadu, India.
Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/ACPR-V4/article/view/12922
Keywords: Hormonal imbalance, polycystic ovary syndrome, phytochemical analysis, vitex agnus castus
