A patient history of excessive exercise, weight changes, substance use, hair and skin changes, or breast discharge may prompt testing for thyroid or prolactin disorders, or androgen (male hormone) excess disorders such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Treatment is geared to the cause of the ovulation disorder. For example, medical treatment of thyroid or prolactin disorders, decreasing insulin, or normalizing weight and lifestyle may increase the probability of pregnancy.
Other approaches include fertility pills or shots to stimulate the ovary to grow and release an egg.
