Wow I'm surprised to see a section just for PCOS! I've never even heard of it until I was diagnosed a couple of months ago. It'll be nice to have women to talk to who understand.
I was not "officially" diagnosed with blood tests or ultrasound, because I have no insurance. I have to go to the free women's clinic once or twice a year, I've had all kinds of problems, from cervical cancer, infertility, you name it. Anyways, when the nurse asked me when my last period was, and I said "around 4 or 5 years ago", she did a full body examination and said based on my appearance and cycle, she's 99.9% sure I have PCOS. She was a very nice lady and informed me all she could, but it being a free clinic, there was a lot of women waiting to be seen, so there wasn't much she could tell me about it. So I went home and did my research. It can get pretty serious and that's scary. I'm only 21 years old, I have a weight issue which gives me a huge chance of becoming diabetic. Another scary thing is that the birth control she put me on to regulate my cycle, gives me more female hormones than my body is use to...making me extremely emotional and attention-craving/clingy. I ended up seeking that attention with other men online (stictly online, NOT in person but that still doesn't make it ok) when I realized I had to be annoying my poor husband. Now I'm trying to fix the problems I've caused in my marriage.
Anyways, about PCOS...a friend of mine also has it and she has a GREAT doctor. He explains EVERYTHING to you, and gives you medicine for all of the side effects, wow that could really help me. But I can't afford all that.
Anyways, I have a question for you. We're not ready for kids just yet since I'm still in college and he's starting a new business, but we will want to try to get pregnant soon after I graduate. I started taking my birth control 2 months ago, and after 5 yrs without a period, I finally had my second one in a row, on the exact day I was supposed to start. It's giving my fertility some hope. But how long do you think it will take before my body can do this on its own, without these pills??
Please feel free to tell me your thoughts and feelings on having PCOS, it's so great to talk to ppl who understand!!
I was not "officially" diagnosed with blood tests or ultrasound, because I have no insurance. I have to go to the free women's clinic once or twice a year, I've had all kinds of problems, from cervical cancer, infertility, you name it. Anyways, when the nurse asked me when my last period was, and I said "around 4 or 5 years ago", she did a full body examination and said based on my appearance and cycle, she's 99.9% sure I have PCOS. She was a very nice lady and informed me all she could, but it being a free clinic, there was a lot of women waiting to be seen, so there wasn't much she could tell me about it. So I went home and did my research. It can get pretty serious and that's scary. I'm only 21 years old, I have a weight issue which gives me a huge chance of becoming diabetic. Another scary thing is that the birth control she put me on to regulate my cycle, gives me more female hormones than my body is use to...making me extremely emotional and attention-craving/clingy. I ended up seeking that attention with other men online (stictly online, NOT in person but that still doesn't make it ok) when I realized I had to be annoying my poor husband. Now I'm trying to fix the problems I've caused in my marriage.
Anyways, about PCOS...a friend of mine also has it and she has a GREAT doctor. He explains EVERYTHING to you, and gives you medicine for all of the side effects, wow that could really help me. But I can't afford all that.
Anyways, I have a question for you. We're not ready for kids just yet since I'm still in college and he's starting a new business, but we will want to try to get pregnant soon after I graduate. I started taking my birth control 2 months ago, and after 5 yrs without a period, I finally had my second one in a row, on the exact day I was supposed to start. It's giving my fertility some hope. But how long do you think it will take before my body can do this on its own, without these pills??
Please feel free to tell me your thoughts and feelings on having PCOS, it's so great to talk to ppl who understand!!
