I recently found out i have PCOS..

[*LittleMissSummer*]

Hi there my name is Jacinta, I live in Canberra in Australia. I was recently diagnosed with Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome. Even though i had been having problems since i was 17 (im now almost 21). i didn't know much about it before i found out i had it but i did know that it can cause infertility. So when the blood tests came back that I had it i was completely shattered, i cried for days and days. What made me more upset is that they could have diagnosed it 3 years ago when all my problems started, i gained close to 15kgs in 3 weeks, my doctor at the time put it down to a sudden growth spurt. I went from being 65kgs to now 100kgs. How that can be normal I don't know, I also found out I am insulin resistant so I have been put on metformin to lower my levels. I started to worry when I hadn't fallen pregnant yet, I'll be completely honest and say that we never use protection, we have been really careless and I haven't fallen pregnant so i went and saw my doctor. They asked about my cycles and I haven't had a regular period cycle since i was 17 so they ran some blood tests and sure enough i have PCOS, they did an ultrasound to see the extent of it, my doctor said you can have PCOS and not have the cysts, i got my results yesterday and i have the cysts, my right ovary has a few but my left has lots. I have been put on Yasmin to stop the cysts forming. I am not coping with it all, many of my friends are either pregnant or have kids and I know that I am young and Im not saying that i want to be pregnant because they are, no one i know has this condition its always something that a friend of a friend has. I just want to be able to do the deed and fall pregnant.

I'm sorry if my post is all over the place, talking about it makes me really emotional still coming to terms with it all i guess. I would really love to talk with ladies who are going through the same thing and any advice is muchly appreciated

[Janie71]

Hi there - firstly I am sorry to hear that you have been diagnosed with PCOS. I too have the condition and I know that you will find lots of support on here. I am a lot older than you (37) and no-one diagnosed me with PCOS until I was 35 - even though I have obviously had the condition all my adult life! I know it is easier said than done, but try not to get ahead of yourself too much. There are many different treatments that can help with your fertility depending on what problems your PCOS causes (as all cases are different). In my particular case I fell pregnant with IVF and now have a beautiful 3 month old baby girl. But there are lots of PCOS women who fall pregnant without help or with clomid/ovulation induction so it does not necessarily mean that you would need IVF.

Let me know if you have any questions that I can help you with. It is natural to feel emotional about this.

Janie xxx

[*LittleMissSummer*]

Hi Janie.

Thanks for your reply. I'm still getting my head around everything, i'm on a 3 month trial of metformin and yasmin. Hopefully my body takes to the both of them if not my doctor will suggest further treatment. I keep thinking why is this happening to me? i do everything right i don't do drugs i dont smoke and i don't drink very often. Do you have any problems with weight? What symptoms do you have/had when you got diagnosed?

Jacinta.

[[M]umma[M]ia]

im so sorry you are feeling down. I too have PCOS. The weight gain sucks but hay, the way i look at it, is its managable. Its not like we have cancer, its just a hill in our road so to speak. I went on clomid to fall pregnant after 2 years TTC. I fell pregnant on the first cycle, so it can be done!!

[*LittleMissSummer*]

Thanks mumma mia for your reply. I'm doing alot better now, i can go a whole day without bursting into tears. PCOS was always something that a friend of a friend had, i never thought i would have it myself. And the fact my insulin levels are really high and that if i hadnt of found out it could have turned into diabetes it was like being smacked in the face. But i am glad that there are other women out there who are like me, and i am glad that its not always doom and gloom and i will be a mother one day.

[[M]umma[M]ia]

well now u know sweety, why u havent been falling pregnant. Do you fully understand what PCOS is? If not, u may want to visit the website. Ill head off and find it for u.

Hang in there ok. Most of us who have PCOS are going through some pretty crappy side effects of having it too. The acne is what drives me nuts and the weight gain. Or not to mention excess hair in places hair should not even grow. lol.

ill be back with some good websites.