I do NOT claim to be an expert in this by any means... but from what I've read you can have PCOS without all the symptoms and generally a doctor will label it as PCOS if you have 3 or more symptoms. You can even have PCOS without cysts... and cysts without having PCOS. There are many reasons for amenorrhea... and it is possible to have this problem without a metabolic disorder causing it. BCPs really do help a lot of women and girls with this problem. Like this article said... its important to have the appropriate testing done first though before you decide on a treatment so you know what the underlying causes for your symptoms. For me its a personal choice. I kind of look at it like this... when you eat something and you get sick afterwards you tend not to want to eat it again. That's just how I feel about BCPs. I don't think BCPs did this to me. I just feel that they may have agitated a pre-exhisting condition. I don't know that I've given you a whole lot of answers... but I hope this helps. Good luck to you! |