astara_celeste@yahoo.com

a warm hello to all the soulcysters! i'm hoping this site will help me out and help me meet others with my condition!

i was diagnosed with PCOS when i was 15. doctor said never to worry about it unless i wanted to get pregnant. i am now 32. i get periods once a year, sometimes twice. i have the acne, the body hair that is extreme for me and getting worse it seems! i did laser treatments for my face til the doctor burnt my face so bad i didn't leave my apt for two weeks! it seems moreso lately i'm so tired all the time and moody. i'm learning now these are normal.
i went to a new obgyn a couple years ago that put me on metformin, it made me EXTREMELY ill! couldn't eat anything (and i don't think thats what they meant when they said you would lose weight on it!). when i expressed concerns he upped the dosage, and then again. then sent me to fertility specialist that was a quack. why did no doctor even mention just putting me on the pill to at least regulate me? anyone else out there going through drs not knowing what to do?
i just lost insurance so can't go to drs right now, but when i get insurance back want to find new dr and work on meds and TTC. i have had a couple miscarriages through the years.
i'll quit writing a novel. just wanted to introduce myself and say how great it is to find a group where we all understand what each other is going through! its too embarrassing to discuss with my husband. especially the body hair which makes me shy of some intimacy due to self consciousness!

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Welcome astara celeste. My experience has been a little different. I was DX in 1995 while in college. My then DR said " you have PCOS, here's BCP, you'll need help to conceive". He however, told me nothing about PCOS. I've got bad acne, I'm overweight and I've got the mood swings. I do not have the body hair issues. Currently, I'm trying to conceive #3. I'm on met (no bad SE for me) and I've lost some weight. I'm on Femara this time as well (last 2 times clomid). I agree with you about DRs not knowing much. You just have to find one who knows about or is interested in PCOS. I've been lucky and found good OB/GYNs who have been informed.

So sorry for you loses. I know it's hard. Soon, you'll get you BFP!

I know it is hard, but talk to your husband. He loves you and will understand. I too was shy about it at first with my DH. Now it is a part of us. It's not just you who is on this journey.

Again, welcome, we're here for you.