suppa1hero

Is pcos something you have since you are young or can it hit you at a later age?I am 43 and I have the symptoms, but I have had more or less regular check ups with a gynelogists up to about 3 years ago. Should it have been there then?

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Kathie

my pcos started at 13 years old

i would guess that if you have a diagnosis of pcos at 43 you must have had the tendancy to have it all along.

if you gain weight the weight gain can make your symptoms worse.

if you think back though, even if you had regular cycles and no infertility

did you have acne or unwanted facial or arm hair?

it could be also that a dr. made a mistake in your case--it would not be the first time a dr. made a mistake---most of us here have our "pcos horror stories" about our drs.

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Kathie age 48
diagnosed Stein Leventhal Syndrome (pcos) in early 1980's

12 years of infertility before
Two pergonal pregnancies
30 years of marriage

one single pergonal pregnancy in 1989 , one triplet pergonal pregnancy that lasted 28 weeks in 1990--one triplet baby in heaven--one child with cerebral palsy in a wheelchair.

positive pregnancy test on 5-8-2003-What a surprise!!
A little girl was born in December 2003--what a blessing.

CathyWood

Welcome to SC. I am glad you found us. PCOS found me way back in 2nd grade..maybe earlier...and i didn't know till was 30. I hope that you have been able to read up on some things and found this site to be helpful. Contact me if you wish. See you around.

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Lee 40
Married Feb 12, 1994
HSG Nov 2004
Brandon Aug 8, 2005

CysterChrista

PCOS is a syndrome, that is, a collection of symptoms. It can hit you at any point. The symptoms are caused by hormone imbalances, so any time your hormones get out of whack PCOS can strike.

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Kathie

CysterChrista--

you are eating snickers for breakfast??

i'm afraid a snickers in the morning would send my insulin levels soaring all day.

how is it working???

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Kathie age 48
diagnosed Stein Leventhal Syndrome (pcos) in early 1980's

12 years of infertility before
Two pergonal pregnancies
30 years of marriage

one single pergonal pregnancy in 1989 , one triplet pergonal pregnancy that lasted 28 weeks in 1990--one triplet baby in heaven--one child with cerebral palsy in a wheelchair.

positive pregnancy test on 5-8-2003-What a surprise!!
A little girl was born in December 2003--what a blessing.

Pattyannruss

PCOS symptoms are very close/same as pre-menapausal symptoms.
Mine hit hard at age 30.

So yes it can be PCOS or early menapause.(basically the same thing)

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