My name is Anna, I'm 18 and recently diagnosed with PCOS. Ive taken the news pretty hard for the fear of not being able to have children, something I've always seen myself doing. But after talking to the doctor and starting metformin, I started to see the silver lining. I was also diagnosed with HPV in February, and today told by my Doctor my pap came back bad again. This is after I had a colposcopy and cryo, so the next step if this worsens is a more evasive biopsy or possible surgery. This is just a complete blow to me, that news on top of my recent PCOS news makes me feel almost hopeless and less like a woman because of the possibility that i am infertile. I joined this website to gain some insight, and hope from you all, any advice you have to helps. Thank You.
I am sorry you have to go thru this. I am sorry any of us have to go thru this. One thing I try to remind myself is that I am alive, I have people that love me and that is what matters. It is wonderful to get the chance to bear children. With PCOS we had the possibility of adoption in the back of our minds. There are many options for being a great mommy even if you cannot bear them yourself. About being a woman, my husband just told me tonight, just because my female parts don't work the way they should doesn't make me any less a woman than when I was born with all working parts. Now that doesn't make this disease any easier to deal with or the additional challenges you face with the HPV and other problems, but if anything I think it makes us stronger women. I have several close friends that have suffered from breast cancer and have had to remove their breasts, the outward appearance of womanhood, it was tough and hard for them, but I have watched them become stronger women then they were before the cancer. I believe the same is true with PCOS. Let's take this stupid disease by the tail and show it whose boss, I know easier said than done, but maybe one day there will be a cure, let's keep hoping. Good luck and try and stay positive.
I completely understand what your going thru because i too was diagnose last year with PCOS and i was 19 now, im 20.I also took it pretty hard.Because just the thought of having fertility problems frighten me.But PCOS is treatable.I know because i dont really have the sypmtoms anymore because they put me on the yasmin pill for a year and at the moment im not taking it but its like if the symptoms went away.Im not really sure how well PCOS will go for me but i have faith.I mean, im only 20 and at the moment im not really looking to have kids prob in a couple of years from now for sure i will want a baby.Thats whole reason we live right!!!So trust me you'll survive.We're all here for you.And if you need someone to talk to.Feel free to message!!
-Quinn
Diagnosed with PCOS 3 months ago 
