My youngest sister will be turning eleven years old in April. She started wearing a training bra in 2006, as nine years old. Ever since she was only a few years old she has been an extremely "fuzzy" little girl, and it is only getting more pronounced as she gets older. She started shaving her legs in first grade because it was as thick and dark as an adult woman's!
What is the likelihood, do you think, that she may be developing PCOS or something similar? She hasn't started her periods yet, but I don't doubt it's right around the corner. Every one of us (mom, and her older three sisters) started between eleven and twelve years old.
The sister just older than her is going to be fourteen in April, and she started her period just over a year ago, and is also developing rapidly. My mom told me the other day that she has started to complain of more severe cramping and other symptoms while on her period. She is also fairly hairy, though it is less noticable as she is a red head.
My other sister is nineteen years old, and has been complaining of increasingly bad periods for years. She would get her period and be in bed for two days, agonizing! She does not have the hair issue like the other three of us do (I have it too), but she has been gaining weight in her tummy, though the rest of her is only mildly plump.
My mother... Well, she has very regular cycles that have never varied that she remembers. But she does have excess facial hair, and she and my nineteen year old sister both have a very hard time losing weight. My mom doesn't think she has PCOS, but she says she's going to look into getting the girls tested.
Any thoughts?
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Alena Belleque
DX: 12/21/2007
Metformin: 1500mg
Levothyroxin 75mg
Prenatal Vitamin/Cranberry/Claritin/Vitamin "C"/OMEGA3 Fish Oil
Raw Foods Diet: Weight loss goal 100lbs (93 to go)
TTC: 15 months/5 month break w. bcp/3 months currently
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Yes, it seems PCOS is genetic, and female relatives of cysters have a higher chance of having PCOS. However, from my reading showing early signs of puberty is not common in ladies with PCOS. It can however be a sign of other problems. Check this link: Your child and PCOS, info and support thread
BCPs have been shown to cause insulin resistance in young girls. I think too often they are used before other methods, when other methods might work just as well. Some girls are put on BCPs early instead of doctors treating the cause of the heavy bleeding.
If your one cyster has very heavy bleeding and pain she needs to be checked for endometriosis.
The Genetics of PCOS - A Question 
