First of all, I'm so glad to have found this forum! It's an issue my friends just don't quite understand and people who don't have it.
I've had acne on and off for three years since I was 14. Last year I was perfectly clear from Jan to Sept, 2007. Then it came back slowly and steadily. In the past 5 months, my periods have been very irregular and I hypothesized that this could be the cause and I went for ultrasound. Apparently I'm in the early stages as there are cysts on my ovaries.
I'm considering taking birth control pills but there are so many types. What are the most popular ones that have worked? And what about other medications? How intense is spiro and met? And what are their side affects?
Here are my symptoms
- Acne
- Oily Skin
- Thin hair on scalp (I'm don't think I'm losing lot's of hair everyday. So I'm not quite sure if this is genetic or not. But I have VERY thin hair, like if you touch my hair, you touch my scalp.)
- Irregular periods (very few and far between, also very light)
- Mild hirsutism (it's been getting noticeably worse in recent years, which I think I had PCOS before my ultrasound)
Btw, is it possible that PCOS stunted by breasts development? It's just that I have small breasts while both my mother and grandmother have quite average ones. Just throwing it out there.
Thank you so much for reading this long post. I appreciate any suggestions
Hi everyone~ Suggested medications? 
i personally cant get on with bcp - it makes my bp/weight go wayy up. Here is the link to the bcp section of sc for you
