ihatehair

Do any kind souls just tell me (based on opinion, or guessing, or experience), if i really may have PCOS?

1. I have regular periods
2. No one in family tree have PCOS
3. I am pretty slim (88lb)
4. Under-controlled acne. (some pimples on face,body and back).
5. BUT i have hirsutism!!!

Could i have PCOS?
please tell me...

KimberlyMillions

Ihatehair,

Try visiting the "thin cysters" forum, perhaps they can offer some advice from theier POV, as it may slightly vary from the rest of the cysters on the forum. To my understanding there are different symptoms for every woman with PCOS...

Kim

Eva37

welcome to sc here is the link to the thin cysters for you

http://www.soulcysters.net/thin-cysters/

have you seen your dr ??

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joyblack

It's possible you could have -- and you've already been referred to the Thin Cysters pages.

However, there are many other possible reasons for hirsutism.

Acne and hirsutism certainly point to high testosterone levels.

What about your finger lengths? Are your ring fingers longer than your index fingers? If so, you're probably extra-sensitive to testosterone because your body has been programmed to respond to it in the same sort of way as a male does and so will respond to even limited current levels of testosterone.

There are sources of testosterone other than the ovaries, notably the adrenals.

You may have low levels of estrogen, though if your periods are normal, that's not so likely.

You may have low levels of SHBG so that your testosterone is not being bound and remains free to act.

In all this, do remember that there is a very considerable overlap between female and male when it comes to hair growth patterns. Most family doctors will have a number of women patients with no other medical problems who nonetheless have to shave their facial hair every day. It may not be "normal" for a woman to have male-type moustache and beard growth, but it's certainly by no means rare.