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05-25-2008, 12:08 PM
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I was diagnosed in Feb. of this year at the age of 32. My symptoms showed up after I had my daughter who is now 8 years old. When I was younger I was one of the lucky ones who was able to get pregnant easily. I have 3 beautiful children. But after I had my youngest (my daughter) my cycles got irregular, I gained weight, and came down with a nasty case of adult acne. I was told back then (I was in my early 20's) that I was just getting old and these things happen. Well the nurse told me that and she and I didn't get along quite well. She had this thing of not letting me speak to the doctor. The doc had no clue that she was doing this. He was a wonderful guy and I spoke to him recently (he moved away) and he apologized for all of that and said he was glad I found an ob/gyn that knew about pcos and was treating me. The diagnosis didn't come any easier for me at 32. I admit it would've been hard to deal with if I had been diagnosed earlier but it was hard now as well. I don't think it is an easy thing to hear at any age. | 
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05-26-2008, 01:28 AM
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i guess that is true. its never easy hearing somethings wrong with you. i guess it could just be the time and years that pass that you finally come to terms with it and accept yourself and now i cant even remember wut life was like without it | |
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05-26-2008, 03:49 AM
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18, just this year. I thought I was pregnant. I went to the hospital in an ambulance from my doctor's office because I was having serious abdominal pain, had an ultra-sound done, and was diagnosed shortly afterward. Not so happy.... was looking forward to children.
Looking back, I've had symptoms since I hit puberty. Just, never knew anything about it. It's better to know that not know, though, right? | |
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05-26-2008, 12:14 PM
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I started having issues at puberty - gained some weight, and the depression I had in childhood worsened. So, I became severely anorexic. I never had a regular AF, and when my father finally took me to a doctor, they said it was because I was so thin. When I was 19, I started gaining a lot of weight, and AF was still absent. So, I went to my first gyno. Because I have a sexual abuse history, nothing was "checked out" - but my labs came back indicative of PCOS. I was given a tentative dx.
Flash forward 6 years: I'd gone without insurance all that time, but I knew I had elevated prolactin levels because of psychiatric care. Finally, I saw a GP who ran all the right tests and set me up with a gyno and endo. I received a confirmation of the dx this past year, though they also suspect Cushing's...
I distinctly remember being told about PCOS at 19. I was on my own in the world, and I remember feeling very overwhelmed...I hope that you are able to pull support from those around you, whatever results you get. It definitely makes things easier to have support! | |
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05-26-2008, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by tiffanyleigh614  i guess that is true. its never easy hearing somethings wrong with you. i guess it could just be the time and years that pass that you finally come to terms with it and accept yourself and now i cant even remember wut life was like without it |  I agree with u. I was diagnosed when I was 21 but I am now 26 (as of June 7th) So yeah I cant remember what it was like when I didnt know about it. Take care ladies and good luck to you all! <3 
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05-26-2008, 09:04 PM
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22... and it dosent look like i'll be having a baby now or in the near future.
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05-27-2008, 02:41 PM
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I was 18 when I was DX'd but have had sings of it since I was 13 or 14.
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05-27-2008, 02:47 PM
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32--didn't start symptoms till after I had three kids (last child born at age 29) | |
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05-28-2008, 08:06 PM
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27 or 28 (I'm 32)
I didn't do much research on it at first, and eh....didn't really hit me until the past year when I started seeing many of the symptoms hit all at once. Since then I've gained a great deal of information and am learning what I need to do to treat it. | |
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05-28-2008, 08:17 PM
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I was 21 when I was diagnosed in 'early 1998. The doctor said there was no treatment other than birth control back then - not exactly condusive to building a family! Thank goodness for the internet (and my most favorite book when we went through infertility "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler). | |
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05-28-2008, 11:51 PM
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05-28-2008, 11:52 PM
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05-29-2008, 12:20 AM
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I was diagnosed June 2004 but I think they had an Idea July 2001
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05-30-2008, 01:56 AM
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I was 13
__________________ _____________________________________________ You can have power over people as long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power.
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05-30-2008, 05:00 PM
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Hello!!
I was dignoised in September 2006 and i started taking Yasmin 28, in October 2006. I was 18 when i was diagniosed an am now 20. Everything seems to be going well and the pill has helped a lot with the hair growth and colouring of it, I have notice a big difference in a lot of things as well as weight.
Well hope to get to know some people on here.
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