hey Amynshs, i'm 16 to and i don't kno whether a physical is needed i haven't been diagnosed with PCOS yet but i have most of the symptoms and the only reason i have gone to the docs yet is because i'm scared to i don't kno if this'll be much help but it's prolly better to feel uncomfortable for a few mins then to be left wondering for the rest of your life
this is exactly what im going through..im 19 and i happened on this site and i was reading and i realized i was going through most of the same things...after the relief there was some crying and panicking and a lot of discussion with ppl.(they all thought i was overreacting because my mom doesnt have it)..i went to make an appointment with my college health center and they asked me what i was making the appointment for..i had Nooo ideaa what what to say..but anyways..i ended up missing the appointment...now im contemplating making another appointment..but i have no idea how to approach it..im going to ask for a gynocologist..but i dont know how im gonna say it..i think i have PCOS?..what should my first questions be?..and im not looking forward to the physical..i havent been to the doctor since i was 10 or 11 i think..
Unfortunetly, where I live there is a doctor shortage. So I have to see whoever will see me. It hasn't gone well. My last doctor apparently didn't know what pcos was and treated me like it was all because I was fat and lazy.I have a new Doc now and thanks to this site, some questions to create a real starting point.Thanks for the info!
I keep hearing about people getting pelvic ultrasounds and women talking about how big their cysts are. I haven't been to the doctor in 3 years because for a while I kind of gave up on myself, but when I did go last time a pelvic ultrasound wasn't even offered as an option. My doc just assumed, because of my symptoms, that I had PCOS and put me on met... it was the best thing that ever happened to me because I got pregnant but I'm upset that I feel like I didn't get to hear all of my options. I'm going back to the doctor soon and am just wondering what the benefits are of maybe asking for an ultrasound to see if I have cysts and how big they are.
I keep hearing about people getting pelvic ultrasounds and women talking about how big their cysts are. I haven't been to the doctor in 3 years because for a while I kind of gave up on myself, but when I did go last time a pelvic ultrasound wasn't even offered as an option. My doc just assumed, because of my symptoms, that I had PCOS and put me on met... it was the best thing that ever happened to me because I got pregnant but I'm upset that I feel like I didn't get to hear all of my options. I'm going back to the doctor soon and am just wondering what the benefits are of maybe asking for an ultrasound to see if I have cysts and how big they are.
Actually, way back in 2002(ish) when the doctor I was seeing sent me for a pelvic (vaginal) ultrasound they did not find any cysts at all despite much looking and uncomfortable poking with the "wand."
The doctor was quite interested in learning about PCOS (it was relatively "newly discovered" among the medical community at that time) and made sure I understood that sometimes the cysts remain quite small and difficult to detect especially considering the "habit" of cysts to shrink and grow and to come and go.
Also, in one of the stickies I read when I "found" this forum yesterday, I read that not all cysters actually HAVE cysts, it is more a matter of ticking off boxes regarding everything and seeing how it adds up rather than being determined by any one specific "issue."
Actually, way back in 2002(ish) when the doctor I was seeing sent me for a pelvic (vaginal) ultrasound they did not find any cysts at all despite much looking and uncomfortable poking with the "wand."
The doctor was quite interested in learning about PCOS (it was relatively "newly discovered" among the medical community at that time)
PCOS was pretty 'well discovered' in 2002. It was first discovered in 1935...
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I appreciate this post!I was Dx in 2005 but then lost my insurance,so I have gone untreated since then.I FINALLY have insurance and will be seeing the endocrinologist in September.I'm glad to have a little bit of an idea of questions to ask!
Hoping someone can maybe help me get on the right path as I'm so confused, and angry at his point.
Here is some history:
I have Nigracan Scanthosis (darkening of the skin) since before puberty onset. Doctor has also said Insulin Resistance, metabolic X syndrome. Had abnormal periods for years which have now become fairly regular although miss one now and again. I have had cysts on ovaries seen in ultra sound due to pain I was experiencing. One previous miscariage. Hirsutism has developed over the last few years. The doctors looked at pcos as a diaganosis but I'm unsure to this day if I have it. I was prediabetic for about year and now am diabetic. The only advice ever given to me me was to eat healthy and try to lose weight. I have tried numerous times and am not giving up. I was just put on metformin in July 09 and am at 1700 mg / day.
I'm so worried about not knowing what to ask and what to do anymore. I want to have children and need to lose some weight before attempting. I'm seeing a dietician now and am slowly losing. Please let me know if I'm missing something or if there is anything else coming my way I can try to prevent.
Thank you for the info! I was diagnosed about 3 years ago and did not take this seriously until now! I have gained sixty pounds in 1 1/2. I recently dropped 22 lbs. and am feeling a lot better and I started researching PCOS and found this website! I have been reading all weekend!! I am very hopeful. I am hoping and praying for a child.
Boy, am I glad I found you girls! I was recently dignosed with PCOS and I don't know anyone else who has it. This website is so informative. I have a 4 yo son who was conceived with Clomid on the first try. I expected it to be just as easy this time around. 10 months later and still no luck. I did 2 rounds of clomid with ob/gyn and then went to RE. I was diagnosed with PCOS at that point (on 3rd cycle of clomid). I then tried follistim and an IUI and just found out wed. that it didn't work. i went this morning for a day 3 ultrasound only to find that there were still 3 large cyts hanging around from last cycle (largest was 48 x 56). This cycle was cancelled before it even started. Ive been on an emotional roller coaster this week. I am so grateful that there are other people out there who can relate!
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