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Ok, I've heard it all as far as what may or may not be wrong with me. PCOS possibly and then possible pre-mature menopause (I'm only 20) and then this horrible condition called lychen sclerosis which required a painful biopsy all for nada.

I'm back to PCOS. I haven't had a period in 7 months and the previos year to that I was on Yasmin for skipping periods anywhere from a month to 6 months. I have mild facial hair problems (there isn't a family history of this or anything so it was assumed hormonal) and moderate acne. Yet I went to the doctor last week and she couldn't feel any cysts and today I got my blood test results back and they're perfectly normal.

I'm tired of all of this. I'd just like some sort of concrete diagnosis. The doctor told me my official diagnosis was PCOS because I have some of the symptoms and regardless the only treatment is birth control. She's told me to start taking Ovcon because Yasmin made me depressed. She told me I should take birth control until I wanted to have children and most likely I'd have a hard time conceiving if I ever did want children. The probable infertility doesn't bother me, I don't really want children and if I change my mind I'd be ok with adopting. Plus I have a family history of infertility so I was expecting as much.

What I don't want to do is take birth control, but this is my second doctor and both her and my previos doctor have told me the same thing that I have to take birth control. I, however, hated taking Yasmin and I'm wary of Ovcon. It seems like a no win.

To have PCOS shouldn't my hormones be off or something? Also I fear that my acne and hair problem are getting worse and I'm not sure how to stop it. Im just frustrated and not sure what to do really. I dont really think there is anything to do.

The doctors told me that if I didn't take the pill I'd be at a greater risk for cancer, heart disease, etc. but I'm thinking maybe it'd be worth it cause I really hate the idea of taking the pill for the rest of my life and not having periods isn't so bad.

CarlaW

Don't give up that easy. It may take several switches before you end up with the right doctor who will treat you. You mentioned that your tests were normal. What tests were done and what were the actual numbers? You can request copies from your doctor if you don't already have them.

Try your hardest to fight your PCOS and educating yourself on the signs, symptoms and treatments will help be pro-active in your treatment. There are other alternatives to the birth control pill. One such drug is Metformin.

Hang in there and fight for good health.

Jashobeam

Ditto! You need to find a doc who really knows about PCOS and ALL the treatments for it, including lower-carb which has worked for a lot of Cysters to alleviate some symptoms. It is true that you are at a higher risk of endometrial cancer if you have fewer than 8 (if I remember correctly) periods a year. I agree that you need to ask what tests were done and to request the results for the ones that were done. HTH