My god I just came face to face wiht a lady who is temping here who i would say 100% has pcos ... she had obvious male pattern hair loss ... (mine is getting there), she also had a shadow of chin hair (stubble) and she was overweight ... I was trying not to stare as I just wanted to say "I know what you have I have it to" ....
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Hmm...don't come out and ask her, but if you guys ever have a real conversation, drop PCOS into it and describe your symptoms. That's about all you can do!
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I have seen women that obvioulsy have PCOS. Why is it wrong to try to help them? I wish someone would have said something to me about this website a long time ago. I have found so much support and understanding here that I want to share it with the world!!!
I haven't screwed up enough courage yet to talk to someone that I think has PCOS, but why is wrong?
Maybe you could approach it as like you two are in the bathroom and you start picking at yourself and maybe she will bring it up. Or be like darn PCOS making have all these hair problems and just leave yourself open and see if she says anything. She might be shy but maybe as long as she hears the name maybe she will look it up. Plus you are also making PCOS more aware. Just an idea. Good Luck!!
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Sillie, it's only wrong because some people might think you were being nosy. Especially if the woman thought she'd hidden all of her symptoms. I know that I'm horrified if I notice that I missed ONE hair. Imagine how awful it would be if somebody else pointed out an entire patch of them! Or that I had more baldness going on than I thought...
And there are other medical conditions that can look like PCOS (which is why they rule everything out before giving us a diagnosis). So I usually bring up my symptoms, and if the woman seems interested, I'll tell her ALL ABOUT IT, and suggest the tests that she should have.
And there are other medical conditions that can look like PCOS (which is why they rule everything out before giving us a diagnosis). So I usually bring up my symptoms, and if the woman seems interested, I'll tell her ALL ABOUT IT, and suggest the tests that she should have.
Viv
Very good point...When I see a "Cyster" I usually try to put MYSELF out there. Just spill my beans and hopefully she will say WOW I have those same symptoms. Like another cyster said try to find a gap for a conversation and kinda drop hints about your problems. You never know she might already know she has it and ALREADY is a cyster!
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there was a customer came thru my checkout and she said 'there's summat in the water, lots of people round here are pregnant (true)' and i said, ooh not me 'your time will come' im tihnking noooooooooooooo she says 'i been trying for over a year now' then she said something about cysts on her ovaries. So i asked her if she'd ever heard of pcos...she said it sounded familliar, so i explained my symptoms and some of the treatment options..all the itme she was looking like..that's me. so i gave the site address.......and i not heard nothing yet.
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I think I've given my opinion on this subject before, but here it is again. It is the height of rude behavior to make assumptions and observations about another person's personal health based on something about their appearance. Another person's health, most especially a stranger's, is simply none of my business.
I too have seen women whose physical appearance suggests they might have hormonal issues. But the physical appearance alone does not entitle me to make a diagnosis for them, and it certainly doesn't give me any right to SAY anything to them! And this is true regardless of any health problem they might have. ("Oh, I notice you've yellow stains on your fingers, and you're coughing and you've been losing weight recently. Maybe you have lung cancer," or, "Wow, have you always had protruding eyes like that? Maybe you should have your thyroid checked.")
Maybe the other person knows they have a problem, and maybe they don't. Yes, I understand the desire to share the info we have all benefitted from. But it's just rude, and can sometimes be cruel.
Now, as many of us point out, it's OK to find ways to open up the subject should it come up in conversation with someone we are acquainted with. But let the other person's attitude lead you in this case.
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Oh god I had no intention of ever saying anything to her ... I simply felt like reaching out ...... but of course you cant ... I do that whenever I see women with thinning hair or bald patches .... because I have it and know how bad it is I just feel like reaching out ....
I would be totally HORRIFIED if someone came up to me that was a virtual stranger and asked if I had PCOS ... because that would mean I am a walking advert of my condition. .....
I just hope that if my condition worsens I can cover it up so as to never be in a position where someone can guess ...
I purley felt for her ....
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I've been in that situation, too, and have wanted to say something. Mostly it's because I went to so many idiot doctors at first who didn't listen to me, they just threw me on the pill, didn't tell me what I had, didn't even respond when I choked out that I was growing a beard (of course I thought I was the only one on the planet then...)
I wish too that someone would have told me sooner and saved me from all my insane theories about what was going on with my body (including some good ones, like that I was born a hermaphrodite... ??)
BUT, most likely, she knows what she has by now. And I must say, I longed for someone to speak to in person about PCOS who shared the disorder with me. I finally found one, and it was a very negative experience. She was a self-defeatist and really brought me down. Of course, I don't doubt many, many people have very positive experiences meeting people with PCOS and talking.
I agree that it should just be casually mentioned if anything, but remember first that she might be extremely sensitive about it, so if you drop it in somewhere and she realizes what you're doing, it might actually offend her because you noticed all of her symptoms while she's probably been telling herself they're not that noticeable.
Good luck in any case.
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I just reread your last post and realized you were basically saying the same thing. haha. Woops.
Yeah, I would really feel like crap if someone approached me about my PCOS. Good intentions or not, it would only reinforce my paranoia.
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Temp here defo has PCOS 
