areyoulistening

so i'm new... and i thought i'd share my little story.

i have never been diagnosed with PCOS. my period SEEMS normal. i mean, i've never had any problems... but i AM overweight and i have facial hair. a little on my chin and some on my left cheek. i have cried numerous times but it doesn't do any good. it gets me nowhere. i've been doing lazer treatments on and off for the last 6 years. YES. 6 years. i'm only 23...

nothing seems to be helping. and you know, i wouldn't mind the plucking. it's not my whole cheek or chin area. it's just here and there hairs. actually, i DON'T mind it. i mind the ingrowns. i dig at my skin and it looks HORRIBLE. i cannot for the life of me leave them alone and just let them come through. when i see one under my skin, i go crazy!

there's got to be a way to help me... i won't wear makeup because i feel that i'm not "normal enough" so i sit and think about how nice it would be...

i have never had a relationship and i'm afraid if/when i do, they will notice the ingrowns underneath my skin too...

what am i going to do? everything in my life is affected by this!

DiamondInTheRough

Since the hair doesn't seem to be a huge problem (as in it doesn't affect a great deal of your face) you could consider electrolysis.

But first, I think you should consult a doctor to find out what your hormone levels are like. While you may or may not have PCOS, you could have other hormonal syndromes that have similar symptoms to pcos...

You could get benefit from a medication if your doctor finds you are imbalanced somehow, and this might help with the hair as well.

Best wishes

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Meta888

Hang in there!

You really should get checked out by a doctor, because from day one I've always had extremely regular periods and I have PCOS and insulin resistance.

While irregular periods are a common symptom for PCOSers, you can have this disorder with regular periods, FYI.

If it is a health related issue, better to know now while you're young so you can begin to get on a course of treatment and get your health under control!!

Good luck --

Meta888

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Eva37

welcome to sc im so sorry you are going through this. Have you seen your dr about it?? i personally take spiro - which helps with the hair.
eva

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