PCOS

MrsMyers2010

Can anyone tell me how you got diagnosed w/ this?

and what your symptoms were..

kimarino13

Symptoms:  Long cycles (35-100 days), weight gain when coming off the pill

Diagnosed with:  AMH test (9.2 was my level), ultrasound of my ovaries (30+ follicles), testosterone test and FSH/LH ratio test.

katieranck2202

I was diagnosed based on lots of b/w, long annovulatory cycles, and an u/s.

My symptoms include abnormal hair growth, weight gain around the middle, annovulatory cycles, long irregular cycles.

Check out the PCOSbio for lots of info.

SNB2B

Hi. I'd be happy to:

I was 16 and only had a few periods a year, I was rapidly gaining weight, and had excess hair growth. I went to a specialist in my city who ran a lot of blood work and based on those results diagnosed me. HTH.

AletheaP

I had anovulatory cycles, a bunch of awesome side effects, high(er) insulin levels...hmmm...that's all I can think of right now, but there were one or two other things. My RE diagnosed me before I had an ultrasound.

AletheaP

Sorry, I didn't totally read your OP. I had/have totally fucked up cycles, excessively dry skin, mostly on my scalp, eyebrows and ears and a carbohydrate intolerance (weight gain specifically around the middle despite your best efforts). Plus, BW showed that I have insulin resistance and some minor thyroid problems.

ohiostategal

As soon as I went off BCP my periods stopped and I gained about 20 lbs.  After 6 months of no periods I went to OB.  They ran about seven different blood tests to determine PCOS and IR.