Ladies with PCOS come on in!!!

stei8086

Hi! Just wondering what the symptoms are of PCOS. My RE diagnosed us with male infertility, however, I really think that there is a problem with me too. My first IVF did not go well for someone my age and health. How did your RE diagnose this? I am trying to rule out things that could also be wrong with me. Thanks for your help!

daisies916

My bloodwork showed signs of PCOS. It was then confirmed while checking my follies for IUI #2 when I had the classic "strand of pearls."

Sorry about your problems. I hope y'all get through it quickly!

baloneydisc

PCOS is diagnosed by b/w and u/s. My b/w was borderline, but u/s confirmed the diagnosis. I also have weight problems, acne, extra hair, & annovulatory cycles. What symptoms do you have that make you suspect PCOS?

lilredj

elainelbuck:

PCOS is diagnosed by b/w and u/s. My b/w was borderline, but u/s confirmed the diagnosis. I also have weight problems, acne, extra hair, & annovulatory cycles. What symptoms do you have that make you suspect PCOS?

this!  Hope they are able to get you through this!!

Missuskeekers

Mine was confirmed with blood work. I had had an ultrasound a couple months prior to my diagnosis which came out normal. However I hadn't had my period in 4 months so they ran a full hormonal blood panel and confirmed. I can't remember what confirmed it I was in so much shock when I received the news. It might have been high LH it might have been high Androgens. I remember the doctor said that something was almost double something else, but I was too shocked to pay attention.

I have been wondering ever since. I really need to go back and ask her. Anyways, my symptoms.. the only reason I went to see the doctor was because I was annovulatory (Didn't get my period/ovulate) and I had always had fairly regular cycles. It took them a whole 4 months to finally do a hormonal panel after checking individual things like my thyroid. To be fair to them though I wasn't going in too often because this was all happening right before and after my wedding/Honeymoon.

 

Things I didn't realize were related untill I got my diagnosis:

My hair was falling out, it had been for 8 months or so and I had seen a doctor a couple times because of it. (at this time I didn't have a family doctor) They always said it was "just stress". They checked my thyroid and iron levels. They found Thyroid function was normal but my iron was low. Prescribed iron supplements.

I have pretty bad acne.

I have a slight bit of hair on my upper lip. To the point where I occasionally pluck, but no one has ever mentioned it to me before.

I gain weight around my midsection when I gain. That being said I am a lean PCOS'er I am 5'8.5 and weigh 135 pounds. I was up to 155 about 4 months prior to my wedding and lost 20 pounds before the wedding and have stayed that way since.

 I struggled with depression when I was younger but have no idea if this was related or if it was just the typical teen angst. I am still a fairly anxious (but happy!) person, I tend to be a worrier and stress myself out.  Not sure if that is related because my father is the same way. 

Marinewifey9200

It took a while for me to get diagnosed cause when I was a teenager they just put me on BCP. But I knew something was up. I had really irregular periods....I wasnt overweight but I noticed it was all in my mid section. Later on when I got serious with my boyfriend (now DH) we werent as careful. Never got pregnant, I thought I was lucky since at the time I was only 17! So when we got married I knew we were going to have trouble. So obgyn did various test but nothing. Then when I went to a RE he saw it in my ultrasound and bloodwork.