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Women with PCOS

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Hi there.

 If you've been diagnosed with PCOS, how did you know to get checked for this?  What were your symptoms?  I have made an appointment with an endocrinologist to help stabalize my thyroid, but think I am also having trouble with my ovary.. I feel pain on the left side and am really bloated around my lower abdomen.  I also felt pain during sex last night.  I know to talk to the doctor about this, but am wondering if people with this condition could give me more insight into their symptoms.  Thanks!

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Re: Women with PCOS

  • damabo80damabo80 member

    My OBGYN did an insulin resistance test on me, and it came back positive.

    Irregular periods + carried my weight around my middle + a few random chin hairs = classic PCOS. If you Google PCOS, it will come up with a list of the "classic symptoms".

    However, really only an u/s will show you if you have PC ovaries.


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  • noah-bearnoah-bear member

    Irregular Periods, Excessive thick hair (chin, nipples, stomach, neck), Partly insulin resistant, raised testosterone.

    My mom, aunt,  and grandma have PCOS. 

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  • stillwaiting12stillwaiting12
    My OBGYN did some testing but an endocrinologist is who he referred me to before the actual diagnosis was given. Anyway... my symptoms are irregular periods, on a weight roller coaster, dark thick hair on my arms/legs. Random hairs on my chin/back/stomach etc... I am not insulin resistant but my testosterone is elevated. I know some women who don't really have any of the symptoms that I do who are actually PCOS so I think it varies greatly. They can do an internal U/S and check your ovaries for cysts which will then lead them to more testing.
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  • BabyTrippinBabyTrippin member

    My list of obvious symptoms:  facial hair-more than the random plucker, boob and belly hair, scalp hair thinning in a male-pattern-baldness way, weight that won't go away with normal dieting, periods that disappear for months on end or come every 3 weeks, depression.  

    My list of hormonal/medical symptoms:  elevated testosterone, FSH to LH ratio is 1:3.4 (iirc) and should be 1:1 or thereabouts, elevated fasting insulin levels, polycystic ovaries (my ob called them "classic"), borderline high blood pressure.

    Pretty much I have the laundry list of PCOS minus the acne.  How I dodged that bullet I'll never know, but I'm thankful.  Zits and a beard just aren't attractive.  Soulcysters.net is an awesome resource.  

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