The Truth about PCOS

PCOS
Description:
What is PCOS?

* Is also known as Stein-Leventhal Syndrome or Polycystic Ovary Disease (PCOD).

* Affects an estimated 6-10% of all women and most don't even know they have it.

* Is treatable, but not curable, by medications, changes in diet and exercise.

* Is one of the leading causes of infertility in women.

* Has been identified for 75 years and they still aren't sure what causes it.

* Affects far more than just reproduction.

* IT IS NOT just a cosmetic problem.

Symptoms

* Irregular or absent menses

* Numerous cysts on the ovaries in many, but not all, cases

* High blood pressure

* Acne

* Elevated insulin levels, Insulin Resistance, or Diabetes

* Infertility

* Excess hair on the face and body

* Thinning of the scalp hair (alopecia)

* Weight Problems or obesity that is centered around your mid section

*Discoloration of the skin in areas where skin can crease

*Sudden increase in weight gain

*Sudden increase in cravings for carbohydrates

*Depression and mood swings

Causes of Symptoms

*If you have problems with auto-immune disorders, PCOS is directly related to it. For instance, asthma, bumps on your arms or forms of eczema, irritable bowel syndrome, goodpastures syndrome, type 1 diabetes, celiacs disease, etc. Basically autoimmune is the action of your body having an inappropriate immune response against its own tissues.

*PCOS also affects the level of progesterone in your system, and progesterone is a natural anti-depressant. So if you have mood swings, get depressed, etc, this is the reason why. It can be treated through birth control pills that have progesterone specifically in them (for instance YAZ, Yasmin, Ocella, and many others). It can also be treated through creams. I have yet to find another source of it via oral use other than the birth control.

*A lot of the things you're experiencing are the fact that we just have more testosterone in our system than most women, so we take on mens more attractive features as a result. For instance, the hair loss and the excess hair in places me dont want it. I feel I am completely blessed that I do not have this symptom.

The sad part of PCOS is it goes so undetected and women don't realize there are ways to help the symptoms.

It is also passed through generations.

No luck with meds first month.

This is our 17th cycle. But our 1st cycle with meds

So when you take Prometruim you should start your next cycle 1 to 2 days after you have taken your last pill....And I did... Which means no pregnancy. We will try and try again.....because we all know Practice make Pregnant!

Test Results

History: Feb 4th, 2010.

I was picking Derrick, my husband, up from work and he told me that Dr. J. had just called. So I called her back and she said I had all the signs of having PCOS (poly cystic ovarian syndrome). So basically what that means is my blood sugar is fine but my body produces too much insulin. Insulin is what puts the sugar where it needs to go in the body. This pretty much throws you whole body off. Too much insulin causes you to have cyst on your ovaries and stops you from ovulating. This in turn throws your cycles off. The real reason I haven't got pregnant. She put me on Metformin. Which is used to lower your insulin levels. Hopefully this will help.

Metformin: The side effects of this very. It is insane on your digestive system and will make you think, is wanting a child worth going through this. The first weeks of this was crazy, I hurt and cried and hurt and cried. I have found that the less carbs I eat the better I react to the medication.

First Dr. Apt with Dr. J

History: Feb 1st, 2010
Went to Dr. J. I showed her the charting I had done and told her about all the negative ovulation test I had done for the last 3 months. The first month I took the test once a day, The next 2 months I took them twice a day 6 am and 6 pm. Every single test was negative. I just didn't understand why I wasn't ovulating. I also talked with Dr. J about how we had been trying for almost a year. My cycles had been messed up so, which is what I thought was causing me not to ovulate, so she started me on Prometrium for 12 days. This helps me not to start to early and keeps my cycles on track. She also decided to send me to have fasting blood work done the next morning. She said I would get the test results in about a week.

If you are looking for ovulation test you can get them on ebay they are called WONDFO. You can get 100 tests. You can choose how many pregnancy and how many ovulation test you want. Make sure to put it in the notes on your order. They run $19.99 for 100 test. Great Deal.

WOW where do I start....I have a daughter who is 11 and will be 12 in 2 weeks. I married my best friend September 22, 2007. We have been trying to conceive our 2nd child for about just over a year. This is my story.