I may have PCOS

[plushiesaremyjam]

I haven't had a period since November 2019 and I finally went to the gynecologist for it on Thursday. I was so scared because I hate needles and I knew they were gonna have to do a blood draw. Which...they did at the very end and it wasn't as bad as I thought.

During my visit my doctor told me that I may have some hormonal imbalances happening and I may have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). It makes sense as my periods have never been regular, I have a little excess body hair, and I am overweight the majority of it in the mid section.

But I don't think of this as bad as some women. Some women, actually way more, have it way worse than I do. This is just scary for me because PCOS can cause insulin resistance which can also cause type 2 diabetes which runs heavily in my family. So when my doctor drew blood for my thyroid test I also had her run a test of diabetes. I should find those results out soon...maybe even tomorrow if I am lucky.

I've wanted to lose weight for a while, I really have and I still do. I just home I will still be able to and this isn't the end for me...I don't want children so the infertility aspect to all of this is not to worrisome for me. But I'm scared of diabetes. I know that whatever diagnosis I get I will be hitting the gym and taking better care of myself. I just hope I still have time to make it better.

[Fertilite20]

Hey there,

Have the results for both PCOS and diabetes come out yet?

I knew a person who was in a similar situation before, which was scary for her. To my knowledge, she hasn't gotten type 2 diabetes since she was diagnosed with PCOS, but she's changed her lifestyle in order to prevent it in the future. The risk will always be there, but at least she is living healthy and happy with herself.

Let us know what happens, and no matter what, you can make it better.

[plushiesaremyjam in reply to Fertilite20]

Hi. So I got my tests back and I was tested for diabetes and my thyroid function and both are fine. I’ll find out if I have PCOS if my period doesn’t start after 7 days since my last dose of progesterone. Cause then I’ll have to have more tests done.