Menopause & PCOS

[Smilithing]

Hi

I am wondering, if I have been taking the pill and it elevates PCOS symptoms, what happens when I have had the menopause and I stop taking the pill?

Do we get an explosion of symptoms?

I am 50 soon so might be not too long before I find out.

😱

[Hols969]

Yup I'm 50 in May, I am still on the combined pill so am waiting and seeing what happens - I presume I would probably go on HRT when I come off the pill as I dont want to be a fat, hairy 50 year old as Im chubby and slightly hairy 49 year old but it is copeable!!

[Smilithing]

Hi Hols969

Sounds like we are the Guinea pigs?

There doesn't seem to be much imfo about older pcos ladies. I have seen that eventually things do calm down but not till we are really old.

My mum didn't have HRT. She was one of the lucky ones, so what if I take after her?

I never had much trouble with periods (when I had them, lol)

I am gonna try to stick to low GI diet hopefully keep the weight down!

[Hols969 in reply to Smilithing]

lol yup - I think it does vary from person to person, as I am on the combined pill now then I presume HRT will be the route I will go as every time I came off the pill I put on weight rapidly and turned into more of a yeti than normal!!!

There are a few older verity ladies but there doesnt seem to be much research on menopause and pcos!!

theanswertopcos diet is really good and I consistently lose weight on it, I tend to fluctuate a little by about a stone but did the diet 8 years or so ago and have pretty much maintained it.