pcos but thinking of ditching BC due to lack of labido? HELP!!!
jezebellle23
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Ok...so here's the skinny(or lack of my whole pubescent on out)life. I was labeled pcos at 14 due to unexplainable lower abdominal pain before. I had my first period. It took a bit and a few e.r. visits to figure it out , but the old school gyno put me on b.c. before I was sexually active. So we are...20 years later, numerous b.c. courses and changes, weight gain and hard core losses with low carb eating back when Atkins hit big In the early 2000's, and a failed 2yr IUD Attempt..... Here I am. I'm about to turn 35...engaged to the most amazing man possible and yet again having b.c. issues.
I could write a book on my drama of my weight goals and diet plans ... My family literally used to ask "what are you eating now?" before any holiday event. I used to think when I was in my 20's (you gained weight because you sure crap and quit sports and were too stressed and drank too much). I'm aware that all of those things DO add up but have always had a hard time really losing weight unless I stick to a life carb life with mindful indulgence.
Where am I going with this? I never knew that pcos was something to focus on more than just a pill I take each day to keep me from ovulating and reduce the cysts rupturing as much as possible (ie:less pain in my life). I never knew much more than a 1 time conversation in my teens about how I will have to be wiser on my food choices because I will have to work harder to get rid of it. I still remember the ice cream analogy my gyno used 20yrs ago.
My problem is this...I'm turning 35. I'm 30lbs over weight...my last year's birth control had tanked my usually decent libido and it's effecting my life. I was told by planned parenthood that they would not prescribe me b.c. after 34 if I even socially smoke. This led me to research my"condition"... And down the rabitt hole it went. I live in the pnw and have had what I call "the funk" or as others refer to.. Seasonal affective disorder. But upon further research...could my presumably low levels of vitamin d, magnesium and low t be what ails me?
I had the most difficult and heart felt discussion with my lover/fiance who had been feeling rejected and told him...I'm considering STOPPING BIRTH CONTROL AFTER TWENTY YEARS!!! But obviously I'm scared. We are still on the fence about kids...condoms, implanon, depo, Nuevo ring, you name it ...not a good thing for me or us. So.... My concern is...how will i manage the dreadful cysts without birth control. Can you help me in any way?
I feel like I have lived a pcos live with blinders on and self shame over being just a little chunky when maybe it wasn't just my poor choices. I'm a pretty active person and yet..I worry so very much that stopping birth control means pain for me!
I could write a book on my drama of my weight goals and diet plans ... My family literally used to ask "what are you eating now?" before any holiday event. I used to think when I was in my 20's (you gained weight because you sure crap and quit sports and were too stressed and drank too much). I'm aware that all of those things DO add up but have always had a hard time really losing weight unless I stick to a life carb life with mindful indulgence.
Where am I going with this? I never knew that pcos was something to focus on more than just a pill I take each day to keep me from ovulating and reduce the cysts rupturing as much as possible (ie:less pain in my life). I never knew much more than a 1 time conversation in my teens about how I will have to be wiser on my food choices because I will have to work harder to get rid of it. I still remember the ice cream analogy my gyno used 20yrs ago.
My problem is this...I'm turning 35. I'm 30lbs over weight...my last year's birth control had tanked my usually decent libido and it's effecting my life. I was told by planned parenthood that they would not prescribe me b.c. after 34 if I even socially smoke. This led me to research my"condition"... And down the rabitt hole it went. I live in the pnw and have had what I call "the funk" or as others refer to.. Seasonal affective disorder. But upon further research...could my presumably low levels of vitamin d, magnesium and low t be what ails me?
I had the most difficult and heart felt discussion with my lover/fiance who had been feeling rejected and told him...I'm considering STOPPING BIRTH CONTROL AFTER TWENTY YEARS!!! But obviously I'm scared. We are still on the fence about kids...condoms, implanon, depo, Nuevo ring, you name it ...not a good thing for me or us. So.... My concern is...how will i manage the dreadful cysts without birth control. Can you help me in any way?
I feel like I have lived a pcos live with blinders on and self shame over being just a little chunky when maybe it wasn't just my poor choices. I'm a pretty active person and yet..I worry so very much that stopping birth control means pain for me!
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