PCOS, Lifting Weights & Testosterone

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  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    Do you have a lot of chest hair, or need to shave your beard often?

    If not, you don't have testosterone levels high enough to worry.

    Carry on.

    Urm some women with PCOS do have these symptoms. Don't be so flippant.

    Yeah, thanks.

    ETA: Spent way too much money on Electrolysis, waxing, special razors. I have to shave my face, neck, stomach and chest DAILY. I've been on medications for 3 years to stop the hair grow and it may make the hair less black and slower to grow but it's still there.

    I spent 3 years with an sexually, verbally and physically abusive man because he had me convinced that no one else would ever want to be with me. Finally, after losing some weight, gaining confidence and leaving that man, I spent 2 years single out of fear of my condition. The few times a guy would come close to touching my face or neck, I would panic that he would feel that my skin was not smooth and freak out that it was shaved. One actually did. I've been with my fiance for 2 years and I still don't like him touching certain parts of my face and chest.

    Until you are a woman living with Hirsutism and having to live with that kind of insecurity and the depression caused by having no way to fix it, please stfu.

    :heart:
  • miranda_mom
    miranda_mom Posts: 873 Member
    Okay, I'm going to ignore the troll on this post and just say this: I have PCOS. I lift. After lifting for four months, I got pregnant. I had serious cycle issues prior to this. My doctor and my OB both said lifting is GOOD for your hormones. That is the effect that I saw it have on my body.
    Give it a try and ease into it, see what you think. I was scared to try but I love it now.
  • angelams1019
    angelams1019 Posts: 1,102 Member
    Do you have a lot of chest hair, or need to shave your beard often?

    If not, you don't have testosterone levels high enough to worry.

    Carry on.

    Urm some women with PCOS do have these symptoms. Don't be so flippant.

    He obviously has no idea what PCOS is...
  • Dogwalkingirl
    Dogwalkingirl Posts: 320 Member
    I also have PCOS and I totally recommend lifting. I have always felt I developed muscle a lot quicker then some women. This is probably due to the PCOS but I am not bulky, I don't look like a man and believe me having a tighter, firmer body is a lot better then extra unwanted flab!! The best thing you can do for your body is try to keep in shape. The symptoms of PCOS can be controlled by lowering your weight and being in better shape. Even things like hair growth can be controlled when you lose weight. Don't be scared to lift!

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