Doctors in my area know NOTHING about P.C.O.S

kaylacyr123

When my doctor diagnosed me with pcos about 2 years ago honestly all he said was , go on birth control and stay on it. I don't want that. I'd also like to have children so obviously I don't want to be on BC forever. I never kept up with the BC because it didn't really help with hair loss, weight loss, etc. I've done a lot of research about metaformin and read about it here i'd like to be pescribed in im just wondering if its something i should bring up myself to my doc? or how i can make him care to look into this and offer me more advice then just " go on birth control"

thanks in advance ladies

pland54

Story of our lives! Some ladies on here seem to be lucky enough to find interested, knowledgeable doctors, but most of us are still looking. Many doctors care but know nothing about PCOS, and many others know a lot and are completely uninterested in helping with anything.

I live in Germany and don't really speak much German, so doctors visits are difficult for me too. I am lean-type PCOS, so it's a blessing that I don't have any weight issues yet, but my androgen issues are severe and I have a lot of other symptoms too. My doctor told me that he normally tells people with PCOS to lose weight, and since I didn't need to, he said "don't worry about it- just come back when you want to have kids".

Uh, what about my terrible acne? What about having lost half my hair? What about migraines? Dizzyness and fatigue? No periods?

The only response I've gotten about these issues is to go back on birth control and stop complaining. I was on birth control for 10 years- tried 6 different kinds, and always had bad side effects. Never helped with most of the PCOS stuff except periods. I don't want to go back on it, but my doctor literally told me there is no other help out there, and I KNOW that's not true!

It's unfortunately sometimes hard to find a doctor that really takes into account your current quality of life, and tries to help you with things other than fertility and life-threatening diseases. I finally landed an appointment with an endocrinologist in about a week, and I have high hopes that this may be just the doctor I need. I've heard others say that they never really got help until they saw a specialist.

It's like so many other health issues exclusive to women...you have to fight tooth and nail to get help because apparently we're just too complicated...

So, I'd suggest downright asking for a referral to an endocrinologist or reproductive specialist, and do your research before going there. Don't be afraid to be proactive about what you want. Good luck, we're here for you!