The PCOS VENT YOUR FRUSTRATIONS ongoing thread:)

Doesn't the hair growth reduce with weight loss? That's what happened with my friend. I'm sure a lot of the symptoms reduce with loss although don't qoute me on that as i'm not entirely sure.

I also have PCOS! It blows =( I want nothing more then to have my own baby. It is a everyday struggle to not give up. Thanks for a forum like this. Always needing encouragement.

Doesn't the hair growth reduce with weight loss? That's what happened with my friend. I'm sure a lot of the symptoms reduce with loss although don't qoute me on that as i'm not entirely sure.

Not for me. Seems to be getting worse and spreading to new areas as I lose weight. Horribly embarrassing, and doing a real number on my never-very-robust physical confidence. That and the lower-abdominal fat-loss resistance are the two things I hate most - I've lost two sizes on my top half, and barely one on my lower body, which is naturally the bit I'm most self-conscious about. Gah!

I have PCOS and endomitriosis. Very frustrating!

Laser hair removal was awesome on my face. I found a great deal on it on Groupon. Best thing I EVER did for myself. I am not a high maintenance person, but it was so worth it. I love not having to wear makeup to cover the breakouts caused by plucking!

This is so NOT what I wanted to hear! I can easily spend an hour plucking every couple of days, with a few maintenance plucks in between. I'm sorry yours is getting worse, but I'm gonna cross my fingers that mine goes the other way! Now if the skin tags would fall off like an earlier poster said hers did...lol

My hair is too light for IPL (been told be three different beauticians) so I wax. I do it fortnightly and it's worked wonders. Otherwise I have a very light beard. Because in addition to the PCOS both my mother and maternal grandmother have had to shave since they were young. So it's inherited plus a disease causing it. Joy. The wax my beautician uses has helped reduce it so, so much. I went three weeks last time!

This is my experience. My husband and I had been trying for 4 years to have a baby when I was finally told I have PCOS. For the next 6 years we started and stopped seeing 7 different fertility specialists. We would start then move or my husband would deploy and we would have to start over with a different doctor that said he had new and different tests for us to do. They were always the same tests! After 10 years had past since we began trying I had one more test that needed to be done, but it had to be 7-10 days after the first day of my cycle. Great, that came but only ever 4 months if I was lucky! They gave me a progesterone shot and wouldn't you know, it worked! Too bad I was so busy with work I never got the chance to take the test! Ahhhh! So 4 months go by and NOW I wasnt going to let anything get in the way of me taking this test! Another shot and 14 days later, nothing! They tell me to go it because, "there is probably something wrong with your uterus"! Of course, what's one more thing?! :-/ they give me an ultrasound and I will never forget her words..."um sweetie, your 4 months pregnant"!!!!!
Now it didn't happen quickly (10 years) nor easy (I had lose 60lbs prior) but I was very lucky to have it happen and without needing fertility medication! I truly believe the weight coming off made a huge difference! After my daughter was born (Dec'08) I was determined to get the weight off again and hopefully have another baby. I lost 30lbs and ended up pregnant with my son!!! I am very lucky I know. But I do understand the struggles and heartache!
This is what my doctor (leading PCOS specialist for my region)tells me. PCOS is not a developed disease, we were born with it. More woman than you would believe have it but you and even themselves will never know because they don't have many symptoms (hate them ;-D). PCOS is not inherited by your mother but rather your father. Those whose mothers have it just shows how common it really is (this is just what I'm told). As for the eating lifestyle change, they tested my blood for almost every test they could. I recently found out that while I thought I was doing good some of my levels were dangerously high! I felt fine! They made it clear that if I want to continue to be able to raise my children I had to change! That's all I needed to hear! I'm so grateful to have been shown the truth! As far as the hair, I'm with you there, beard ahhhhh! I have done laser treatments from head to toe and EVERYWHERE in between (yeah, kinda became an obsession to get rid of the hair)! While it does grow back, and I'm told always will, it has improved so much in some areas and worth repeated treatments on others. While it is expensive, I found a company (ideal image) who understand about PCOS and offer lifetime reduced fee touchups!!
Sorry this was so long, I just hope it can encourage those who are trying to conceive, lose the weight or just trying to understand what in the world is going on with them! You are not alone! We are all cysters together! ;-)

My hair is too light for IPL (been told be three different beauticians) so I wax. I do it fortnightly and it's worked wonders. Otherwise I have a very light beard. Because in addition to the PCOS both my mother and maternal grandmother have had to shave since they were young. So it's inherited plus a disease causing it. Joy. The wax my beautician uses has helped reduce it so, so much. I went three weeks last time!

Awesome! I usually use a depilatory cream on my 'stache and just pluck the chin hairs. Maybe if I waxed regularly I could get more mileage out of it. It's worth trying if I can find someone I like and can afford!

Because in addition to the PCOS both my mother and maternal grandmother have had to shave since they were young. So it's inherited plus a disease causing it. Joy.

PCOS has a hereditary factor so they most likely have the same issue. I want to add that I had years of electrolosys treatments for excess hair growth and lots of that hair stayed off permanently. Had a bad practitioner for part of it and have some subcutaneous scarring.

Dear PCOS

I dont care about not having periods for over 10 years. In fact I quite enjoy it. I dont miss the events certainly. My uterus is probably stuffed full of blood that it hasnt shed in 3 years.

I don't care about being infertile. I never wanted children. It's not like you gave me any choice in the matter.

I don't care about the facial hair or the unruly beard. Let people make fun of me as they please, I do not value their opinions.

I don't care about the abuse you caused me. I simply compensated by having no friends. I talk to myself these days, its good conversation.

I don't care about the weight, or the abuse it engenders: I simply grew my personality to match it.

I don't care about the moodswings. I have fought depression so much it has no effect on me anymore. Trust me, I have the scars to prove it.

I don't care about the fact that I'll never have a husband, boyfriend or family of my own. I'm trying my damnedest not to care. I succeed most of time now too.

Thank you for turning me into the jealous, hardhearted fat old b*itching harpy that I am today.

Yours utterly uncaringly
@rk (aged 25)

Im skipping my Clomid this month. I think Im going to do One month ON clomid and one month off....I don't want to kill my ovaries...plus doing everything in my power to lose this friggen weight....it comes off so slow with PCOS....Im talking snails pace....but I suppose thats not all a bad thing. As long as I keep it off!

Ask your RE or OB about Femara it got me preggo and less side effects. I miscarried but it wasn't because of the Femara.

Femara is wonderful! My husband and I did one month of it combined with me losing some weight, and we are now happy parents to B/G twins. My OB/GYN said it didn't increase my chances of twins by much (I have a big family history of twins), but it worked so smoothly! Friend me if you have any questions! :happy:

I'm 22 yrs old and was diagnose with PCOS when I was 15. I hate that I have this and I hate that I can't keep my weight off. I have what I call "my pouch' that's below my stomach. I just want to cut it off!!!!

Dear PCOS - you will NOT win! In fact I am gloating because I am beating you. Through hard work and exercise, my A1C is down from 6.1 to 5.9, I have lost almost 20% of my starting weight, and can't tell if this is menopause or just what you have always done to me, so I don't even have all the adjustments the 'normals' have. :flowerforyou: