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Not diagnosed but I have the symptoms

hailzp
hailzp Posts: 903 Member
edited December 2024 in Social Groups
Hello, I am awaiting a call from the hospital to bring me. I have had an internal ultrasound and the lady said that my ovaries do look polysistic. My periods have been messed up from the beginning. Right now I am really struggling with losing weight, I am trying very very very hard and I have lost 10kg but it took about 6 months. I am wondering if anyone can give me some advice about things they do to help speed up the process. I am not expecting miracles, but I would like to lose about 20kg by January for my mothers wedding.

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  • sethandjane
    sethandjane Posts: 74 Member
    Hi there -

    I actually don't have all the symptoms of PCOS to technically be diagnosed, so although I wasn't put on any formal medication, by changing my diet (you can google "PCOS diet" - there's a couple of books out there) I lost 50 lbs over the past year.

    Hang in there, and good luck!
    :) Jane
  • kimimila86
    kimimila86 Posts: 399 Member
    I, too, have enlarged ovaries and cysts on them... that alone should be an indication to a doctor. But sethandjane is right... you don't need a formal diagnosis in order to make some changes. I would definitely encourage eating a diet that caters to PCOS. They're typically lower carb diets, as refinded carbs can really wreck a havoc on your whole body if you have metabolic issues. It depends on if other things are going on with your hormones as to how strict you have to be with your diet.

    Are you seeking a diagnosis from a doctor? An ultrasound shouldn't be the only thing they do... routine blood work to check out your endocrine system would be beneficial.
  • zaithyr
    zaithyr Posts: 482 Member
    Hi- I have pcos too (not trying to conceive at the moment just on here to offer support! lol)

    What really helped me was getting on metformin. PCOS is a syndrome- which means it's a cluster of several different symptoms (I actually don't normally have cysts on my ovaries but I qualify through several other factors). With PCOS often insulin resistance is usually one of those factors and that's what makes it hard to lose the weight. I got on metformin after I had my son in January (and I had just gotten on it when I got pregnant- it does increase fertility in most women!) and I'm now almost 20 lbs under my pre-pregnancy weight (I've never been able to lose weight like this before either). I've heard a lot of people with pcos/insulin resistance go lower carb/sugar (almost a diabetic diet). I have cut down on starchy carbs, but not terribly low. The medicine seems to be compensating for me since it's regulating my insulin.
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