Hello, i am new so i am not sure if this is the right place for this thread? I was wondering if any of you ladies have PCOS, and what are your symptoms? I believe i may have PCOS, although my doctor says that they don't want to test as there isn't much they can do unless i am trying to conceive, also they aren't too worried as i have conceived in the past with my now 6 year old son, when i was 21.
What leads me to believe i could have it is i have the excess hair - i regularly pluck hair from my chest, belly, face etc. I have a lot of hair on the tops of my legs which i shave.
The irregular periods - i have always had periods with no real pattern at all that i can see, even when trying to keep track. My last was 5 weeks ago and previously to that i went almost 4 months, before that 3 months. I believe as i have got older they may be becoming even more irregular and less frequent. Before i became pregnant at 21 i had periods every 2 months , sometimes longer sometimes shorter. My only way of knowing i am due on is V painful boobs for a week or so - no pattern.
Oily and spot prone skin, say no more .
After having my son, we had our share of unprotected sex on and off over 3 years before we sadly separated and i didn't fall pregnant.
I am in a new relationship now, we have spoken about children and waiting to try for in a year or so. I don't want to leave it much longer than 2 years, i just have a niggling feeling i may struggle to fall pregnant so want to give ourselves as much chance as possible.
I have never had a diagnoses of PCOS from a doctor or health professional, my assumptions and worries come from me seeming to have quite a few symptoms that could be associated with PCOS, and also i have a few friends who do have PCOS and have told me it sounds quite likely i do and thats its similar to what they have experienced.
I suppose i am not really sure what my question is, other than if there is a possibility i do have it, do i have to wait until i am trying to conceive again before tests are run or a diagnosis?
Thanks very much x
What leads me to believe i could have it is i have the excess hair - i regularly pluck hair from my chest, belly, face etc. I have a lot of hair on the tops of my legs which i shave.
The irregular periods - i have always had periods with no real pattern at all that i can see, even when trying to keep track. My last was 5 weeks ago and previously to that i went almost 4 months, before that 3 months. I believe as i have got older they may be becoming even more irregular and less frequent. Before i became pregnant at 21 i had periods every 2 months , sometimes longer sometimes shorter. My only way of knowing i am due on is V painful boobs for a week or so - no pattern.
Oily and spot prone skin, say no more .
After having my son, we had our share of unprotected sex on and off over 3 years before we sadly separated and i didn't fall pregnant.
I am in a new relationship now, we have spoken about children and waiting to try for in a year or so. I don't want to leave it much longer than 2 years, i just have a niggling feeling i may struggle to fall pregnant so want to give ourselves as much chance as possible.
I have never had a diagnoses of PCOS from a doctor or health professional, my assumptions and worries come from me seeming to have quite a few symptoms that could be associated with PCOS, and also i have a few friends who do have PCOS and have told me it sounds quite likely i do and thats its similar to what they have experienced.
I suppose i am not really sure what my question is, other than if there is a possibility i do have it, do i have to wait until i am trying to conceive again before tests are run or a diagnosis?
Thanks very much x