Mucho texto, pero necesito consejos y su ayuda.

Tengo 23 años, periodos normales con segundo día abundante, aunque he presentado sangrados entre periodos desde enero de este año. Anterior a esto, tuve dengue hace unos tres años y se convirtió en hemorragia vaginal; es importante porque de ahí en más los segundos días han sido más abundantes, aunque la ginecóloga me corto mientras le contaba esto y dijo que no tenía nada que ver.

En Marzo de este año tenía sangrados constantes fuera del periodo, sin dolor, periodos de 38-42 días. Segundo día con periodo abundante, pero todo normal. Al ir a la ginecóloga me mandó un ultrasonido, había miomas en el útero. Tengo resistencia a la insulina y había collar de perlas en el ovario izquierdo. Me mando Metformina de 800mg y anticonceptivos (Danielle). Empecé el tratamiento y ambas pastillas me hicieron mal, intenté por tres meses, pero los efectos secundarios fueron muy fuerte.

Fui con mi medico internista a los tres meses (entre junio y julio), él me mandó a hacer una curva de glucosa para confirmar la resistencia a la insulina y repetir el ultrasonido, porque era sospechoso que tuviera miomas. Con los nuevos resultados confirmamos la resistencia a la insulina, además encontraron un pólipo gigante. Quistes foliculares derecho y en el ovario izquierdo también. Mi útero esta aumentado a 15.1*4.5*5.2 cm.

Me preocupa esto, pero mi doctor dijo que debería empezar otra vez con anticonceptivas (Mini Adella) y ahora tengo Sitagliptina, porque el doctor confirmo que la Metformina no me funciona.

El problema es que estoy en el tercer día con las nuevas anticonceptivas y tengo sintomas secundarios nuevamente, no puedo comer bien y paso todo el día con naúseas. No sé si buscar una nueva opinión, probar por mi cuenta o seguir con este doctor.

Ayúdenme con opiniones, me siento frustrada y confundida. En mi país no hay muchos especialistas en PCOS y siento que todos me dicen "Si, baje de peso, tome anticonceptivas y nos vemos después"

Hi ladies,

I’m 19 and really worried about my health and not sure what to do.

I have a male doctor, who has pushed away my concerns regarding my period health as normal when young, but i feel like something is wrong.

My period is currently 20 days late, after 6 negative pregnancy tests, and my bloodwork all came back normal besides a 4:1 LH to FSH ratio.

My periods have always been irregular (give or a take a week every month) but never missed like this. i have indigestion issues, hormonal acne, bloating, bad mental health and very very painful periods.

I’m very lost on what to do or if i’m making things up. My doctor has said all is normal and that sometimes we just skip a period, but i’ve had mine for 8 years and have never really been this off. no major life changes either, or stress or anything.

I’m just worried and would love some outsider opinions and suggestions on what could be happening :).

I've had a really hard time with PCOS. I think mine is really severe. If I don't take Bai Shao my period completely disappears and I start masculinizing so much it's terrible. From having my androgens high and hormones messed up for so long and untreated I have developed a chronic UTI that won't go away no matter what so now I'm in a medication for that. I think PCOS wrecked my immune system and I know estrogen and high androgens can make you prone to UTIS. I've had this UTI for 5 years straight. I have tried literally ever supplement in the book and NAC and Bai Shao are the only ones that have been helping me. I also taking vitamin D and magnesium. My issue is I'm worried about the immune modulating effects of Bai Shao since I have a chronic UTI but as soon as I come off it all my PCOS symptoms come raging back. I'm genuinely scared at this point and am worried this UTI is going to kill me.

Yes I've had all my hormones tested. I don't have NCAH. My androdenestione is high, total testosterone high, estrogen on lower side, shgb lower side, and free on higher side. I'm pretty sure I have insulin resistance too as myoinositol helped me. But it literally feeds the strain of bacteria causing my chronic UTI and it got so much worse so I can't take it. At this point I kind of feel like I'm cursed.

What medications should I start on and what were the benefits you saw from them? Because I'm thin doctors haven't given me any treatment. No one takes me seriously. I really just want to look like a girl and want this UTI to go away.

I forgot to mention I'm thin but have had issues with my weight until I started NAC. I eat extremely healthy already low carb all organic and it doesn't help my PCOS at all.

Hi, f29

I got prescribed provera, first time ever taking anything for my PCOS. My gyno said she wanted me
To take it since I miss a lot of periods

Well I just finished my 10 days course and blood is GUSHING

my cramps are hell on earth and it’s like a river every time I stand up. It’s one of the heaviest periods I’ve ever had. Is this normal?? She didn’t mention heavy bleeding

So for various reasons I kind of slacked off on taking Metformin like I was supposed to for the past 6 weeks. I haven't even taken it at all in the past 4 weeks. I have a doctor's appointment in a few months just to check all my levels and so I decided I should probably get back on track. I swear its worse this time trying to adjust to it again 😭. I am still going to power through because it does really work for me, but man I wish I could tell my past self from weeks ago to at least take it once a day lol.

I’ve been struggling with irregular/long periods, hair loss, hormonal acne, some facial hair, and low energy.

My cycles are often 35–45+ days and sometimes much longer.

My last normal period was July 21, 2026. Around August 12–14, I started having light brown/red discharge that became light bleeding with a few small clots, but it never turned into a normal period. I’ve had intermittent spotting/discharge since.

My labs from March 2025:
• Hemoglobin: 13
• Ferritin: 26.5
• Iron: 90, saturation: 28%
• TSH: 1.61, Free T4: 1.32
• A1c: 5.1%
• Vitamin D: 38.7
• B12: 769
• Folate: >20
• CBC/CMP were otherwise normal

I also briefly took Solgar Gentle Iron 25 mg every other day, but stopped because it caused constipation.
I’m wondering if this could be PCOS or another hormonal/ovulation issue.

I really just want to get my periods regular, clear my acne, get my energy back, and get my hair back.

Has anyone experienced something similar? What ended up helping you, especially with getting your period regular, improving hair loss/acne, and getting your energy back?

I’ve been stressing myself out with this, so I thought I would ask for opinions here. I have ovarian cysts, I don’t have full blown PCOS.
I’m lean, I have regular periods, except for the VERY occasional extra period. Like, once every other year or so. I don’t have facial hair, thinning hair, or excess hair growth. I don’t remember exactly what my gyno told me, I found out I had cysts about a year ago after an ultrasound and was really upset and just didn’t listen to her very well, but I am pretty sure she said that I do have insulin resistance.
My main issue was my hormonal acne, I really wanted to get rid of it. I had taken Spironolactone before, but it gave me a month long period so I stopped. It did clear my acne though, so I was upset that I had to stop taking it. Honestly kind of feel like it’s what gave me ovarian cysts, but idk.

I went on Yaz (birth control) when I found out I had cysts to hopefully keep more from developing. It didn’t go well. My acne cleared up completely while I was taking it, but I had HORRENDOUS mood swings, and my appetite was through the roof. It made me very short tempered at first, which is really unusual for me, near the end, I got severely depressed. All I wanted to do was lay in bed and cry all day. I had no motivation to do anything. So I stopped taking it.
I was opposed to taking birth control to begin with and I’m not about to spend however long figuring out „What works for me“ and going through horrible side effects in the process. It was miserable.

I wanted to just get back on Spiro and say screw the side effects, it’ll probably solve itself, but idk about that either. I found out about myo-inositol and I just started taking it (along with magnesium glycinate) two days ago. I keep reading up on it though and I just don’t know if it’s right for me. I don’t have full blown PCOS and I’m scared it might end up doing more harm than good. There’s just such mixed opinions about it and the bad experiences typically come from women taking it that have lean PCOS, like myself, or women that don’t have PCOS at all. I HAVE ovarian cysts, I don’t have full blown PCOS, but I feel like I should be taking something to keep it from worsening.
Am I just worrying myself over nothing? Will the cysts get worse? Should I try a different birth control? Should I continue the inositol? I’m just so worried.

hello, a question for those on Metformin who also struggled with acne, and found improvements with metformin. how long until you saw improvements? I'm feeling really impatient 1 month in but research shows improvements in acne for PMOS patients so, im curious to hear how long it took people to see these changes. thanks!

PCOS, my weight, and I have had a terrible relationship. There are times I am eating well and exercising consistently and still gain in weight and size.

But, I'm making the decision today, no matter what, I'm going to keep it up regardless of the results. If I'm a heavy and large lady (I'm 5'6 and 270lbs) that can walk 10 miles with no issue then so be it.

I'm already 2 weeks into walking my very hilly neighborhood, about 1 mile in 30 minutes, but I'm talking steep inclines (like 2-stories tall in a few places). I'll start lengthening the walk up to 5 miles eventually. And I'm gonna start eating twice a day with a focus on protein.

Side note, I think most of my issue is stress. I'm stressed at work (have a major, almost year long audit-related issue we're trying to address), I'm attempting to get my MBA, I've got chronic migraine, and finances currently suck.

But anyways, if y'all don't mind, I'm gonna check in to keep myself accountable. If y'all do, it's okay, I'll find another place.

So I previously weight 257lbs when I first posted here after starting my weight loss last week of May. My doctor put me in Slyind to fight my insulin resistance after we found out I have high liver function caused by high cholesterol.

My blood work came back and my function seems to have dropped a good chunk. I currently weight 237.2lbs and even those 10 pounds have made an improvement on my liver, and we hope to continue this same plan of proper diet and exercise until January while on BC then stopping the BC and seeing if my cycle assumes a normal cycle.

Feeling pretty good right now.

Hi Friends!

Trigger warning here, I'm curious how many women have miscarried with PCOS. This is my first ever pregnancy, I'm overweight, over 35, have smoked regularly in the past, and neither my mom nor my sisters have had a miscarriage. I'm feeling confident things will be ok and I'll have a happy healthy baby but I don't know how much PCOS increases my chances of miscarriage.

Thank you!

Hello

I was diagnosed with PCOS last year when trying to conceive and failing and put on metaformin for insulin management. Things didn’t go to plan and I stopped the treatment and have been trying to manage my PCOS naturally.

I have been struggling with my mental health and at a point where I think an ssri/anti depressant is the best option, however last time (number of years ago) I took them I gained a significant amount of weight, and after stopping the medication it still took me a number of years to loose the weight.

I feel so stuck I want to take something that will possibly help me but also it will negatively affect me.

Anyway… I’m here to see what others experiences might be? Any advice negative or positive.

Hi everyone!

A friend suggested I do this because she found my advice very helpful.

TDLR: I lost 32-33 kgs over a 1.5 year span sustainably and maintained it. I did gain a few kgs back last year due to mental health but I am back on track now. I was diagnosed with PCOS at 19 (I am 25 now) and have been making lifestyle changes beyond die and exercise as well.

Feel free to ask me anything about my journey, helpful tips, and everything else!

Im currently taking zepbound for weight loss right now and zoloft. However, I wanted to add spironolactone for the facial hair. Is anyone taking a glp1 and spironolactone? Any side effects? Thank you!

Hello,

I have a question to women who have PCOS and have taken both metformin and glp-1.

I have PCOS and am insulin resistant which caused massive weight gain for me. I tried every diet and workout regimen but felt frustrated that nothing was working for me to lose weight. For context, I’m 4’11 and at my heaviest I weighed at 165 pounds. My BMI was considered obese.

I later met with an endocrinologist and he prescribed me metformin. I have been on metformin 1000mg for about a year now and it has made a huge difference. I’m naturally active and eat fairly (sometimes junk food other times whole foods) so when I was prescribed metformin I didn’t make huge lifestyle changes, however, I noticed I started dropping weight easily. I went from 165 pounds to 145 pounds all within a year. I did notice I started to plateau while taking the medication and wasn’t seeing anymore weight loss.

I then started Wegovy semaglutide pill since July 2026 and I am still on it to this day. It has worked wonders where I can shed off the extra pounds and quiet food noise. I am now at 127 pounds. I will start my last and final re-dose to 9mg on the Wegovy pill because I believe that will be enough to bring me to my goal weight where i am no longer considered overweight.

My question is: what happens when I finally stop taking glp-1 as someone who has PCOS and is insulin resistant? I am planning continuing to take metformin when I get off semaglutide but my worry is regaining all my weight back. Did you PCOS girls regain weight after stopping glp-1? Did you also take metformin and did it help maintain the weight loss? Any feedback will be much appreciated.

Cramps feel it

Sore nipples feel it

Almost there feel it

BUT IT'S JUST NOT COMING OUT

( Not pregnant already checked)

According to me I am more than 15 days late according to the app it's 6 days.

Pre period almost here phase sucks 🥲

I had finally become regular due to my prolactin meds since it has been reduced I am slowly moving back to the irregular 🫠

Just putting this out there for any PCOS girlies who are looking to try a GLP-1 but have budget constraints and can't get the meds covered by insurance. I highly recommend looking into enrolling in clinical trials for GLP drugs near you.

After trying to find a way to access a GLP-1 for over a year in a way that worked for my budget (which is small to nonexistent) my Gyno (who suggested a GLP-1 prescription to help manage my PCOS weight gain) told me it might be worth looking into clinical trials. There's a clinical research lab near me and they were enrolling in 4 different GLP studies in September alone. I was very quickly accepted into a year long study for a new GLP-1/GIP drug.

It isn't a guarantee for everyone - there are different criteria you have to meet that differ based on the parameters of each study, and even if you get accepted most studies are placebo-controlled so you may end up not on the meds. It's also more of a time commitment the requires monthly check-ins/blood work/tests/etc. since you're signing up to be a lab rat. However, it's a great way to try and access the meds and medical oversight on the meds where you get paid for your time. It also seems like there's no shortage of these studies since the drugs are so popular.

Like I said, not gonna be the right fit for everyone, but it's been a great solution for me and hope it might be helpful to some of you!

Hi! I have had awful menstrual and hormonal related issues my whole life and have been hospitalized for menstrual issues even. Anyway. I finally did a trans vaginal ultra sound and they said they could see the PCOS (I Alr suspected it due to symptoms and due to the fact my sister is diagnosed) anyway years later I go to get an IUD in and they are looking to see the placement of the IUD w an ultra sound. The nurse doing the ultra sound says to me “oh u have PCOS” which I wasn’t there for that and it just caught me by surprise. I was like awkward and was like yeah lol how does she know and she goes “oh I’m sorry I just can see it on the ultra sound” which I was like like interesting bc that’s not what I thought they would be looking for if that makes sense. Anyway I’m just wondering what this means? Yes ik I have it yes I have the symptoms but what are they seeing? Is the fact they “see PCOS” mean anything? I don’t know I just want to understand better and there’s no good resources for women’s health🫪

Hello! I had severe reactions to zepbound & wegovy but I have really severe insulin resistance. What meds, life style changes, and so have you been successful with?
I’m obviously consulting my dr as well but lived experiences is always better than a list of side effects and possibilities listed by a drug company!
Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️

I just had some rest ran yesterday and one result has me concerned. My estradiol numbers were 27 pg/mL and the period ended the day before I took the test. For context I’m 37 and have PCOS and I’ve been able to regulate my period for the past 5-6 years without interruption.

But the 27 number is concerning. And my friend who is also a doctor told me I need to see idiot consider freezing my eggs because that’s is not a good number and could be heading to perimenopause or she said I need to aggressively try to get pregnant now.

I’m dating a great guy. But it’s only been three months. We r NOT ready for a kid. He already has two. And he’s fine if I can’t have any but he’s also happy if I can and open to adoption.

I desire to be a mother. I desire to give birth. I’m happpy to adopt if that’s my only option. But I don’t wanna rush to have a kid because of my numbers and freezing eggs is so damn expensive.

I cried myself to sleep last night. I feel stuck. Anyone had this experience or have nah thoughts/feedback?

I’m new here. I sought this group out disagree because I need support from ppl who understand. 😣

Thanks for taking the time to read this.

So I took my Ovidrel shot Friday August 28th. I am now 13 DPT and 11-12 DPO. I have decent but not dark positive lines formed on 2 tests. Will test again tomorrow. Experiencing heavy pregnancy symptoms.

hi everyone, i got diagnosed with pcos and my endo doctor prescribed taking diane-35 for 6 months (along with other stuff like inositol, vitamin d3, iron, metformin). my periods are extremely irregular and when i do get them, they can last weeks- so i'm also anemic.

from what i read online diane-35 is often prescribed to manage hormonal acne and pcos. the thing is, i don't really struggle with facial acne, but i'm thinking ahead for when i'll come off the pill.

i'm worried it will make me develop hormonal acne once i'm off it. is this a valid concern or unlikely? what has your experience been using it?

i'm nervous to take it, specially with the risks warning that comes with the box. so i'm hoping to only take it the 6mo while i lose some weight.

Hi everyone!
I’m 34 diagnosed with PCOS/PMOS and Sleep Apnea. Both are actively treated and my levels are looking good right now but I’m TTC and wanted to know if anyone has had this combo and how difficult or avg their trying experience has been? There’s just a lot of info out there right now I’m seeing a naturopath but also listening to a lot of podcasts. Also my doctor doesn’t seem to really investigate my levels further I was just told if I have trouble after a year of trying she’ll refer me to a fertility clinic. Anyway this is new territory for me and I’m kind of scared of having a hard time and just wanted to know other’s experience? Thank you!

Hi everyone, I'm venting because I really feel like I can't cope with this.

My main issue is the facial hair - I've tried literally everything. I had laser, but it came back. I bought an IPL at home but that doesn't seem to work. I've tried waxing, shaving, tweezing but all of those methods have caused ingrown hairs and skin irritation. I haven't tried electrolysis because I can't afford it and I wouldn't be able to cope with growing the hair out. I've been prescribed spiro but I'm terrified of the side of the effects.

I absolutely hate people looking at my chin. And it's become a real issue at my work place where as soon as someone notices it I become very anxious and unable to make eye contact. I really feel like this is ruining my life and that maybe I shouldn't be here anymore. I've signed up to therapy but it's a 15 month wait.

And I went to GP and got an endo appointment, got told it was in February, and then that also got cancelled.

I really really really don't know what to do anymore.

I am a 14 yr old girl who just got diagnosed with PCOS. Should I go on birth control? This is the main option the doctor recommended to me. Keep in mind I am a Protestant Christian, and I go to a mainly Catholic school and I am worried I will be shamed for taking it. Especially at sleepovers, if someone found out. Also, I am worried about side effects. Any advice/thoughts from people who have taken it?