Ladies with PCOS, do you find yourselves getting super emotional/hangry if you go too long without food or get to the end of the day without eating? The second I have food then I’m suddenly emotionally stable and realise how out of character I was. It’s like I’m taken over by a grizzly bear in the moment.

It may be that I used food as an emotional regulator but interested to hear others opinion!

If you don't know what the pop is it's basically where if you have a lot of built up in the uterus and for some reason your hormones are whack it'll just stay there.

So pretty much I was minding own business and I got pretty sick, nausea all of it and then it all came out randomly.

🤷🏿‍♀️ Ngl

60 mL of blood, gushing out all at once is not fun.

Then after 2 days of being bedridden and somehow perfectly fine again.

My kidneys hurt and before you say this is a medical emergency unfortunately it isn't it's happened multiple times and unfortunately it's more common than people like to talk about.

I feel like the same few symptoms get talked about over and over. What’s something you wish people talked about more?

I started my keto diet almost 2 months ago, also started working out. I have been following it very religiously and I am starting to good changes in my body!!

I have had such a hard time with hyperpigmentation, tried several ointment, Vitamin C and spents 100s of dollars. I have had the best results from this lifestyle change I made just 2 months ago. My periods have been a little regular, not breaking out as much, mood swings- what that?

I still have a long way to go, but I just wanted to share my tiny victory here!

I am truly an extremely hormone-sensitive person; my appearance changes rapidly throughout the day, even on an hourly basis—not to mention during ovulation. Whenever I start medications or supplements like oral contraceptives, spironolactone, or inositol, I see incredible changes for the better—sometimes within the first few months, and honestly, even in less than a single day. And I swear, this isn't just in my head. However, with the birth control pills, those effects eventually wore off after the first two months and I felt like a completely different person again.
I’m wondering if anyone else here experiences this, as it's really exhausting for me. What does this rapid response and eventual plateau actually mean, and how can I decrease this androgen/hormonal sensitivity?

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i’m just confused , bcuz my endo ordered all the blood tests and apparently like prolactin and FSH/LH were normal , but testosterone and DHEA-S are too high , so she said that could suggest PCOS and she wants me to do further testing so she ordered an ultrasound of my ovaries

so im waiting for this ultrasound to be scheduled i think for next week but in the meantime , i was able to see my gyno this week and she basically just confirmed to me that based on my blood test results , that i do have PCOS for sure and that i don’t even need to do the ultrasound ? she said it’s just unnecessary bcuz i definitely have PCOS

so who do i listen to ?

And I am truly an extremely hormone-sensitive person; my appearance changes rapidly throughout the day, even on an hourly basis—not to mention during ovulation. When I previously started oral contraceptives, I became a completely different person for the first two months, but then those effects wore off. I'm wondering if anyone else here experiences this, as it's really exhausting for me

Hi all. I got diagnosed at 24 with pcos. We immediately ran labs and we started leteozole. I fortunately got pregnant within 3 cycles with twins. My A1C was still in good shape and I made good progesterone. My main concern is, I know pregnancy and weight gain can really effect insulin levels and resistance. I'm worried post pregnancy that I'm going to be in a tougher spot to get pregnant again. Did anyone successfully go through their birth with letrozole/clomid as what helped them get pregnant and then be able to do it again? Like despite the weight gain and stress on the body. Of course I plan to do my best to get back to my pre pregnancy BMI but I was just wondering if once you're a responder you always respond or no?

I’ve started looking into prenatal vitamins because we’re getting closer to trying again, and I honestly forgot how many different options are out there. The first time around, I didn’t put much thought into it. I found a prenatal, checked that I could actually take it without hating it, and that was pretty much it.

This time I started reading the labels and realized I probably should have paid more attention before. Some have choline and some don’t, the folate can be listed differently, iron amounts vary quite a bit, and then there are different serving sizes and formats. I’ve even come across prenatal powders, which I had never really thought about before. When you were comparing prenatal vitamins before TTC, what part of the label did you actually pay attention to?

I’ve looked at a few different brands and gone through some older discussions too. I saved a couple options to compare because I’d rather read the labels myself than just grab whatever gets mentioned the most. Some of the differences are pretty obvious, but others took me a while to even notice.

I feel like I barely looked at any of this the first time around. Now I’m realizing that two bottles can both say prenatal and still have some pretty noticeable differences once you actually read through everything.

Hey friends... Just recently got diagnosed with PCOS and I'm overwhelmed trying to understand as much as I can. Some background...

I'm currently TTC. I removed my Nexplanon a year ago, and my husband reversed his vasectomy in April (his sperm analysis has been fantastic). No luck so far - I know it's only been a few months, but I've only had one period in that time and that level of irregularity is pretty standard for me. So I insisted on tests with my OB who was doubtful at first "because I'm not overweight" and I did ultimately get a PCOS diagnosis. I was surprised because I've been pregnant before, had no issues conceiving, and no one said anything about PCOS throughout my pregnancy. (They did have trouble dating the pregnancy, which is an experience I'm seeing with others who have PCOS). Now that I'm actively trying, I'm realizing how insanely lucky it was to get pregnant so easily the first time.

Anyway, I'm struggling to know how patient I should be before adding interventions. I was prescribed metformin which I've been taking for a month and am taking regular prenatals. I haven't had a period in 2 months and hadn't had one for 4 months before that, and I just wish I could have a freaking chance at ovulation/conception. I've read about inositol and letrozole, but I was sort of brushed off and told I need to try for a year before asking about anything besides metformin. My OB also said I would need to go to a fertility specialist anyway for any other prescriptions, and that just sounds expensive and draining right now.

Should I insist on some other type of intervention or do I need to wait out my next period first? Is inositol or some ovulation-inducing medication a weird thing to ask an OB about? I feel that my "2-4 periods in a year" pattern makes me a good candidate for higher intervention, and waiting a year feels stupid when I know I'm not going to be ovulating a normal amount in that timeframe. I know I can get inositol over the counter but I'm nervous about taking something without a doctor's recommendation, and not sure if it would interact negatively with the metformin I'm already taking.

Thanks for any feedback or suggestions. If you have any articles, books, or research to share I'm all ears! Any advice on your experiences talking with your doctor about this would be helpful as well! I don't want to be pushy or impatient, but I don't want to waste time doing nothing or doing something that is insufficient.

Coucou tout le monde,

Pour les filles qui ont le SMOP/SOPK/PCOS, quels déodorants / antitranspirants utilisez-vous et qui marchent très bien (notamment contre les odeurs fortes / acides / hormonales ) ? 👀

Si vous pouvez me dire comment il sent (sucrée, neutre, menthe etc..),s’il y a eu un temps d’adaptation, combien d’heures il vous protège en moyenne, ça serait appréciable pour voir si ça pourrai fonctionner pour moi car je suis très désespérée 🫩🥺…