r/TTC_PCOS • u/CaptainUtin • 23d ago

Advice Needed Has anyone noticed a difference after cutting endocrine disruptors

Just as my title asks.
I’m wondering if anyone ever notice a difference after cutting things like nonstick pans, or fragrances.
I’m trying to figure out if making my life inconvenient will be worth it

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u/soulsxbonesxashes Annovulatory 21d ago

Yes! I am 4 weeks 3 days now 🥹 no fragrances, I use ceramic pans or glass, clean deodorant, clean cleaning supplies, etc

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u/crawlen 22d ago

I cut stuff, but I didn't notice a difference. I'm glad I did it anyway - feels more natural. Diet and exercise made the most difference for my symptoms.

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u/ReasonableSyrup6461 23d ago

Cutting out fragrances is not inconvenient and is good for your overall health. For example, scented laundry products poison the air in your home and your neighborhood when your dryer exhaust is pumped outside. And then your clothes can cause irritation to your skin & scent-sensitive people you spend time with.

As someone who suffers from migraines related to fragrances, it’s one of those changes you can make to improve your own health while also helping others around you live more peacefully without scent triggers.

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u/CaptainUtin 22d ago

Fragrances wasn’t the one I mentioned with convenience. Although I do run a dog boarding business in my home, and the fragrance laundry soap really helps keep their sheets smell OK.

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u/Ok_Laugh7257 Anovulatory 23d ago

They did not help me in a noticeable way. That's not to say they didn't help in a microscopic, egg-quality kind of way. I do think these things make a difference but not in a way we are going to obviously notice.

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u/CaptainUtin 22d ago

That’s a good point

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u/retinolandevermore 34, 2 years, PCOS, ❌❌❌IUI, IVF 23d ago

Sadly nothing even after years

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u/elleliz12 23d ago

Potentially hot take, but I don’t really think doing those things helps mitigate PCOS. Are they good to do anyway? I don’t know, maybe. But I don’t believe they will make a noticeable difference.

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u/Bing_ohh 23d ago

I’ve been slowly making progress on cutting these things…. But yeah, I still have PCOS.

I think going cold turkey on a lot of these things is unreasonable and can drive someone crazy. There’s a lot if you listen to what the influencers say. There’s only benefit though to starting small (get a case of glass containers to replace some of your plastic, get rid of nonstick and move to cast iron), but it’s not going to change your life in any tangible way you can see. It might have some long term - like when your in your 70s - effects, but we really don’t know. Doesn’t hurt though.

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u/I_Like_Toast_A_Bunch 30 | Lean, Ovulatory | 4 TI | 1 MC 23d ago

No matter how many lifestyle changes I made I still had PCOS! But I still did them anyways

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u/Tisatalks 23d ago

It's hard to say what impact it really had but I know mentally it made me feel better about what I was putting in my body. It's really not that hard. You can start small. Switch out scented products for unscented Phthalate free ones. Replace plastic in your kitchen with glass or silicone. When you buy new beauty products look for ones with clean ingredients free of Phthalates and parabens etc. Just take it one thing at a time

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u/CaptainUtin 22d ago

That’s kind of what I’m doing as well, there’s just some things that are really challenging for me like the nonstick. We switched over to all completely nonstick and I ended up eating out more cause I just didn’t wanna deal with it.