Anyone else recently been diagnosed?

Hi there,

i was diagnosed in April this year and this was a complete shock to me and my husband as well.

We have been trying for a baby for over a year and only now understand why we've been unsuccessful. I've cried numerous times but have come to accept this. My frustrations lie in that there is no defined treatment for this. - I think stress plays a really big part but I dont feel stressed out that often.

I go for (sk:n) laser treatment and it really does help. very expensive but if you're a student you can get a 10-15% discount.

I pay about £500 a year (i just barely afford this some years i have to do without and go back to a fur face) to keep my face under control. I had a full face of hair, much like a man's beard..in fact my hair grew faster than my brothers.

I have fur all over my body chest, back, thighs and belly. my mistake was letting myself put lots of weight on when i got depressed. The hairs just grow thicker and stronger and very fast!

I read that if pcos peops eat a low GI diet (foods that take long time to release energy) they keep thier insulin level stable and low. I'm trying this at moment and have lost a few pounds without having to do very much more than usual gym twice a week. Anything is worth a try i guess.

this is the ISBN of the GI cookbook i use (was £5 at woolworths), bit basic but quick to read ISBN 1-40545-835-6. I also use the diet doctors inside and out book ISBN 009191050-1 for tips (about £12 i think). but i guess it would be free getting info from the net

Take care

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sorry not trying to worry you about hairs. sorry.

I take it all in stride even with my furry face. Even though at my hairiest i was on a huge poster campaign for my last job and no one twigged i had a hairy face. my job is very people facing and still no one sees...an even those really nosey ones that do get a sort of glimpse, don't say anything to me. I am quite a soft person so they have plenty opportunities aswell.

To Looby Loo: you might be able to get pregnant through IVF as I did and I have PCOS. However you will be particularily vulnerable to hyperstimulation ( where multiple eggs are produced) as it is difficult to control the stimulation of the ovaries. Hyperstimulation is very serious. You would need to find a clinic well versed in PCOS and be carefully monitored. I wish you well.

My husband and I have been trying for a child for two years and I have been recently diagnosed with PCOS. My consultant is keen to try me on the hormone drug but i am concerned about the side effects. Is it still possible to get pregnant without treatment? Is there anything natural I can do that will help me to conceive? I am fit and healthy and exercise regularly. I feel that all of the odds are stacked against us at the moment. Is there anyone who has managed to have children with this condition? At the moment it feels like we will never have any.

In reply to Ali i found a natural way that worked for me, I have 2 children a 10 year old and 4 year old , with my second child after trying for two years i tried evening primrose oil 1000mg i took it for ten months one tablet a day. I still take it now and feel it still benefits me . Its worth a try. :lol:

I was told over 15 years ago that I had Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, but no one told me the full picture other than that was the reason of my infertility.

I had alwasy struggled with my weight and had a vegi diet. I awaited my turn on the NHS for IVF treatment at St Mary's Manchester, and was given an ideal weight of 11 stone to get down to and contact them again as soon as I had my next period. I worked hard going to aerobics twice a week and a fruit diet twice a week. My period never came, but my one and only daughter arrived 14 months later without any treatment at St Mary's.

What I will say is be positive and never give up, my daughter (now 10) was well worth the failed treatments and the long wait.

Also make sure your GP gives you regular check ups on the other symptoms of this condition.

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I understand what u are going through i was diagnosed with PCOS last year after trying for a baby for almost threen years. I have been referred to a fertility clinic my God i could die waiting on their waiting list. I cry myself to sleep everyda and might sound like a bitch but i find it difficult to look at pregnant women cos i feel very jealous of them. My partner is very supportive but what good does it make the conditions. I am breaking out in acnes and have to wear tops that covers my chest cos i look like a freak.