I HAVE A QUESTION

I WENT TO THE PSYCH DOCTOR YESTERDAY AND TOLD HER ABOUT PCOS AND SHE ASKED ME WHAT WAS USED TO TREAT IT AND I TOLD HER THEY WANTED ME ON BIRTH CONTROL PILLS AND I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THEM SO NOTHING ELSE WAS OFFERED. SHE SAID I SHOULD SEE AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST FOR TREATMENT ANYBODY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS...I JUST THOUGHT IT MEANT I DONT GET MY PERIOD SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM. SHE SAID THE TREATMENT MIGHT CAUSE ME TO LOOSE WEIGHT SO I SHOULD CHECK INTO THAT BEFORE SURGERY BUT MY SURGERY DATE IS NOV 17TH. DO YOU THINK IT'S WORTH IT??

The previous poster is right.  PCOS is much more than just not having a period.  It's an endocrine disorder that effects more than just fertility and those types of hormones.  It also effects insulin & glucose.  I too suggest seeing an Endocrinologist and maybe starting Metformin to help get the insulin under control as insulin resistance is VERY common in PCOSers.  GL with your upcoming surgery too!

Oh...and another good website to check out is www.soulcysters.com GL!

Kristy

hey Angela

yes PCOS is more than not having periods.. it can cause many other things such as high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity.... PCOS its an inbalance of hormones.. so it can also affect the way you feel (mood)... I was diagnosed in Dec 2007, since then I being researching it... I was gaining a lot of weight and Diet wasnt heping me... and me and my husband want to get pregnat in the near future... so I decided to have WLS .. VSG, so far I have lose 30lb, my period haven come yet but I'm hoping it comes soon... also my OBGYN did some bood work to see the inbalance on my hormones (i have dark patches in my skin) and put me on provera for 10 days because i havent had a period for 5 months... I used to have my period becasue I was on birthcontrol... I stop birthcontrol and my period disapear again.... please Google PCOS.. and get information about this is very important you know what can cause and what can you do to prevent some of the side effects.....
feel free to PM me..