polycystic ovary syndrome

[buzybee]

ive just come back from the doctors and ive been told i have polycystic ovary syndrome. im so so scared, the doctor explained it to me and i understood but im so shocked!

im only 22 i have a 4 year old already but i really want to have more children! Does this mean i cant have any more children, i cant stop crying.

does anybody know anyone who has this? can you offer some advice thanks :o(

[fine,thanks]

yes , have a cup of tea then get on the internet for the best advice, good luck

[redcrx]

well i know a woman who has it and is expecting her 4th child any day now. she spent years trying between her first 2 and her 3rd but fell fairly quickly after her 3rd with her 4th.

Im suprised that your doctor didnt give you any information on it but then if you dont ask they dont always give you info.

Do some research or speak to your nurse / doctor. All i can say is that obviously some women with it do have more children after diagnosis. Plus you dont know how long youve had it do you? It may have been there when you conceived your first

[Goodsoulette]

I have polycystic ovarian syndrome. I had my first son but before that I suspected that I had it. Extremely irregular periods with bleeding inbetween. I have had another son and another pregnancy since. It does not mean you cannot have more children, it might make it more difficult but there are drugs they can give you to help regulate your ovulation.

[Goodsoulette]

Oh and I meant to say since losing weight which was really difficult everything seems normal again. Weight control seems to be the key element in alladvice given to those with polycystic ovaries.

[buzybee]

yes im very overweight at the moment the doctors is putting me on a strict diet and then pills to help my peroids return.

thanks for the advice its given me some hope.

[Goodsoulette]

Hey Buzzybee, I was very overweight and the only diet known to help those with pcos is the GI diet. Basically the diet that diabetics follow. Women with PCOS have a tendency to be insulin resistant hence making it very difficult to shift the pounds. You need to get really active on top of this. I was stones upon stones overweight and it all came off in 6months following this (and stayed off).

It's quite important to shift it to stop anymore symptoms you may be having cropping up or getting worse. The fatter you are the more likely you will decelop more cuysts which produce more female hormones which make your body produce more male hormomes and when that happens, you could get hairy, skin tags, fatter and even boader shoulders etc bear those symptoms in mind every time you think about eating cakes.

[Englishbird]

PCOS can lead to excess weight, so once you're being treated for PCOS, your weight should stabilise.

Victoria Beckham has PCOS and it hasn't stopped her having children, I believe it only affects fertility if it goes untreated. It does re-occur so if you are actively trying for children you will need to keep up treatement.

I know it's hard to hear when there is something wrong with you, but this really isn't that bad a condition to have. It is treatable, and it's better to know that you have it.

*hug*

[rom]

hey

dont cry! i have it aswell and i manage it through (trying!) to lose weight and eating well. i got a book off amazon called "the pcos handbook" it was only about a tenner, its really good actually and has good recipie ideas for low GI stuff

my doctors have hardly given me any info and my periods can be as regular as clockwork for a year and then i dont get one for 2/3/4 months!

pleeeeease dont cry about it, its not as bad as you are thinking and can be managed

its really not the end of the world and there is loooads of info out there buzybee

take care xxx

[moonshadow]

Hi buzybee here is a really good web-site www.verity-pcos.org.uk.Check to see if they have a support group in your area on here and also they have support staff you can e-mail with any problems you have. There is nothing better than getting info first hand. I'm sure everything will be OK once you know all the facts.XX

[annie0000]

My neice has this and had fertility treatment to have her first child, they were just thinking about going back to the fertility clinic to see about more treatment for a second child and she got pregnant naturally. She is now mother to two very lovely little boys - don't despair!