Pcos?

Lack of periods - would go years without one Since having children I’ve had some very very painful ones Acne Prone to small amounts of hair on my chin Cysts on my ovaries shown via ultrasound

My periods were normalish id say, had a couple bad ones a year. My symptoms leading up to being diagnosed was sudden weight gain, very uncomfortable bloating and had no period for 6 months. GPs can offer next to no support, they either wanted to put me on birth control or give metformin both of which doesn’t actually deal with the underlying issue which in my case was stress and cortisol related. Found out more about PCOS through Clare Goodwin, highly recommend her podcast, I even did her course and had a chance to talk to her on skype a few times. Basically stopped eating sugar and had supplements such as myo dchiro inositol (which I think was the most effective for me) within 2 months I got my period back at first it was lasting about 20 days which wasnt great but then I got regular periods every 30-32 days. Lost 20kg. And now expecting a baby after our first try, which was my main goal and biggest worry about it all hence why I didn’t just want to take birth control when GPadvised

I found that everyone has different symptoms but these are the ones I have/had: * irregular periods * painful periods * excessive hair growth (hirsutism) * hair loss * fatigue * depression and anxiety * difficulty with weight loss * acne * pelvic pain

Had hairloss, acne, hair growth has always been an issue of mine. Ultrasounds showed no cysts however. even tho its called polycystic ovary syndrome, you don’t always have actual cysts. :)

https://youtu.be/d_8SM61hjq4?si=W5lGUm6hpEtJ2UQ_ Symptoms for me were long periods of no periods, when I did have them they were heavy and clotty, had a fibroid, hair falling out, fatigue and bloating

Hair loss , cystic acne , bloating all the time , painful period cramps , anxiety, rapid weight gain and hirsutism

No periods initially (I managed to get my cycle back but still longer cycles) Polycystic ovaries (usually 30-40+ on each side) Fatigue Hormonal breakouts on chin Hair loss Excessive sweating Bloating/IBS Mood swings Skin tags Anxiety & depression I have Lean PCOS