Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is when the eggs don't fully leave the fallopian tube and get stuck and form tiny cysts, nothing serious enough to remove but can cause pains, this is the reason you can go months without periods. This, of course to state the obvious, can cause women to find it difficult to become pregnant and can cause infertility if not checked regularly. It also raises the risks of cancer.
Symptoms of PCOS are as follows:
- Depression/Anxiety/Paranoia - This can be a pain.
- Hair loss or excessive hair growth - The joys, too bad the excessive hair growth isn't on your head and the hair loss isn't on your legs or arm pits.
- Lack of periods - The obvious one. There are tablets to regulate them which you take for one month every three months. The main problem I find is, because they balance your hormones out, once the month is up your hormones get whacked out and cause your mood swings to become severe and depression really hits home. Personally I choose not to take them and just go on a regular monthly birth control pill.
- Hormone imbalance - Reasons why it causes severe mood swings and depression/anxiety problems. You also have higher testerone levels, hence the hair problems.
- Hard to loose weight/Obesity. - Just to make things that extra more difficult.
- Higher insulin levels - This means you have a higher risk of diabetes...fun.
- Acne - Specially spots on the jawline, these tend to mean there are problems with your ovaries
- Problems conceiving - There are ways to help though as I have been told over and over.
One major thing that is not your friend when it comes to PCOS is glutton which is a bummer because I looooove bread, pizzas, burgers, all the good things but I have them as treats now and again.
The way the test for PCOS is firstly blood tests, they can take quite a few viles. I had 7 taken at one time and that wasn't pretty, luckily a friendly elderly couple sat with me until my taxi came outside the doctors. Then there is the ultrasound scan which checks your ovaries, my experience the nurse couldn't keep a poker face so I knew something was wrong.
If you have some of the symptoms I would suggest getting checked out, better to be safe than sorry.
PCOS needs to be made more aware of so spread the word ladies! And guys :-)
The way the test for PCOS is firstly blood tests, they can take quite a few viles. I had 7 taken at one time and that wasn't pretty, luckily a friendly elderly couple sat with me until my taxi came outside the doctors. Then there is the ultrasound scan which checks your ovaries, my experience the nurse couldn't keep a poker face so I knew something was wrong.
If you have some of the symptoms I would suggest getting checked out, better to be safe than sorry.
PCOS needs to be made more aware of so spread the word ladies! And guys :-)
View my story with PCOS - http://lifeplusmewithalittleextra.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/pcos-and-me.html
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