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pco symptoms match?
March 24 2008 at 3:59 PM pco worrier (no login)
Ok, now I am worried that I have Pco though I dont have all the symptoms ..now to begin with I am not fat never have been, and have also just lost a lot of weight.I miss/skip periods sometimes, when they do come it is very light..I dont have too much facial hair (if you dont count two forests above each eye
) but well..I do have an abnormally(for my frame) fat abdomen region though noone can notice it if I just suck it in and walk around..which by the way is what I do many a times..so do I qualify..rather disqualify for pco? do I need a doc? pleaseee helppp
Jackie
(Login classyfashh)
Re: pco symptoms match?
March 24 2008, 8:25 PM
That's really not enough information.
I assume you're concerned about breast development.
Hopeful88
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Re: pco symptoms match?
March 24 2008, 8:38 PM
You do NOT have to be overweight/obese to have PCOS. As well not everyone ho has PCOS has the same symptoms, it is a hard thing to diagnose from what I understand. Visit this website if you wish to learn more about it: http://www.soulcysters.net/
Hope this helps.
This message has been edited by Hopeful88 on Mar 24, 2008 8:44 PM
Louise
(Login Louise1982)
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Re: pco symptoms match?
March 24 2008, 8:47 PM
You might just have that as your natural body shape, I'm 106 lbs, 24 inch waist but I do have PCO.
A few questions to clarify:
Do you take BCP? (I imagine you don't if you're skipping periods)
What is your cycle pattern? e.g. 28/5 means entire cycle including 1 period is 28 days with 5 days bleeding
Do you have acne? Esp worse acne in your 20s than your teens
Do you have male pattern baldness?
Do you have male pattern body hair? (Chest hair and hair in a line down the middle from your cleavage to your belly button)
Do you get very bad period pains? Mid cycle pains? Random abdominal / lower back / joint pains?
Have you had any severe acute attacks of abdominal / lower back pain where you feel like you burst an internal organ?
Do you get bad PMS / mood swings / depression?
Do you feel 'well' in yourself or do you feel there is something wrong?
momXseven
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Re: pco symptoms match?
March 24 2008, 9:46 PM
I have PCOS and I'm not overweight at all, at 34 I'm 120 pounds (I'm 5 foot 2in. BTW).
Louise has some good ?'s, BTW I would answer yes to most of them. And the "severe acute attacks of abdominal / lower back pain where you feel like you burst an internal organ" question she asked is signs of ovarian cysts, I get them almost every month.
pco worrier
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March 26 2008, 7:02 PM
Hey Louise, I have annwered the question to teh bst of my knowledge can you please tll me if you can make out anything from it..Thank you any everyone else for their valuable inputs.
Do you take BCP? (I imagine you don't if you're skipping periods)- NO I NEVER HAVE.
What is your cycle pattern? e.g. 28/5 means entire cycle including 1 period is 28 days with 5 days bleeding WELL IT'S MORE LIKE 45 DAYS,3DAYS BLEEDING..ONLY THE LAST TWO PERIODS HAVE BEEN LIKE 29/ 3
Do you have acne? Esp worse acne in your 20s than your teens WELL I CANT REALLY ANSWER THAT SINCE I AM 21 NOW,BUT I HAVE ALWAYS HAD CLEAR SKIN.
Do you have male pattern baldness?i DOTN KNOW WHAT EXACTLY MALE PATTERN BALDING IS BUT I HAVE A PATCH OF BALD SPOT FROM A VERY LONG TIME,IT IS NOT VERY CONSPICUOUS THOUGH..
Do you have male pattern body hair? (Chest hair and hair in a line down the middle from your cleavage to your belly button) HELL YES OMG! I THOUGHT THAT WAS..GULP.. NORMAL TILL NOW!!!!!!!!!
Do you get very bad period pains? Mid cycle pains? Random abdominal / lower back / joint pains?- ABSOLUTELY NO PAINS DURING MY PERIODS, IT IS LIKE ANY OTHER DAY IN THE MONTH,NO MID CYCLE PAINS,NO OTHER PAINS.
Have you had any severe acute attacks of abdominal / lower back pain where you feel like you burst an internal organ?.. NO (THANK GOD!!)
Do you get bad PMS / mood swings / depression? DEPRESSION IS SO HARD TO DIAGNOSE...I HAVE SUSPECTED IT BEFORE BUT I CAN NEVER TELL IF I AM GIVING MY SIGNS TOO MUCH CREDIT MAYBE I SHOULD CHECK WITH THOSE SYMPTOMS FIRST!!LOL
Do you feel 'well' in yourself or do you feel there is something wrong?
I AM GENERALLY QUITE HEALTHY,YES.
Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER
Re: pco symptoms match?
March 26 2008, 11:06 PM
Don't panic about the body hair thing, I was trying to be discreet about how nasty mine was before I got the meds! A bit of blonde fluff all down the middle is nothing to worry about especially if other women in your family are quite hairy. What I meant was thick dark masculine type hairs, a few people get a couple near the belly button but a whole load down your cleavage wants checking out! Have a look at this grading scale for hirsutism:
http://www.femalepatient.com/html/arc/sel/oct02/article02.asp
Before anyone wants to ban me from the forum for being totally disgusting mine was never as bad as most of the grade 2s and it's cleared up with medication!
Another thing to watch out for is the sudden appearance of sideburns, I got these when I was about 23 although I think they're getting better too. Never had a beard and moustache is not that bad, only get it waxed 6-8 weeks.
Also go to google images and put in hisutism - only try this if you have a strong stomach!
I would say that it's unlikely you have actual cysts as you have no pains but you can still have PCOS i.e. the syndrome or you may just have high testosterone or be naturally hairy. You cycle does warrant getting a medical checkup though esp if you feel it's getting less and les regular, I got to a point where I felt like I was drying up.
Another thing you may want to check for yourself is BBT (basal body temperature), you'll need a fertility thermometer from the pharmacy, tell them you want to measure BBT to check when you ovulate. Then every day you need to measure your temperature orally before you get out of your bed in the morning and plot a graph, you can compare this to charts online to see when and if you ovulate. It may be useful to do this first and take it with you to the doctor.
In terms of depression, everyone feels crappy here and there esp when crappy things happen, do you notice that you feel worse or are nasty to people when you are due for your period?
In short, you're probably fine but I'm not a doctor and you hould have a blood test and pelvic ultrasound just to rule it out. They may also want to consider endometriosis althoug again that's unlikely if you don't have pains.
Are your periods heavy? That can be a sign of fibroids.
Hope you get it sorted x
Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER
Re: pco symptoms match?
March 26 2008, 11:11 PM
p.s. not sure how much weight you need to lose but being overweight can mess up your hormones, do you feel the hairs have got worse since you put weight on?
I put on a lot of weight after I dislocated my kneecap because I couldn't exercise and had a desk job where there was always food about. I'm only 5'1 and was 135 lbs, now I'm down to about 106 lbs. I remember reading somewhere that if you have problems with acne (not sure about hairs) then losing 5% of your body weight can fix it. I've lost 20% and I do feel better but not sure if it's the meds or a combination.
pco worrier
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Re: pco symptoms match?
March 28 2008, 6:41 PM
Thank you Louise , that was very insightful...reading your post somehow got me convinced that I dont have any of them..I guess in short my only two problems are...irregular periods and big bad stomach/abdomen- and now that I am on wonderup, I have very wierd periods..like it just spots around and then disappears ...before I started wu, I had irregular periods but they were definitely normal periods that lasted for 3 full days,and I didnt stop in between..now I DO feel like I ma drying up..sigh..and yeah just to make sure I checked with a few of my friends and they did have the same pattrn of hair down their chest heh.I guess I should check if I am ovulating at all! but that is a scary thought..
March 24 2008 at 3:59 PM pco worrier (no login)
Ok, now I am worried that I have Pco though I dont have all the symptoms ..now to begin with I am not fat never have been, and have also just lost a lot of weight.I miss/skip periods sometimes, when they do come it is very light..I dont have too much facial hair (if you dont count two forests above each eye
) but well..I do have an abnormally(for my frame) fat abdomen region though noone can notice it if I just suck it in and walk around..which by the way is what I do many a times..so do I qualify..rather disqualify for pco? do I need a doc? pleaseee helpppJackie
(Login classyfashh)
Re: pco symptoms match?
March 24 2008, 8:25 PM
That's really not enough information.
I assume you're concerned about breast development.
Hopeful88
(Login Hopeful88)
SENIOR MEMBER
Re: pco symptoms match?
March 24 2008, 8:38 PM
You do NOT have to be overweight/obese to have PCOS. As well not everyone ho has PCOS has the same symptoms, it is a hard thing to diagnose from what I understand. Visit this website if you wish to learn more about it: http://www.soulcysters.net/
Hope this helps.
This message has been edited by Hopeful88 on Mar 24, 2008 8:44 PM
Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER
Re: pco symptoms match?
March 24 2008, 8:47 PM
You might just have that as your natural body shape, I'm 106 lbs, 24 inch waist but I do have PCO.
A few questions to clarify:
Do you take BCP? (I imagine you don't if you're skipping periods)
What is your cycle pattern? e.g. 28/5 means entire cycle including 1 period is 28 days with 5 days bleeding
Do you have acne? Esp worse acne in your 20s than your teens
Do you have male pattern baldness?
Do you have male pattern body hair? (Chest hair and hair in a line down the middle from your cleavage to your belly button)
Do you get very bad period pains? Mid cycle pains? Random abdominal / lower back / joint pains?
Have you had any severe acute attacks of abdominal / lower back pain where you feel like you burst an internal organ?
Do you get bad PMS / mood swings / depression?
Do you feel 'well' in yourself or do you feel there is something wrong?
momXseven
(Login momXseven)
SENIOR MEMBER
Re: pco symptoms match?
March 24 2008, 9:46 PM
I have PCOS and I'm not overweight at all, at 34 I'm 120 pounds (I'm 5 foot 2in. BTW).
Louise has some good ?'s, BTW I would answer yes to most of them. And the "severe acute attacks of abdominal / lower back pain where you feel like you burst an internal organ" question she asked is signs of ovarian cysts, I get them almost every month.
pco worrier
(no login)
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March 26 2008, 7:02 PM
Hey Louise, I have annwered the question to teh bst of my knowledge can you please tll me if you can make out anything from it..Thank you any everyone else for their valuable inputs.
Do you take BCP? (I imagine you don't if you're skipping periods)- NO I NEVER HAVE.
What is your cycle pattern? e.g. 28/5 means entire cycle including 1 period is 28 days with 5 days bleeding WELL IT'S MORE LIKE 45 DAYS,3DAYS BLEEDING..ONLY THE LAST TWO PERIODS HAVE BEEN LIKE 29/ 3
Do you have acne? Esp worse acne in your 20s than your teens WELL I CANT REALLY ANSWER THAT SINCE I AM 21 NOW,BUT I HAVE ALWAYS HAD CLEAR SKIN.
Do you have male pattern baldness?i DOTN KNOW WHAT EXACTLY MALE PATTERN BALDING IS BUT I HAVE A PATCH OF BALD SPOT FROM A VERY LONG TIME,IT IS NOT VERY CONSPICUOUS THOUGH..
Do you have male pattern body hair? (Chest hair and hair in a line down the middle from your cleavage to your belly button) HELL YES OMG! I THOUGHT THAT WAS..GULP.. NORMAL TILL NOW!!!!!!!!!
Do you get very bad period pains? Mid cycle pains? Random abdominal / lower back / joint pains?- ABSOLUTELY NO PAINS DURING MY PERIODS, IT IS LIKE ANY OTHER DAY IN THE MONTH,NO MID CYCLE PAINS,NO OTHER PAINS.
Have you had any severe acute attacks of abdominal / lower back pain where you feel like you burst an internal organ?.. NO (THANK GOD!!)
Do you get bad PMS / mood swings / depression? DEPRESSION IS SO HARD TO DIAGNOSE...I HAVE SUSPECTED IT BEFORE BUT I CAN NEVER TELL IF I AM GIVING MY SIGNS TOO MUCH CREDIT MAYBE I SHOULD CHECK WITH THOSE SYMPTOMS FIRST!!LOL
Do you feel 'well' in yourself or do you feel there is something wrong?
I AM GENERALLY QUITE HEALTHY,YES.
Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER
Re: pco symptoms match?
March 26 2008, 11:06 PM
Don't panic about the body hair thing, I was trying to be discreet about how nasty mine was before I got the meds! A bit of blonde fluff all down the middle is nothing to worry about especially if other women in your family are quite hairy. What I meant was thick dark masculine type hairs, a few people get a couple near the belly button but a whole load down your cleavage wants checking out! Have a look at this grading scale for hirsutism:
http://www.femalepatient.com/html/arc/sel/oct02/article02.asp
Before anyone wants to ban me from the forum for being totally disgusting mine was never as bad as most of the grade 2s and it's cleared up with medication!
Another thing to watch out for is the sudden appearance of sideburns, I got these when I was about 23 although I think they're getting better too. Never had a beard and moustache is not that bad, only get it waxed 6-8 weeks.
Also go to google images and put in hisutism - only try this if you have a strong stomach!
I would say that it's unlikely you have actual cysts as you have no pains but you can still have PCOS i.e. the syndrome or you may just have high testosterone or be naturally hairy. You cycle does warrant getting a medical checkup though esp if you feel it's getting less and les regular, I got to a point where I felt like I was drying up.
Another thing you may want to check for yourself is BBT (basal body temperature), you'll need a fertility thermometer from the pharmacy, tell them you want to measure BBT to check when you ovulate. Then every day you need to measure your temperature orally before you get out of your bed in the morning and plot a graph, you can compare this to charts online to see when and if you ovulate. It may be useful to do this first and take it with you to the doctor.
In terms of depression, everyone feels crappy here and there esp when crappy things happen, do you notice that you feel worse or are nasty to people when you are due for your period?
In short, you're probably fine but I'm not a doctor and you hould have a blood test and pelvic ultrasound just to rule it out. They may also want to consider endometriosis althoug again that's unlikely if you don't have pains.
Are your periods heavy? That can be a sign of fibroids.
Hope you get it sorted x
Louise
(Login Louise1982)
SENIOR MEMBER
Re: pco symptoms match?
March 26 2008, 11:11 PM
p.s. not sure how much weight you need to lose but being overweight can mess up your hormones, do you feel the hairs have got worse since you put weight on?
I put on a lot of weight after I dislocated my kneecap because I couldn't exercise and had a desk job where there was always food about. I'm only 5'1 and was 135 lbs, now I'm down to about 106 lbs. I remember reading somewhere that if you have problems with acne (not sure about hairs) then losing 5% of your body weight can fix it. I've lost 20% and I do feel better but not sure if it's the meds or a combination.
pco worrier
(no login)
Re: pco symptoms match?
March 28 2008, 6:41 PM
Thank you Louise , that was very insightful...reading your post somehow got me convinced that I dont have any of them..I guess in short my only two problems are...irregular periods and big bad stomach/abdomen- and now that I am on wonderup, I have very wierd periods..like it just spots around and then disappears ...before I started wu, I had irregular periods but they were definitely normal periods that lasted for 3 full days,and I didnt stop in between..now I DO feel like I ma drying up..sigh..and yeah just to make sure I checked with a few of my friends and they did have the same pattrn of hair down their chest heh.I guess I should check if I am ovulating at all! but that is a scary thought..