HI ALL
SO I am reading some info, seems there are different types of PCOS, which may explain why we are all so darn different!!!
So ANYONE with any idea what any of these words means, WHICH AM I? I am trying to work out whether I want to go natural or whether I should do as my Gynea says and stick to BC... I have read with some types this is the worst thing, others - the best... SO SICK of confusing info! (VENT!!!) ... anyway any help on the below would be lovely; my symptoms are...
- Normal weight (size 8-10 (max)) 53kgs 165cm tall... (SO normal)
- Irregular/no periods
- mens' pains all the time/generally dull aches and discomfort (when off pill)
- Depression/Anxiety (I get the feeling some people think this is a cop-out)?
- Tiredness
- Hormones are all normal (except prolactin VERY slightly elivated) meaning all my hormone levels are normal
- Policystic Ovaries (none/very irregular ovulation?)
I dont like BC pill, and I dont see the point in taking it if a) my hormones are FINE and b) I am not ovulating anyway... so I dont know how I can treat this unless I can work out which type I have?
I want to think about children in about a year - so my doc says BC till then, but from what I read it can make it worse in some types (like mine wouldnt be conventional) as all my hormones are fine and I am not overweight or underweight.
traditional PCOS -- anovulatory, increased androgens, no insulin resistance
endocrine syndrome X -- anovulatory, increased androgens, insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes
non-traditional PCOS --anovulatory, normal androgens, obese, insulin resistant or type 2 diabetes
non-traditional PCOS -- ovulatory, increased androgens, mild insulin resistance
idiopathic hirsutism -- ovulatory, increased androgens, no insulin resistance
THANK YOU - hopefully someone can shed some light, I am going to be taking this to my next app to battle it out with them (the fight for natural therapy)...
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