Thank you! It was checked as part of my Hertility test. All came back within normal range, it was also tested a couple of years ago when I I as struggling enormously with fatigue and thirst etc (was checked for diabetes at the same time) and that was normal as well. In my Hertility test the Dr that reviewed it said one of my results was just inside a level that can be indicative of issues in pregnancy (I think, I’d have to go back and look it up) but I was absolutely on the cusp of that, I had a follow up chat with a fertility nurse who said my result was not of any concern and whatever level it was did sit within normal range. MotherDragName does have both type 2 diabetes and a thyroid issue but both developed later in life so are probably lifestyle related rather than something I will likely inherit!
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Metformin didn’t help me with weight loss but did start to regulate my periods.
My endocrinologist gave me some great advice in regards to diet and supplements and helped explain things better than any GP. I have now had weight loss surgery and hope that it helps me in conceiving. Once I can fully eat normal I will be back on my PCOS friendly diet and supplements and hopefully I won’t need Metformin
My endocrinologist gave me some great advice in regards to diet and supplements and helped explain things better than any GP. I have now had weight loss surgery and hope that it helps me in conceiving. Once I can fully eat normal I will be back on my PCOS friendly diet and supplements and hopefully I won’t need Metformin
Has anyone got any tips/reassurance on having a ‘full bladder’ for the scan? 🥲 I’m an anxious weer lol and if they’re pressing on my belly I’m worried I’ll wet myself 
Okay so I don’t want to make you feel worse but I actually started to wee as I was walking across the car park to my scan appointment because I physically couldn’t hold it any longer. I had no choice but to go to the loo as soon as I walked through the door. I would recommend drinking some water once you get there, a little while before your appointment. Don’t do what I did and drink it way before.Has anyone got any tips/reassurance on having a ‘full bladder’ for the scan? 🥲 I’m an anxious weer lol and if they’re pressing on my belly I’m worried I’ll wet myself
I explained the situation and they said it was fine and they could still do the scan. Having a full bladder helps with visibility on the scan but it’s not imperative it seems.
I drunk loads and they told me my bladder was really full (not a bad thing but unnecessaryHas anyone got any tips/reassurance on having a ‘full bladder’ for the scan? 🥲 I’m an anxious weer lol and if they’re pressing on my belly I’m worried I’ll wet myself
) so don’t stress! The one after that I just drunk as I would normally and then a bit extra on the way there so I wasn’t desperate and it was fine! Also if it’s internal they don’t press on your belly so don’t stress about that if so! XThanks all 
will just try and relax about it 🥲
will just try and relax about it 🥲i drank a bottle of smartwater and was told any more and i'd be asked to empty my bladder a little! so about a pint seems the right amount? the room i was scanned in had an ensuite i could use straight after, but towards the end it did get a bit crampy with all the pressing down.Has anyone got any tips/reassurance on having a ‘full bladder’ for the scan? 🥲 I’m an anxious weer lol and if they’re pressing on my belly I’m worried I’ll wet myself
scan was all good, no PCO! Thanks everyone for your help
Could you share the advice and tips you received re diet and supplements please?
Meh, my GP appointment was kind of tit.
Anyhoo, sorry. I just needed to get that off my chest basically. Tomorrow is another day.
I can be referred to the assisted conception clinic but apparently it’s pointless because my bmi is too high and it will be rejected. And my blood tests I paid for privately were ‘pointless’ and so I have to have more done but they’ll only show us all what we already know, what I’ve known most of my bloody life, I have PCOS. I was simply told to lose weight, like I’ve ever found that easy in my life outside of times of very disordered eating (or the assistance of a hormonal coil which I don’t want because I’m trying to get pregnant). Then, I got a lecture about my medication. I came off my SSRIs last year and my entire world came crashing down around me mental health wise. Looking back, I’ve never been so unwell with my anxiety as I was during the time I had no meds. Some of that was the situation I was in (awful, awful job), but I couldn’t not be on my medication. Instead of going back to my ‘normal’ dose I settled on the compromise of the lowest possible dose that most people just use as a gentle introduction to brain chemistry altering drugs before they increase up to 4 times as much. It holds me, but it’s a compromise.
I asked about my facial hair and acne and was given a vaniqa prescription and told my skin was fine (it’s actually ok today, in fairness), but then followed a massive lecture about how I probably can’t take Vaniqa if I’m pregnant. I felt like this bad person who has already attempted to duck up a baby that doesn’t even exist by poisoning it with medication and creams and being too large.
I didn’t expect to walk out with a visit from the stork planned but that was pretty brutal. Trying to think positively, she at least suggested MrDragName books himself in for semen analysis and pointed out it’s not all about the woman, so that was ‘nice’. But I guess it’s all bleeping pointless unless I lose weight anyway. Sorry for bringing my TTC chat to the PCOS thread but I cannot face the TTC thread. I had to leave when it felt like everyone got a positive test result even though I’m happy for others, honest guv.
I asked about my facial hair and acne and was given a vaniqa prescription and told my skin was fine (it’s actually ok today, in fairness), but then followed a massive lecture about how I probably can’t take Vaniqa if I’m pregnant. I felt like this bad person who has already attempted to duck up a baby that doesn’t even exist by poisoning it with medication and creams and being too large.
I didn’t expect to walk out with a visit from the stork planned but that was pretty brutal. Trying to think positively, she at least suggested MrDragName books himself in for semen analysis and pointed out it’s not all about the woman, so that was ‘nice’. But I guess it’s all bleeping pointless unless I lose weight anyway. Sorry for bringing my TTC chat to the PCOS thread but I cannot face the TTC thread. I had to leave when it felt like everyone got a positive test result even though I’m happy for others, honest guv.
Anyhoo, sorry. I just needed to get that off my chest basically. Tomorrow is another day.
It is really tit how so many doctors dismiss things with "just lose weight" if it was that easy, there would never be any overweight people in the world
My mum was misdiagnosed for years with T2 diabetes, because they couldn't see past her weight. Wasn't until she was hospitalised she was diagnosed as T1
Mannnn that’s terrible!It is really tit how so many doctors dismiss things with "just lose weight" if it was that easy, there would never be any overweight people in the world
My mum was misdiagnosed for years with T2 diabetes, because they couldn't see past her weight. Wasn't until she was hospitalised she was diagnosed as T1
prescribed metformin plus advised to start taking inositol and alpha liopic acid plus berberine.
I have also since then added maca root to my supplements and a multi vitamin.
She advised me to really cut down on sugar and carbs and try to follow a more Mediterranean style diet. She also recommended this website and books
Verity website
pcos for dummies
Diet for pcos
I also drink lots of spearmint tea to help reduce facial hair
Thank you so much! Interesting re the spearmint tea, I’ve heard a few people say this but not sure where to get it
Not the person you replied to but dried loose leaf spearmint is available online, that’s what I got and I put it in an infuser. I’ve never managed to find pure spearmint teabags in a shop anywhere, blends with spearmint are usually a low percentage. Maybe someone else will have a source
My PCOS sisters! I haven’t been on here forever but 1000% pcos symptoms are getting worse my bellly is getting rounder by the day and my chins hair is so long it could be a pube. Cried to the gp who couldn’t have gave a flying duck. He’s prescribed me a different pill called Zelleta, has anyone been on it before?
I used to get super painful periods that absolutely floored me. Since having laser treatment for endometriosis and two mirena coils that’s no longer an issue to the same extent. However, the general sensation of having my period is so weird now and I struggle to describe it. It’s like something or someone is grabbing my uterus and/or my ovaries and squeezing them. I feel very… inflamed? There is pain but it’s not bent over double, can’t focus pain and I am so grateful for that. But man, days 1 and 2 of my period are a riot.
Sorry, it’s me back again. I’m on holiday somewhere v hot and sunny and it’s great but oh my god, it makes my facial hair grow uncontrollably 
got a beard to rival my husbands at the moment!
got a beard to rival my husbands at the moment!
Has anyone ever tried electrolysis? I’m tried of plucking the hairs from my chin and I’d rather do something about it so it’s one less thing for me to tackle when it comes to PCOS (with the other main concern being weight gain/lack of weight loss)