Wow, what horrible doctors i had...
I was diagnosed with PCOS just over 4 years ago. The doctor I had at the time said that it was normal for someone my weight to have this and not to worry. She put me on Yasmin and that was it.
I had a falling out with that doctor and found another. I explained the situation to him. He did a ultrasound and he said that there were no more cysts, just one and it was a cm big, nothing to worry about.
I stopped the yasmin because my periods became regualr.. but i never knew about the other symptoms listed...
- irregular periods- absent periods
- ovarian cysts
- hirsutism (excess facial and/or body hair)
- obesity
- skin tags (just one, but it fell off... and i thought i got them from my dad..)
- borderline high cholesterol
- exhaustion
- decreased sex drive
- infertility (we've tried numerous times, and failed each time..PG tests are expensive!!)
We moved and i was not able to get back on the Yasmin. I haven't had my period for a few months now..the hair on my chin is HORRIBLE and my sex drive is nill..
N O N E of my doctors informed me of these other symptoms..now it all adds up..
thank you for posting this. I have to find a new OB/GYN because I just moved..but now i want to know everything i can possibly know about this.
What else can I do besides losing the weight to help with this?? (i was told only losing the weight and Yasmin would make it go away).