pcos and super fertile? - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Message Board

tiredandsick · 06-19-2006, 09:36 PM

Hi all,

I was diagnosed with a lifetime of PCOS today. The symptoms range back to childhood with emotional symtoms such as depression, confused thinking and memory issues, then late menarche and then chronic anovulation. I am now suffering depression, anxiety, severe PMS, painful and irregular periods. Today, the gyno found cysts on the ovaries. The thing is, I am super fertile. I have gotten pregnant easily both times we tried. The pregnancies were hard and I was very sick...even developed HELLP syndrome for the first one(we were both fine in the in thank goodness).

I had actually thought that my symptoms were a result of low progesterone, not an excess of testosterone.

Does any of this make sense to someone out there? Is it possible for me to have PCOS? I can have ovarian cysts without being PCOS. I don't want to be misdiagnosed and then mismedicated.

I am really new to the idea of hormone balance and acceptable levels and so on. So all info in welcome.

Thanks for any input.

Shannon

fallen_angel · 06-20-2006, 07:37 AM

hi there,
im no expert on this but i do think i have PCOS myself as i have some of the symptoms and ive had problems conceiving (tests last year showed i wasnt ovulating).
ive done a lot of research into PCOS and although it can cause complications with getting pregnant, it wont necessarily make it hard for everyone. i know some people personally who have PCOS and have conceived easily.
as far as i know it is also possible to have cysts on the ovaries without having PCOS, but like i say im no expert.
if you are worried about being misdiagnosed demand further investigations until you are happy with the answers you're getting.
good luck