should I be concerned? - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Message Board

newlywedgirl05 · 07-21-2006, 05:09 PM

Hi,

I've been lurking for a little while and I think I'm ready to ask some questions. Thank you for taking the time to read this even though it probably sounds like lots of other stories.

I'm 27, married one year, no kids. We haven't started trying yet, but after reading many posts, I'm starting to think - maybe I should get some medical help now before we start trying.

I got my first period at 11 and from then until 16, I got the occasional period. Cramping is always miserable on the first day, but it never lasted longer than 5 or 6 days and not particularly heavy. When I was 16 I went on BCP and for years was regular because of that. But that was 11 years ago and I've noticed when I went off for a year or so a couple times, I'd have absolutely no period. Ever. When I was 23, I asked my gyno at the time and she said it was no problem at all, just get back on the pill. I figured "uhhh okay. If you're not worried, I won't worry!"

Now as I read these posts and start putting two and two together, I realize that everything may not be fine. But I'm not a doctor and I've never been diagnosed. I have struggled with keeping my weight down since puberty. I was never a chubby kid, but ever since about 14 I have had a hell of a time, up and down, up and down. I don't overeat at all, and I exercise 5-6 times a week just trying to keep my weight from ballooning. I can gain weight extremely rapidly, 50lbs in 4 months in 2001 and last year after my wedding I gained 30lbs in 2 months. I also have a terrible addiction to starches, I'd eat chips and pasta ANY DAY over sweets and cakes. I also have dark body hair, especially facial hair. My mood swings and depression in the last 5 years have been almost catastrophic, but I've managed to save face for the most part.

So generally, I'm not having an urgent problem at the moment, but maybe this explains the absent periods and weight gain? Is there anything else that would cause one not to have her period, and do I need to worry about it now?

Thank you all so much for being so supportive.

fairy24 · 07-22-2006, 01:44 PM

you sound exactly like me i was a very skinny child and in my early teens since i was 18 ive struggled with weight and find it so easy to gain but impossible to lose i have no periods aswell but get them back once i lose weight so can be regular for a while but as soon as i put on weight they stop

newlywedgirl05 · 07-26-2006, 11:21 AM

Thanks, it's nice to know I'm not alone. Were you diagnosed with PCOS? Does anyone else think I should be concerned or have thoughts on this?

fairy24 · 07-27-2006, 04:45 AM

yes i found out last year that i have pcos trying for a baby but no luck doc says i need to lose 5 stone before i can have clomid so far lost 1 1/2 stone but has been very hard and slow

kingslove · 08-08-2006, 06:12 PM

I am 28 years old and didnt worry about my absent of periods or not getting pregnant until we wanted to get pregnant. After we bought our house last year with good careers, we decided it was time. Well, I am still not pregnant after a year and a half of trying. We have just recently started with the fertility specialist. However, the month to month disappointment has made me an emotional wreck. I wish I could go back and I would have contacted a doctor the moment I quit having periods around age 19, but I did not therefore, it is very costly to me now emotionally and financially. I have always wanted lots of babies, but just wanted to make sure we were ready financially, now I feel as if I am never going to get pregnant. My husband is also getting impatient and the doc's always say positive things to us; however, nothing has worked thus far.

Good Luck!