symptoms during pregnancy - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Message Board

lisa222 · 05-08-2007, 07:00 PM

Hey guys! Just a question for those of you blessed enough to get pregnant. Do your PCOS symptoms (hair thinning, male pattern baldness, facial/body hair, painful scalp and dandruff) get better or worse generally during pregnancy and breastfeeding? I really want to try to have children, but everytime I come off the Yasmine pill and spiro, my symptoms get so bad (especially the scalp pain) so quickly, I go right back to taking them. I am also on metformin. It sounds selfish, but I am afraid if I go for months off the pills (the time it takes to get pregnant), then do get pregnant (another 9 months plus breastfeeding), that I will really suffer for a long time. I was wondering if your hormones stabilize and you don't produce so many male hormones while pregnant? Does anyone notice that thier symptoms don't get worse while off thier pills and pregnant? Thanks so much, I would really like to have a child, but I would also really like to keep my hair and not have my "beard" get any worse.

marinewife12 · 05-08-2007, 07:39 PM

Just so you know, my friend who gave birth and is nursing is already back on birth control pills. So therefore, you don't have to worry about being off of the pill while nursing.

That's all I know, I haven't been pregnant yet (currently TTC).

lisa222 · 05-09-2007, 04:17 PM

Thanks, I hope you get pregnant soon!

KittenPaws · 05-09-2007, 06:15 PM

I think everyones PCOS will respond differently during pregnancy (not sure, i havnet asked). And then the added pregnancy symptoms from hormones they dont tell you about wich also include more hair, acne or clearing up, etc.

Personally for me.. my belly got a lot more harrier

, and im still cramping like normal, and my hair is falling out even more and my skin is flaking like crazy

. Ugh.

It doesn't really "bother" me all that much. I just hope everyones different and its not really like this w/ pcos and pregnancy lol.

bucca · 05-09-2007, 09:47 PM

I am currently 18 weeks pregnant and conceived with PCOS (and no natual cycles) on FSH injections. My acne has got a little better (especially my lower back cystic acne, that has gone completely) but my tummy got hairy to

not nice when you want to show off your expanding belly!