Has anyone lost weight and had there period return to normal? - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Message Board

jess25 · 07-13-2009, 10:08 PM

To start let me give a brief history on my medical issues.....After the birth of my third child, I had 2 normal periods and then they just stopped. I had my son in 2004 and have had probably 8 periods since then and all have been because I have had to take progesterone. I was diagnosed with PCOS 2 years ago and it has been a battle. Before the birth of my last child I had never had a problem with my periods. I have been pregnant 4 times (2nd pregnany had a miscarrage) but all my other pregnancys went great with no problems trying to concieve. I have always been overweight,I weighed 185 when I concieved my last child. However, after having him my weight steadily climbed and I topped at 225 about 8 months after he was born. I recently went on a low carb diet and am down to 199 and still losing but my period has not returned. Has anyone lost weight and had there periods return and if so how long- how many pounds later?

myboysmylife · 07-28-2009, 11:54 PM

Hi I am new to this site but your post hit me right away. I have been with PCOS since I was a teenager after the birth of my first son (15 when I had him), I was not diagnosed though til I was about 19 and I am now 33. With my first husband we tried to concieve again and then for some reason not very many docs new about PCOS and how to treat it. I went yrs without a period until a new dr gave me progesteron (I dnt know how to spell it

) and I had my first period fir the first time in yrs! I took that for about a yr every 3 months to shed my lining and have one. I then lost insurance so I went without again for along time. We then split and went through a divorce and with all the stress I lost weight (from 187 to 140) in a matter of months. I then started to have periods on my own gradually and it was like WOW! I then met my 2nd husband and after all the yrs of trying to concieve with the 1st hubby we got pregnant and I miscarried after 6-8 weeks, I then concieved again and carried my little girl to 22 weeks and had a premature birth due to the PCOS and my cervix is weak. 2 months later I then got pregnant again and my dr now knew what to do and I carried all the way and have a beautiful son. Losing weight helped contribute to all this for me, I am now having symptoms again as I put the weight back on after his birth and dr just put me on metformin and yaz BC so I can regulate my side effects and have periods again. Losing weight is a big factor but its sooo hard to lose with this condition!! I wish you the best of luck as I am too trying to lose again to have my periods normally!

Myboysmylife