Symptomos of PCOS or Endometriosis

[sugar n spice]

Hey everyone, Those that have read some of my recent threads of feeling yuck will know what i am going on about, if not please read them. I was telling my friend today about how id been feeling and she said it sounded just like here when she went to the drs and was diagnosed with PCOS so i was wondering those of you that suffer from it, what the symptoms are.

[Frazzled]

Lucky me has both...

Some symptoms are the same for both

PRIMARILY E
pain during intercourse
bleeding after intercourse
heavy and painful periods
bloating
constipation
flatulence
unexplained weight gain/loss
headaches, migraines
trouble conceiving

PRIMARILY PCOS
pain during intercourse
bleeding after intercourse
heavy and painful periods
unexplained weight gain/loss
headaches, migraines
acne - face, chest, behind ears
hairiness or lack of
irregular or non-existent period - i have a 35-55 day cycle when i do have them and often bleed for about 2 weeks
trouble conceiving

[sugar n spice]

thanks for that kate, how did they diagnose you and treat you and has treatment helped?

[Frazzled]

endo was diagnosed after 2 laparoscopy's - often will not show up on ultrasound. Treated with the pill, doesn't really do much except make me go insane. PCOS thru ultrasound and series of blood tests, can be treated with medication (hormone) but as we were TTC i chose not to. Often will use the pill to treat htis as well. Weight loss helps with PCOS a lot , a low GI diet is best. But it is hard to lose the weight as weight gain is a symptom - big time for me - a catch 22 situation. I put 20 kilos on in 12 months with no change in my diet or exercise habits! Obviously if you are not oweight you do not need to worry but the low GI diet helps balance your insulin levels.

If you find your gp or gyno is no good, ask to be referred to an endocronologist.

Good luck, it sucks!

[Frazzled]

Oh and with the endo they will 'burn' the endo off with laser treatment but have found this causes scarring which in turn can affect your chances of conceiving - the newest form of surgery is to actually cut they endo out of the effected organs. My friend had this done twice, it didnt help and after having the 2 children she wanted she had a hysterectomy at 28. She had endo very severely.

Pregnancy and having children is meant to help but it didnt for my friend and hasnt for my sister and i. Do you have sisters? Often find that all sisters will be the same. Did your mum have any problems?

[bekkyboo]

i have endo... so i know the feeling there...
My mum had alot of trouble concieving, but then had 4 of us. My aunty had endo really bad...
I have the laproscopy and pill to treat, but after 5 yrs of trying with my ex i had almost given up. Less than a month with my DB - and here we are 23 weeks pregnant.

There is hope :)

[sugar n spice]

bekkyboo congrats on concieving after all that i just noticed you are due on my birthday lucky bub to be a gemini
thanks kate and beckkyboo for all that info

[kirsty77]

Hi

I have PCOS and was diagnosed with blood tests and ultrasounds and a full physical exam. My periods were up to 3 months in length, I have extra weight around my middle and couldn't fall pregnant. It was found that I wasn't ovulating, my progesterone level was only 2(it has to be at least 20 to ovulate, so it was very low!), high testosterone levels(:eek: ), weight around my middle that I just couldn't get rid of, a few cysts on my ovaries but not many. I was put onto clomid 50mg by my gyno and 2 cycles later I was pregnant!

[sugar n spice]

that is so good to hear, glad you were able to concieve with treatment