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New to PCOS and got some questions...please helpFrom: annie (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 12 Dec 2001 17:58:01 -0600 (CST)
Hello I'm a 21 year old female from the Caribbean, who has within the last 6 months been diagnosed with PCOS. I had irregular periods, suffer with moderate hirsutism and had only gone to the obgyn to deal with an infection. He noticed my symptoms and did an ultrasound and found that I had several small cysts on both ovaries, and that one was actually a bit larger than the next. He told me about PCOS and it's symptoms, and I have been reading further on the subject. I have not done any other tests to determine abnormal levels of other hormones etc associated with PCOS. My obgyn put me on Diane 35 for contraceptive purposes as well as to help control the hair growth, and also to reduce the size of the larger ovary. I've been on it for 6 months now & I am noticing a slight imporvement with regards to the excess of hair, in that it's been growing back a little lighter (hair removal methods being waxing and tweezing), but I was wondering if there was anything else I could be taking to help control it more. My hair growth is on my face, around my nipples, stomach & bikini line. I sometimes feel like I live my life around my hair, and don't always do things I may want to because of it. I have also noticed some weight gain in my tummy/thigh area, which I never had a problem with before, and was wondering if this is associated with the birth control or the PCOS. Within the last two months, I have been experiencing very strong cravings for sweet foods like chocolate, jam, cake etc and also for breads. Usually when I'm about to get my period (before I went on Diane 35) I used to get cravings for chocolate etc. but this is ridiculous. I'm a university student, so I'm up at irregular hours, during exam time especially, and I find myself constantly snacking, especially in the early morning hours. Another thing I wanted to know was that I know that several factors may cause depression and such, but are birth control pills, specifically Diane 35, more likely to cause this? I'd love to get anyone's opinions on the matter. Thanks so much for your help. And I love this website, it's been very informative.
-- Annie
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