Health

[strangeimp13]

I'm just writing here for now... I was hoping to find a community to post to but there don't appear to be any active ones. And I don't want to join some random discussion board on the internet for this one topic.

Comments

[zorpisuttle]

I first heard about PCOS from the LJ iud_divas community- you could try checking their tags. They'd also be able to chime in on IUD+PCOS issues.

Also, vagina_pagina is pretty active, with one or two posts a day, and I've definitely seen posts about PCOS from there.

(about the only thing I read on livejournal anymore is posts about other people's female bits)

[zorpisuttle]

http://www.ljseek.com/PCOS_s4Zuvaginapagina.html

Also I'm excited for you that you might have found some useful answers!

[strangeimp13]

Oooh, must stalk lady part livejournals! Thanks for the assist Pelly!

ALSO HI!

[ext_2423712]

I was diagnosed with pcos in highschool. Birth control pills are the only thing i ever went on, and they do help with the hair growth, though i am too lazy to go on them again and just shave daily. Hopefully the medicine will help you, and be a positive thing overall.

I dunno how they are diagnosing it with you, i had a blood test to confirm mine. However, answers to problems are always helpful.

[strangeimp13]

They are diagnosing me with it by the fact that I have an ultrasound calling my left ovary poly-cystic, I have extreme female facial hair, problems with losing weight and acne. With the added bonus of depression, which may or may not be related to the PCOS.

I can't go on the pills because high levels of hormones, which is what you need for PCOS, make me go CrAzY and like legit suicidal. So the hormonal route was not an option for me as is took me WAY too long to find a BC that I like and it is as low hormone as you can get without being NOT hormonal.

But. Yeah. ADVENTURES!

AND HELLO JEN