tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post7366436341233741533..comments2024-03-17T10:07:53.205-07:00Comments on The Well-Rounded Mama: PCOS: Possible CausesWell-Rounded Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-84184860077757712382012-11-19T07:57:15.614-08:002012-11-19T07:57:15.614-08:00CloudDancing666: I know this comment if very late,...CloudDancing666: I know this comment if very late, but I wanted to point out that some women with PCOS don't actually have ovarian cysts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-28906099607109343222011-10-17T16:47:14.952-07:002011-10-17T16:47:14.952-07:00Kate, having a period doesn't automatically me...Kate, having a period doesn't automatically mean you are ovulating. You probably are; most of the time that's what it means, but not always. <br /><br />There is such a thing as anovulatory or breakthrough bleeding. And some PCOS women have something called "LUFS" where the egg can't get out but they do bleed regularly. <br /><br />You might want to check out "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" by Toni Weschler. Charting can help establish whether you are ovulating. And read some of the PCOS sites or google PCOS and LUFS and see what you find.<br /><br />In all likelihood, you are probably ovulating if you have a period pretty regularly. But not always.<br /><br />Oh, and having a cyst rupture is not uncommon with PCOS women, but of course it happens with others as well sometimes. Bottom line, look at the PCOS site links, research the symptoms, and see if it sounds like you. If so, go get tested to see for sure.Well-Rounded Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-72939518260171013552011-10-17T13:01:07.840-07:002011-10-17T13:01:07.840-07:00A doctor I used to see told me that if I was havin...A doctor I used to see told me that if I was having a regular period that I was ovulating, is that not true? I get so confused and frustrated with doctors, sometimes I think they only look at the easy answer and nothing else.<br /><br />I also had a very stressful childhood, abuse, moving a lot, dieting from a very, very early age. I don't even know if I should be treated for PCOS or even if I have it, I've never actually had cysts on an ultrasound, but I have had an cyst rupture.Katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-88563318343058526932011-10-14T13:47:09.206-07:002011-10-14T13:47:09.206-07:00Thanks for this really great round up of informati...Thanks for this really great round up of information. I was diagnosed with PCOS by my endocrinologist, but it was something my ob/gyn never explored. I took Metformin when I tried to get pregnant, but I don't think it changed much since I couldn't conceive until after a hysterosalpingogram, which is what allowed me to get pregnant both previous times (mucous in the tubes is believed to be the problem). I feel like PCOS is something most people know nothing about, and many Drs do not discuss it either.YourPlusSizePregnancyhttp://www.yourplussizepregnancy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-87617306270439005382011-10-13T09:58:22.947-07:002011-10-13T09:58:22.947-07:00So the study I read is that in four women is strug...So the study I read is that in four women is struggling against weight gain via PCOS.<br /><br />And the research I read was that PCOS is an evolutionary throw-back and a genetic response to times of environmental stress and famine.<br /><br />I know as soon as puberty hit me at 10 years or so, I struggled with PCOS symptom though the weight gain didn't really hit till I was 26 and stopped growing.<br /><br />So I look back and I know I was abused as a child. My birth was stressful. My mother has an eating disorder and possibly starved herself during her pregnancy as I was a very small baby. We also moved frequently (once a year if not more.) And finally I had severe chicken pox in 7th grade.<br /><br />All these stressors could have triggered the genetic coding for PCOS to kick in and turn me in to an androgenized woman. I never grew breasts, I have always been tomboyish, and at my worst I was a raging hormonal exercise fanatic who wanted to hang with the boys.<br /><br />PCOS has been known about since 1935! And still doctors in 1990 didnt know how to diagnose me or to treat me.<br /><br />Since the earlier you find out and get it treated the higher chance you won't gain more weight, experience more testosterone caused effects that make you more masculine, have constant sugar cravings, and help you avoid infertility, the more essential it is for doctors to catch it early. <br /><br />All it takes is a simple ultrasound.<br /><br />But due to ignorance and "fat-blindness" many women end up blaming themselves and dieting themselves to death when its really PCOS they are fighting.<br /><br />Currently I use the Insulite PCOS system and I got my regular periods back and am ovulating combined with my doctors traditional Metformin treatment. There is hope! http://www.insulitelabs.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353094332286717939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-45675344108340182782011-10-12T00:03:05.087-07:002011-10-12T00:03:05.087-07:00I have read so many "official" sites and...I have read so many "official" sites and they all say obesity is the cause of PCOS and don't say anything about being born with insulin resistance! I was super skinny as a young child, like not even on the % charts, (which can be a symptom of insulin issues) then right around 10 (puperty onset) I gained weight and have never been able to get it off. Knowing what I know now, I think this obviously shows that the IR caused the hormone imbalance and other symptoms including weight gain. I know I am careful with how much white sugar/simple carbs I give my daughter because she could have the same issues. No juice/soda/candy/very limited cookies etc (only 18 mo btw). Lots of fat, protein, fruit, beans... Hope I can set her on a path for health and not have to deal with what I haveflyabuvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03857580978213704270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-15001477809095238662011-10-11T20:15:25.171-07:002011-10-11T20:15:25.171-07:00I'm a headless death fatty and though my perio...I'm a headless death fatty and though my periods were regular as clockwork, no follicles ever made it out of the ovary. And yet I know women much fatter than me with irregular periods who had no problem getting pregnant through, y'know, actual <i>sex!</i>. Talk about your crazy.Orodemniadeshttp://dazzleships.net/birchandmaplenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-70657995161668282232011-10-11T20:02:24.760-07:002011-10-11T20:02:24.760-07:00Fat Aspie: That and hypothyroidism. It's defin...Fat Aspie: That and hypothyroidism. It's definitely a correlation, not causation thing. I've also had very thin friends with PCOS have serious trouble conceiving.<br /><br />Again, thank you for this! I'm one of those people who firmly believes that my fatness is caused by IR/PCOS. What's weird is that my IR symptoms seem to go away when I'm on hormonal birth control. Had mild IR symptoms at 15, got in the pill at 17, everything was stable, off at 22 and oh look, weight gain! <br /><br />At least for me it seems that ovarian function and insulin are pretty closely related, but I'm not sure how. And I'm definitely not one of those people for whom PCOS is caused by fat: I was thin before it struck, and it was the uncontrolled weight gain of PCOS that brought me to fat acceptance.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01741166832975924830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-86418302434862062422011-10-11T10:01:28.397-07:002011-10-11T10:01:28.397-07:00I wonder if the relationship between fat and PCOS ...I wonder if the relationship between fat and PCOS and fertility is the reason behind so many people assuming fat people can't have babies. I've seen it on some of those TLC type baby shows...and mommy X had such a hard time getting pregnant because she is fat. Maybe she had such a hard time because she had PCOS and happened to also be fat?The Fat Aspiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216394689153075760noreply@blogger.com