PCOS

The doctor diagnosed me on Friday, I am overweight, hair on nipples and face, missed periods. I was given Medroxyprogesterone acetate 10mg for 10 days and then was told to follow that after my period with birth control pills and to LOSE WEIGHT ASAP.  I am 29 and never had children but I do want one atleast one day. Is this helpless for me. Oh god I hope not. Do women still get pregnant with this problem? Is there even a cure. My doctor seemed to rush me out of the office and just told me if I lose weight that the hair growth may go away and my periods may return back to normal.

Thanks for listening.

Welcome to the board! The good news is, YES! It is very possible to get pg with PCOS. While there is not cure, treating the core issue of IR, insulin resistance, is the key. The bad news is that it sounds like your doc doesn't have a clue how to do this! While BCP may get you regular and help with some of the symptoms, it will not treat the issue and is reality we have double the risks while on them. And yea, while losing weight might help with some of the symptoms and maybe even the IR, it can be very difficult for us to do. A doc saying lose weight asap and sending you out the door really makes me angry! So, first off, I recommend finding another doc. One that is knowledgeable about PCOS and can help. Below are some links about the way we should eat. This is a part of treatment. Eating right, exercise and usually a insulin sensitizing med will treat the core issue and in turn help with all symptoms, risks and will help you to get pg when you are ready! Hang in there! I am happy to help in any way that I can. Let me know what I can do. Take care, Laura

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Thank you. They tested my blood, good, no diabetes, hormone levels are good, no thyroid either. Losing weight is not hard for me, I just have a little problem with comfort food, so could it actually be that if I get on a strict diet that this will help tremendously? The way my health care works (veterans healthcare) I basically have no choice but to go to the same doctor. This is frustrating. Thank you for responding. Since I do not have a problem losing weight and all blood work was good then I should not have to take insulin meds should I?

Thanks in advance for reading and responding.