On Thursday evening I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome. I had hoped to have a second child in the very near future but according to my doctor - and I quote "Your first child is a miracle. Women with this have a very difficult time conceiving."
So, it looks like it will much harder than I imagined. On the upside, my kid is a miralce. But I already knew that.
Polycystic ovarian syndrome is related in some ways to diabetes. From what I understand raised sugar levels cause eggs to never fully mature or drop. Instead they turn into little cysts.
Symptoms of this syndrome could be excelerated hair growth in places like the chin, chest, and back, thinning hair in older women, excess weight around the middle. depression, mood swings, and fatigue.
So, I've actually learned a lot about my body and gained some reasons as to why I've had depression in the past. I feel like I've tackled the emotional issues of depression, now I just get the occassional general malaise.
Anyway... google polycystic ovarian syndrome for more info. It only seems to affect 5-10% of the female population, but if you have trouble conceiving it is something to consider. An ultrasound seems to be the only way to know for sure.
I have lots of hope that I can still be pregnant by the end of the year, but I also accept that what is meant to be will be.
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My friend's daughter has recently been diagnosed with pcos. So went onto google to find out more about the condition. Your personal account of it (and your lovely positive looking picture) is very helpful. Thanks for sharing. I send you lots of blessings and love and I trust the Angels to always look after you.
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Thanks Capricorn. I'm glad my experiences could be of some use. PCOS is certainly not a huge thing. I find the biggest issues to involve getting pregnant and the occassional bought of depression.
There are medications that can help balance the hormones that get riled up due to PCOS. Have your friend's daughter inquire about this and hopefully she can skip on the depression, rage, mood swing, hair growth, etc. symptoms. Most of that is caused by an increase in testosterone.
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