Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Support Group

hun im so sorry your dealing with all these issues. im 18 and i also deal with endometriosis and my hair has fallen out, ive gained weight and have stretch marks all over(confidence booster lol) and my acne is horrible, nothing works at all for it. i hope that you find some type of confidence. there is all types of beauty and it isnt size 0, blonde hair, big boobed girls.

feel better

sabrina

I am sorry that you're feeling so awful. I know its not easy... i've battled self esteem issues since developing this. Please feel free to contact me if you ever want to talk.

We are all allowed to have these rants, so dont every feel bad for posting things like this. I have hair thinning probs too, mostly on the sides of my head and its hard to wear my hair in a pony. I am 25, I have been blessed with 3 beautiful boys and an angel who is in heaven. I have just learned to take each of my blessings to heart. You are a strong woman, and just know that we are all here to support you. I hope that you are able to find some relief for your heart soon. I am praying God gives you the strength and helps take away the heartache.

I have been going through the same issues you are. I am now about to be 25. when i was about 13 i started developing really quickly (boobs i mean) and my mom kept telling me to keep pads with me because you never know when you will start your period. I started gaining weight extremely fast and have had a really hard time losing weight and I never had a period until I was 18 and my doctor put me on birth control to start it. My acne is worse now then ever, my weight is worse than ever. I feel like everyone is judging me based on what I look like and not who I am.

I have a fabulous husband who tells me I am beautiful everyday but i dont feel pretty or beautiful. My doctor says I am losing my hair because of my thyroid so i am taking pills for that its not helping yet. A year ago i was also diagnosed with Psoriasis and it hurts and itches so bad. My husband wants to talk about adopting instead of trying with infertility treatments its been 3 years and I only have a period when the doctor gives me provera. All i want to to have a family but the thought of giving up on having a baby with my husband makes me sad... OMG I am so sorry to rant on your rant I just wanted to express that I understand what you are talking about. This all sucks!!!

Hun i hear you on this i'm 20 to i have hair growing in places it shouldn't be and the weight people look at me like god quit eating so much McDonalds and thats not the case the people that look at me and just look away i have gained so much weight my mother calls me fat and i tried everything to make her happy i would quit eating i would eat salads all the time and i even went to a camp and that didnt really help because i would lose a little bit then it would just come out of no where and i was really fat. There was times i said there is no way my husband is going to love me i mean i am having to shave and i get to the point i had no choice but to end my life but i found someone that told me about Metformin and i've been taking it and i've been noticing the weight and stuff going away. I still have a problem with the wright and the acne but this pill i thought would be a big dent in my wallet but i went out to walmart and it was only $10. I might have to take this for the rest of my life but if it goes away and helps a little bit and helps me have a baby then i dont mind. Hun i know its hard but you are a person that needs respect people can be so mean thats why i have a support group here i never thought i would get thought his until i found this website. you are welcome to join you can chat with me any time and thing will get better hun it just takes some time and i hope there is some pill that can help you but i also have problems with my periods to and its hurts alot and people look at me and say you should be thankful not to have a period i'm like i'm 20 years old i shouldnt be going thought this i need my period and people just dont understand until they have it or they are very understanding but hun you have us girls on here that if you need us we are only a type away. Take care hun and keep ur head up it will get better.

I love your rant- I hate the thought of internalizing all of our feelings and your point is perfectly clear. I know it sucks- I have a brother in law who constantly made mention of my weight and I was so embarrassed to go to my hair dresser to get my chin and side burns waxed! My husband is wonderful and never mentions the weight, or the breakouts, or the weird facial hair- it would seem I was the luckiest girl in the world but what good is that if I don't feel it? Earlier this year, I decided I'd had enough. I started eating right and I worked out twice a day. It was awful. I would get up at 5 every morning and do step aerobics and would take a 2 mile walk every day after work. This paired with the eating better helped. I lost weight, I felt better about myself (even bought some lingerie) and managed to get pregnant! I'm almost 8 months along with my first baby boy and while I know it will get difficult again after he's born, I know I can work at it and get the weight off. Be confident when you don't think you should be. Damn what anyone else thinks or says. You're beautiful and perfect. This is just a bump in your road but there is life on the other side of the bump. And, better yet, when the bump trips you up, we're all here to help you back up:) Hugs:)

I also feel bad about my extra body hair. I've had people tell me its gross. I was diagnosed with PCOS this year, and before that I didn't know there was a cause for the hair. I just thought there was something wrong with me, like I wasn't feminine enough. It was very difficult to look at myself that way.
I still have the hair (chin, upper lip, belly button, nipples, thighs, back) but it makes me feel better that it has a cause.
It isn't your hair (lack of or too much) that makes you a woman. Find things that make you feel pretty. I like to get a pedicure, or a new shirt. I don't have much money, so I give pedicures to myself and shop at the Salvation Army. It works, though.

i no how your feeling i'm 17 i should be going off partying and well having a life but i keep myself to myself i hate having pcos and i really do wish it would go away, i hate all the side effects it has and how i have hair growing where is shouldn't b killer periods that are agoney and it makes me really depressed pcos effects my confidence like mad to i'm always here if u need to talk just send me a msg x