I’m 20 now, and just after my 18th birthday, I got diagnosed with PCOS. Just over three years ago, I was on the pill to regulate my periods because I’d had a period every 6 months, and it would be heavy. I came off the pill about 2.5 years ago …
Read More »Bre-Ann’s Story (PCOS)
I was diagnosed at the age of 18 with PCOS after years of going to my family doctor, wondering, and getting tests for why I wasn’t ovulating but always feeling pains and getting weird hair, plus being very obese from childhood and a having very endowed chest. Clearly I had hit puberty. …
Read More »Lacey’s Story (PCOS)
I am 24 years old, and I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2010. At first, I was in denial because I didn’t want to accept the fact that I will have trouble having kids because I have always wanted to be a mom. It really hurt me to say the …
Read More »Patricia’s Story (PCOS, Endometriosis)
Looking at TV commercials, bullies at school, and the rest of the girls around me, I knew something was different about me. Something that I could not really describe at the time. I sounded crazy. I was 14, and I was gaining so much weight, no matter what I did. No …
Read More »Emma’s Story (Cervical Cancer, PCOS, Ectopic Pregnancy)
I am a 30-year-old newlywed. I’ve been married for just over a year, and in the last year, I have experienced things I never thought would happen to me. You hear stories of things happening to other people, but never expect to be the one writing a story about yourself. …
Read More »Shawna’s Story (PCOS)
My story. What a great phrase, something that all women should hear so they know they are not alone. My story began like the majority of you. It was New Year’s weekend, the hubby and I escaped to our favorite hotel, only to have mother nature to start its course. …
Read More »Trisha’s Story (PCOS)
Around the end of May of this year (2014) I was diagnosed with PCOS. At first I wasn’t exactly sure what to think. I felt so lost and confused. I am 19 years old and hope to have a family one day. Knowing that my chances could be slim is …
Read More »Abigail’s Story (PCOS)
I was diagnosed with PCOS at the age of 15, it started with just random irregular periods, pelvic pains, and the hair growth, but it has grown into weight gain and a lot of pain. I have random pelvic pains and it gets overwhelming at times. I’ve been struggling with …
Read More »Elizabeth’s Story (Endometriosis, PCOS)
When I was thirteen I got my period. I was excited because all my friends had gotten theirs already. It was light and lasted three days. I was happy to tell my friends about it. But then I didn’t have it again for six months. When I finally got it …
Read More »Martina’s Story (PCOS)
I had no clue after having a beautiful baby boy 15 years ago at the age 22 how much my life would change physically. I had been thin my whole life, weight was never an issue for me. I did have strange skin issues as a kid and it always …
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