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 »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 …
Read More »Victoria’s Story (PCOS, Endometriosis)
When I was eight years old I got my first period. I had a lot of cramps that used to put me in the hospital. My mother thought I was too young to see a gyno so I didn’t see one. My mother picked my doctor when I was 16 …
Read More »Jennifer’s Story (PCOS, Endometriosis, Interstitial Cystitis)
When I was sixteen, I received a string of pearls. No, not the kind you wear around your neck; mine happened to be on my ovaries. Just weeks after my birthday I was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome. A few months later, I was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis. My pain …
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