Pcos And Extremely Long Periods Posted: 06-21-06 23:11pm
I have been diagnosed with pcos, and I am
on my fourth month of my period this year.
I am so disgusted and frustrated that I
could scream. Yeah, i've been to the gyn
(twice) and my regular doctor (three
times) and they tell me it's "okay" and
"take vitamins" they also gave me a
horomone (provera) that stopped it for a
few days, but as soon as I finished the
prescription, I started again, and even
heavier. I am so ready to get off of
this thing! They say i'm "okay", but
they're not the ones bleeding! I fear
that the next step is birth control, but I
fear it so much because it makes most
women in my family have migraines and gain
weight. I already have migraines and I
am already overweight! If anyone out
there knows of anything I should try, or
anything to ask my doctors, I would be
forever in your debt. I know you can
sympathize with anyone on their period for
14 weeks!!! Thank you for your time!
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rose1234
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jun 2006 Posts: 3
Posted: 06-22-06 14:30pm
Oh my gosh, I am so sorry for you, I could
not stand to have my period for that long!
Heck, after like 2 days I already can't
stand it. I would definitely recommend
the pill. I know there are a lot of
stories of women gaining weight and
feeling sick, but in studies, I know for
the weight gain aspect, women on the pill
did not gain more weight than the control
group of women off the pill. I have
heard girls say that they "gained 20
pounds the year they were on the pill",
but that does not prove any kind of
causation, they may have gained the weight
pill or no pill.
I personally have only really had the
positive side effects of the pill, those
being clean skin, skipping as many periods
as I want and no weight gain or sickness.
Every woman reacts differently to
different pills, so I do suggest you give
it a try, because you may not experience
any negative side effects at all, and if
you dont like the pill you can just stop
taking it.
Good luck!
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randomblueme
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jan 2008 Posts: 1
I sympathize Posted: 01-16-08 15:14pm
I also have PCOS and I've had my period
for a little over a month. The best thing
you can do to regulate your hormones is to
start taking a pill. Yasmin is good. You
have to be careful because some
anti-depressants and antibiotics can cause
the pill not to work as well and your
estrogen levels can drop. I've been on the
pill for a few years now and have been
told by my doctor that I'll have to be on
them until menopause if I want to have
regular cycles, and be free from the
horrible side effects of PCOS (of course I
do!). Getting pregnant is difficult with
PCOS, but the doctor can work on getting
you off the pill and fertility medicines,
etc. Basically for me, the hormones in
Yasmin aren't strong enough for me any
more. I need to take an increasingly
higher dose of estrogen in order for my
period to stop. Having your period as long
as you've had had it puts you at risk for
anemia and you should have your hemoglobin
levels checked. Most importantly, you need
to start taking estrogen replacement
therapy. You're not going to feel better
until your hormone levels balance out.
P.S- With PCOS, many women actually lose
alot of weight once they start the pill
and Metformin therapy.
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Georgia59
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Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 5557 Location: Along the Mississippi, USA
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Posted: 01-16-08 16:03pm
A first (hormone free) treatment of PCOS
is diet and exercise. I know that sucks,
but really, watching your diet and making
sure you're eating well and getting
regular exercise might really help.
Also, there are MANY different types of
birth control. Some may cause bad side
effects in you, but some may not. You'll
never know until you give it a try.
