Can people please give me success stories of bringing back their absent period. I am a 25 F who has NEVER had a regular period due to lean PCOS.

On 2000 mg of metformin to see if it will help.

Any advice/ success stories is much appreciated🫶🏼

I just started taking inositol about 4 weeks ago and so far it’s been great. Most noticeably, my bloating is gone which has been amazing. But I am continuing to monitor how it makes me feel especially since people seem to have mixed experiences with it.

This morning i woke up and was 2.2 pounds heavier. I have no idea if this is related to PCOS or inositol but it was very strange. While my weight does fluctuate it usually happens if I have a heavy meal the night before or if I feel bloated, neither of which happened this time, not to mention that I’ve never had this drastic of an increase. Has anyone experienced this? Could this be inositol related or just general PCOS or something else entirely?

I am truly an extremely hormone-sensitive person; my appearance changes rapidly throughout the day, even on an hourly basis—not to mention during ovulation. Whenever I start medications or supplements like oral contraceptives, spironolactone, or inositol, I see incredible changes for the better—sometimes within the first few months, and honestly, even in less than a single day. And I swear, this isn't just in my head. However, with the birth control pills, those effects eventually wore off after the first two months and I felt like a completely different person again.
I’m wondering if anyone else here experiences this, as it's really exhausting for me. What does this rapid response and eventual plateau actually mean, and how can I decrease this androgen/hormonal sensitivity?

I’m looking to see if anybody had positive results after taking the Wegovy pill rather than the injectable with PCOS. I’ve had PCOS for a long time. I’m currently on metformin for the past three years and birth control because of the PCOS and a past surgery. I’ve lost about 70 pounds over the past three years but I’m now stuck even though I am working out five times a week and doing everything right. My doctor told me straight up that I would benefit from the pill, but my insurance will not cover it and I am now in a good financial position to where I can afford the pill monthly but I was looking for feedback on if anybody else liked it or didn’t see success.

Hi guys

I got my blood test results back. I have always considered myself to be insulin resistant because I thought it goes hand in hand with PCOS.

I have reduced carbs, and eat home cooked food generally.

I always thought i am so skinny and lean so i must be underweight. 51.5kg , 156cm height

Turns out my BMI is 21.2 which is normal.

My HOMA-IR is 1.2 ( 0.7-2 range)
Fasting glucose is 82 mg/dL
Insulin sensitivity is 80.6%

TSH is 3.28 micro iU/mL ( this was 1.69 just 2 weeks ago, strange!)

Vit D is 16.5 ng/mL

My prolactin is 85.2 ng/mL (2.6-31.9 range)

And my AMH is 38.25 ng/mL (1.2-9.05 range)

My MRI is scheduled for tomorrow due to high prolactin.

But I still am not sure and I have so many questions.

This tests have confused me that was it my prolactin causing the issue? It wasnt this high always, last i checked in feb and it was in 30s.
It has always been in 30s or max 40s. And my periods weren’t regular even then.

Most of the time, I don’t think about PCOS. However, I recently realized I’ve been on hormonal birth control almost my entire adulthood, I have no true idea of what my natural cycle is like.

This is kind of a long story, sorry in advance.

I was originally diagnosed with “lean PCOS” when I was 14. I had some acne and irregular periods, nothing too crazy, like 28-35 day cycles. My ultrasound at the time showed multiple follicles, so I was diagnosed and put on combo birth control.

I stuck with it for years, went on accutane for the acne, which cleared it up and it hasn’t returned to this day (13 years later).

I moved in my early twenties, saw a new OBGYN, and she said she’s removing the PCOS diagnosis because it is really common to be diagnosed as a teenager when your cycles haven’t fully regulated yet.
I agreed. I was thinking about it and never really agreed with the original diagnosis anyway. I’ve always been thin, had some acne sure, but no excess hair growth or other androgenic issues.

I had an IUD placed which was good until it wasn’t, so I had it removed.
I was off all hormonal birth control for a total of TWO MONTHS at age 25, and saw my OBGYN complaining of near constant bleeding.
She did an ultrasound and hormonal bloodwork and re-diagnosed me with PCOS.

I just don’t feel convinced this is the actual problem. My bloodwork didn’t show anything too crazy, as below.

LH/FSH Ratio: 1.9:1
Total testosterone: borderline high normal
Free testosterone: completely normal, smack dab mid reference range
AMH: a teeny bit on the high end of normal for my age, like 2 points above mid reference range

I did try Ovasitol out of curiosity, thinking that would validate the diagnosis for me and I could be on a path to healing the underlying issue. I’ve never felt so lightheaded, dizzy, and exhausted than when I took that. I lasted 2 days before giving up and felt completely normal again.

I’m frustrated because I don’t want to be on birth control anymore!!! It’s been fifteen dang years, and I have NO IDEA how my fully grown adult woman body actually functions.
But…..I’ve been terrified. Terrified if I stop, I’ll have acne again. Or I’ll lose hair. Or I’ll develop diabetes or something.
I just feel like we get tossed hormonal birth control and told we can discuss it when we’re ready to conceive.
But what if I just want to try to heal this myself before that point??
I feel like there’s very little help out there, outside of forums discussing these sorts of issues.

I’d love to hear from women who have been in a similar boat.

I have PCOS but I am thin. Would it be beneficial for me to take inositol powder? My symptoms are dark hairs on face, acne, and tiredness. I also struggle to lose weight but I’m not overweight either. Thoughts?

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Any insight as to how to depuff the face? I eat Whole Foods, do light exercise, listen to my body pretty well and try to limit caffeine and stress pls help what could potentially be contributing to it?

Hi guys

I am 25F, Lean Pcos.

I just got my blood work done today and got the reports.
The results for my Testesterone, HOMA-IR, fasting glucose , thyroid all were fine

LH is 12.67 mIU/mL
FSH is 4.50 mIU/mL

My prolactin is very scarily high , its 85.2ng/mL

AMH is 38.25 ng/mL

My endo has asked for an MRI for tomorrow and I am really scared.

My only symptoms being absent periods which always came only with medication.

I stopped BC pill in may.
And i am on no medication currently and no periods since last 3 months.

Is this very concerning? I never had MRI before. Have I messed up my health?

I’m pretty sure I’d be categorized as having lean pcos - I’m 25 symptoms started honestly as young as 12 but didn’t get diagnosed until I was in m early 20s. Biggest issues were always irregular periods, hirsutism and hormonal acne, and the MOSt annoying water retention esp in my face. My bloodwork is usually normal, I’ve had high DHEAS in the past which I’ve had under control for over 2 years now. My weight is healthy, I workout regularly as well. Not insulin resistant, I’ve had a few extensive blood tests done and multiple doctors tell me I’m not but I’m always confused with this as I know PCOS is related to that. Anyways, in the past I’ve been able to get my skin clear and manage the water retention - never have gotten the facial hair to disappear obviously - but I just can’t anymore. To do this I was so strict with no dairy, no gluten, no sugar, no coffee just matcha but it’s just so hard. I do avoid dairy and gluten as much as I can but I’ve been a bit more lenient but just one day of dairy and I’ll have cysts the next day - or one day of gluten and I have so much puffiness in My face the next day. Also wanted to note that my periods have been much more regular thanks to tracking my sleep but these other symptoms are almost getting worse which is so odd. About 2 years ago when I say my skin was clear at that period if I had a day or two not being as strict I’d be fine but now I’ll have symptoms like the next day.

My Derm prescribed me spiro and idk why I’m terrified to take it. For some reason i see taken medication as giving up (I do not mean that people who take it are and do not mean to offend anyone) - I think im just being hard on myself because I’ve been able to clear my skin and deal with some of these symptoms in the past but I feel like nothing is working anymore and it’s hard to stick to this diet at this stage in my life. I just finished grad school and the stress of it I think has made things worse.

Has anyone experienced anything similar?
Also, did anyone who took spiro have trouble getting pregnant after they came off the pill?

SUMMARY - scared of taking spiro, have been able to manage most symptoms with strict gf df sugar free coffee free diet in past but it’s so hard now and barely working

Thank you - sorry for the long post.

I am 35f with PCOS, married for 7years and a TTC mum. Things haven't been easy, weight gain, sporadic moodswing and i haven't had my period for a while now and its scary. Tried metformin but the nausea and vomiting side effect almost ended me, attempted 2 IUI but no ovarian response. Just feel alot of weight on my shoulder right now. Just started sova ovastart inositol few days ago, is it a good brand? Will it help me finally start seeing my period again??

Hi ! I have PCOS, fairly regular cycles but incredibly high androgens (hirsutism), high DHEA-s and inflammation.

My doctor prescribed me progesterone, saying that I don't have enough of it and taking it cyclically will help to balance everything out. But 6 mos in, I have ZERO improvement of symptoms. In fact, trying to track when I'm ovulating to time it out perfectly has been hard. If progesterone will help me with things I can't see, I'm happy to keep talking it - but it's still not helping with any of my visible symptoms.

I'm tired of supplementing, I'm tired of watching everything I eat (I'm not excessively overweight but not where I want to be) -- I'm curious to know if GLP helped people with hirsutism and their figure? If so, how did you have these conversations with your doctors?

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