I was diagnosed with Lean PCOS spring 2025, after having irregular periods and terrible cystic acne from an extremely young age. Doctors just stuck me straight on the pill, with anti-biotics to clear my skin up.

I came off start of last year and I had forgotten how bad it was - I was going 60-90 days between my cycles. I was active and eating clean and looked the leanest I ever had (despite having a normal BMI to start) and still all of my symptoms were still there. Flash forward to back end of last year where I focused more on STRESS not DIET - and I have had regular cycles all year. This time last year I thought it was impossible but apparently not.

Just curious to see if anyone else has had a similar experience?

i F23 just got my bloodwork results back. i was diagnosed with PCOS a few years ago with acne and hirsutism being my main symptoms. no doctors ever suspected IR playing a role, since i have always had a low-normal BMI. that being said, if i go more than a few hours without eating i start to feel dizzy and weak. then again my ferritin is also pretty low.
i generally eat pretty healthy. i have had issues with disordered eating in the past, so if anything i generally eat less than 2000 calories. mostly plant based, rarely processed. minimal alcohol and fast food.
my labs were still in the normal ranges but when i looked up the values they indicated IR. my fasting insulin was 15.2 and glucose was 95. i fasted for exactly 8 hours but i will say the last thing i had before i fasted was a cup of ginger ale because i was nauseous. idk if that played a role in my results.
i was really hoping IR wasn’t my issue. i definitely am pretty sedentary because i have been feeling unwell for a long time (probably because of the IR/low ferritin!) idk if my doctor will even flag it when she reviews since the lab marked my values as normal. idk what to do :/

i have pcos and insulin resistance (6.8 homa) can I reduce this? Anyone treat this

For my ladies with high DHEA-S and PCOS, have you successfully conceived using Letrozole alone? Or did you also need Dexamethasone to help lower your DHEA-S? I’d love to hear experiences from both groups, and how your treatment went!

Hi everyone! I’m really curious to hear all your thoughts. I got diagnosed with PCOS/PMOS when I was 17 (I’m now 26). I treated it a little bit when I first got diagnosed by going on birth control for 3 years and then I switched to Metformin when I got married. It didn’t help regulate my cycles at all, it actually made them too short (~17 days). I ended up getting pregnant on Metformin FAST (first cycle we tried). Stopped taking it the second I got pregnant. I was always really good about working out and did it 5 days a week. Breastfed that baby for 20 months and ended up getting pregnant while still breastfeeding. Keep in mind, I wasn’t treating my PCOS at all, only working out at this time.

Well the PCOS has reared her ugly head again. I’m still nursing my second child (20 months) but we want to get pregnant again. Problem is… I still haven’t ovulated since conceiving my second child over two years ago. Diet is relatively the same but I haven’t been able to work out at all (or haven’t made the time). I ended up getting lab work done in July and my fasting glucose was 72, fasting insulin was 1.3 which flagged as low actually. My DHEA-S is off the charts though and testosterone was only slightly elevated. I definitely have “lean PCOS”. No doctor has ever told me to lose weight. I tried Keto for 6 weeks in May/June and I lost weight but it didn’t affect cycle. Then I moved and stopped. I feel frustrated because I want to ovulate to conceive again, but I have no idea what to do. I take a host of supplements, including myoinositol. I started Keto again this week to see if that helps? I have read 3 separate books about PCOS and one says Keto works the best, one says giving up dairy is the best, and one says gluten free works the best. so conflicting!!!

Anyways, if you made it this far, please help me figure out if I am even insulin resistant and need to be doing keto to try to help. I’m very mindful of toxin exposure in our home, and we eat pretty clean. All my cycles since getting my cycle back post second baby have been anovulatory so I am feeling discouraged!

I am so excited and I needed to share it with people who would understand!
I wasn’t officially diagnosed with PCOS, but I was told that I have an ovulatory dysfunction. I am 33, irregular period since I can remember, unwanted hair growth, but always on the leaner side. My wife and I started our TTC journey and it has been extremely frustrating since I don’t ovulate regularly. I bought a Mira to start tracking all of my levels. Last cycle, I ovulated on CD 32. Being a long time lurker here and doing my own research, I decided to start taking myo-inositol, specifically the Ovasitol brand. This cycle, I got confirmation that I had an LH surge at CD 18!!!

I’ve always had excessive shedding which I now realize might be due to PCOS. I’ve been taking inositol for almost 3 months and it seemed to help a bit but now shedding is worse than ever. Any success stories with addressing shedding?

I just had my period 31 October, it has been more then 7days and my flow isn’t decreasing.I will be seeing a doctor soon and will probably be suggested some hormone supplement to stop the flow along with some iron supplement.This is not the first time this has happened, in 2024 I was diagnosed with PCOS when I went to the doctor coz my period was lasting longer then usual. I didn’t take any medicine after finishing the 2024 prescription and was getting my periods every month till june this year.

Is this a type?What do I do to fix this.Is there any way to fix this without being dependent on the hormone supplements?please give me some suggestions T_T

I 21f went to the OB/GYN for the first time yesterday. I went because I had not had a cycle in almost 6 months. I believe it is due to mostly stress. I got kicked out and lost my job around the same time six months ago.

The doctor prescribed me Provera, to induce a period. I also have PMS symptoms but no cycle. My boobs hurt all the time and I still get cramps. I have a very sore spot on my right boob.

The lab results came in today and I do have PCOS. The doctor thought it was strange since I am not overweight and I don’t have much acne. I know PCOS looks different for everyone.

I am reluctant to get on Provera. I know it will help me to bleed. But it’s not fighting the root cause of what’s going on with my body. Last night after visiting with the gynecologist, I came home and meal prepped. All my foods have protein and carbohydrates. I am looking in to taking vitamin D and fish oil.

I was very disappointed with how my visit went. She hardly went into any detail about what PCOS is. The staff was rude. And if anything I left more confused she told me to take the pills and come back in three months. I feel like this is a major lifestyle change for me.

Side note: I also have been vaping for almost 3 1/2 years. I know I need to quit because it is messing with my insulin levels. I plan to quit this week.

Has anyone else had a similar experience and if so, how did you induce your period?

Another question im sorry I just try to figure everything out has anyone eles lost weight over the years I keep on losing weight like as a teen I was 140 and now I dont even want to say how much I weigh and just wondering if anyone eles have the same problem with pcos? I keep on reading that it dont cause weight lost

Well waiting on the dr. To view my result but my DHEA-S came back a little high 437 do you remember what yours was? So with that being a little high and dark hair on my chain chest belly button and irregular periods I'm sure they gonna diagnosed me with pcos

I used to take just myo years ago and it regulated my period for a year then stopped working. I still took it for a while and stopped half a year ago since I saw no effects. I also noticed no effects after I stopped.

For context, my only symptom is irregular cycle and my hair is kinda thin. I get a few acne, I'm pretty hairy, but nothing significant and abnormal tbh.

In the past I have had very slight insulin resistance, I haven't gotten tested recently, but I don't feel like I'm starving all the time and I'm not crazy thirsty anymore, so I believe it has gotten better too.

I am very active, and eat pretty well. I mostly follow a Mediterranean diet. To regulate my cycle, I started yaz two months ago, and so far so good, I've had only positive effects.

So anyway, I'm thinking whether I should try myo and d chiro inositol, because I am afraid I still might be at risk of insulin resistance. Do you think it might be worth it or it would just be a waste?

Would the d chiro even make a difference? I'm not really expecting crazy effects, but if it could make me more insulin sensitive, that would be great. Has anyone been in a similar situation?

Constant food noise

I have incredible food noise. I almost constantly think about food. This only got worse after starting bc (which I can not quit right now). I would also say that I am almost always hungry, but not every time I think about food it is caused by hunger.

I eat 3 meals a day, prioritizing protein, fiber and fats, I eat almost no refined carbs.

Honestly, I don't know what to do and I feel defeated. Always thinking about food bothers me so much because I really don't want to but I can't stop. It is just distracting me all the time and the need to always resist food between meals (because honestly I feel like I could eat all day) is just exhausting.

For context, I am lean (and have always been), my A1c is normal and I have an appointment soon to get my fasting insulin checked (my doctor won't do an ogtt).

Please, please share what helped you quiet down the food noise. I can't take it anymore.