I have just found out I have Endometriosis and Polycystic ovary syndrome, should!


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I have just found out I have Endometriosis and Polycystic ovary syndrome, should i be worried?

I am married and do want children. I went to the doctor because I am having bad pains in and around my ovaries. They said I have PCOS and Endo. They have not decided my treatments yet. I am on meds now to help with the Endo and after a month I will find out if they are going to do surgrey and put me on horomone treatment. I am not really worried, I mean I am glad that they know what it is that is wrong with me. they say I should have a child within 5 years because I will most likely not be able to after that. I just found out. I have told my aunt because she knows I went to find out what is wrong and my husband and two friends. They brushed it off like it is nothing. I mean is it, I have to be on meds and have a few surgeries, i have to have a child or children within 5 years, that is not a big deal right? If that is so why do I feel like I am broken, like I am not a whole women, why do I feel like I need a hug or a good cry?


Answers:

I have those diagnosis too, and a non-functioning ovary. I found out at age 14. The doctor told me as long as I have children before the age of 27, that I would be ok. Anything after 27, and the fertility drops by 40%, having one functioning ovary, and losing 40% will make it really hard to get pregnant. My Gynecologist and endocrinologist put me on birth control pills immediately to treat it hormonally. As long as I stay on them, I don't have any problems with it. I also have a pelvic ultrasound every year to check up on it.

Honey, it is ok to feel upset about it. I was devastated for a while, I was afraid I would never have babies and that the disease would progress out of control and everything. But since I stay on top of it, it has not been progressing very much at all.

You are going to want to monitor your insulin levels. People with PCOS are at a high risk for Type 2 Diabetes. PCOS also makes you at risk for weight gain because of the elevated insulin. Staying on top of your weight, and watching your carbs will keep the type 2 at bay. As for pregnancy, my doctor held a study on people with PCOS having problems getting pregnant; she treated them with Glucophage, an insulin controlling/reducing drug; it has a weird way of knocking the cysts right off the ovaries and getting the system back online, cycles even get completely regular while on it. 9 out of 10 of these women in my doctor's study got pregnant on Glucophage. Glucophage is pregnancy-friendly, so it is ok to get pregnant on it and to stay on it if needed. This drug is why I am not worried about having children.

Good luck, and contact me if you need anything...
Cassie_2_99@yahoo.com




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