PCOD {Polycystic Ovarian Disorder}
One of the biggest struggles with PCOS is informing people what it is really about, if we even know ourselves. PCOS is a crazy web of various symptoms that can seem like "normal" symptoms but when added together, they can equal PCOS.
SYMPTOMS OF PCOS * = symptoms I have
- Infertility*
- Infrequent, absent and/or irregular menstrual periods*
- Hirsutism {increased hair growth on the face*, chest, stomach*, back, thumbs, or toes*}*
- Cysts on the ovaries*
- Acne, oily skin, or dandruff*
- Weight gain or obesity, usually with extra weight around the waist*
- Male pattern baldness or thinning hair
- Patches of skin on the neck, arms, breasts, or thighs that are think and dark brown/black*
- Skin tags - excess flaps of skin in the armpits or neck*
- Pelvic pain
- Anxiety or depression*
- Sleep apnea
Fast forward.
Part of my goal of writing this blog is to inform others. That's also why I like talking about it. I honestly feel that the more people I inform of PCOS and it's symptoms - the more people I can help. If I write or talk to 5 people and they heard of the symptoms and they think of someone in their lives that could be affected by PCOS and they talk to them - then I have helped.
Fingers crossed {that I can do a good job informing and educating others}
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