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Yes... Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome could possibly be one of THE worst things to happen to a female. Basically i's when your hormones are imbalance which causes many side effects. If you have it (apparently effects many women) basically it's a B***ch lol.
I was diagnosed with it I believe the end of gr.11 but I really didn't start noticing the side effects until the end of gr.12. It just started out as my mom nagging that I've been getting bigger and to lay off on the food. But I've been eating exactly how I was previously, and doing the same amount of activity. I know as you get older you require to do more activities to keep fit.. but at 16?? Anyways so she took me to the doctor and complained that I had been gaining weight and they ran tests and concluded that I, in fact, have this stupid syndrome.
So the big side effects I've been seeing on myself is of course the weight gain. It's like even if I eat a carrot I gain 5 pounds from it while my friends can each pizza, pop etc. and not gain a pound. IT'S NOT FAIR!!! It pisses me off, and it feels like I have to exercise 3 times more than anyone else has to. So since about the end of gr.11, beginning of gr.12 it's been effecting my self-esteem.
Next, it causes excessive hair..no unfortunately not on your head.. but everywhere else on the body! It wasn't bad until mid gr.12 when I started to notice getting darker hairs on my jawline, sideburns, chin, neck, stomach.. essentially everywhere!! So I had bleached my face until the end of gr.12, it started to get harder though because those stubborn darker hairs would not bleach. But the summer after gr.12 my mom took me to Epiderma where I started my laser treatment on my face and stomach. I've noticed great if not awesome results on my stomach. Just my face isn't working quite as well, in fact, I think I'm getting more hair. And it's been making me depressed because I feel like I have to cake on the make-up for it to not show and it's super embarrassing to go in public with a lot of facial hair on your face. It's annoying too because the way laser works is after your treatment your hair doesn't dissappear.. after a week or 2 they start to fall out, sometimes you have to pull them out. but you wait 6 weeks until the next treatment and you have to trim the hairs inbetween each. And right now I'm at the point where I'm having to trim the hairs on my face EVERYDAY! It's the biggest annoyance in the WORLD.
Due to the weight gain you get pigmented skin, I have it on my armpits and in my neck. So I feel so embarassed and most of the time try not to wear tank tops or anything of that sort and I never put my hair up. Because that also exposes my "hairy face" for lack of a better word.
Lastly, if you haven't noticed it's been making me depressed. I feel like it's so much to put up with for just one person and it's unfair for the people that have to go through this. I wish this upon NO WOMAN EVER. It really makes you depressed and brings down your self-esteem. I wish there was a cure for it but unfortunately not. You just have to watch your weight (easy said than done) and sometimes your insurance would cover your laser (they cover half of mine.. which came up to be $3000).
But anyways I just felt like ranting about this, sorry if it's long, but if you made it this far then I appreciate you reading this.
I was diagnosed with it I believe the end of gr.11 but I really didn't start noticing the side effects until the end of gr.12. It just started out as my mom nagging that I've been getting bigger and to lay off on the food. But I've been eating exactly how I was previously, and doing the same amount of activity. I know as you get older you require to do more activities to keep fit.. but at 16?? Anyways so she took me to the doctor and complained that I had been gaining weight and they ran tests and concluded that I, in fact, have this stupid syndrome.
So the big side effects I've been seeing on myself is of course the weight gain. It's like even if I eat a carrot I gain 5 pounds from it while my friends can each pizza, pop etc. and not gain a pound. IT'S NOT FAIR!!! It pisses me off, and it feels like I have to exercise 3 times more than anyone else has to. So since about the end of gr.11, beginning of gr.12 it's been effecting my self-esteem.
Next, it causes excessive hair..no unfortunately not on your head.. but everywhere else on the body! It wasn't bad until mid gr.12 when I started to notice getting darker hairs on my jawline, sideburns, chin, neck, stomach.. essentially everywhere!! So I had bleached my face until the end of gr.12, it started to get harder though because those stubborn darker hairs would not bleach. But the summer after gr.12 my mom took me to Epiderma where I started my laser treatment on my face and stomach. I've noticed great if not awesome results on my stomach. Just my face isn't working quite as well, in fact, I think I'm getting more hair. And it's been making me depressed because I feel like I have to cake on the make-up for it to not show and it's super embarrassing to go in public with a lot of facial hair on your face. It's annoying too because the way laser works is after your treatment your hair doesn't dissappear.. after a week or 2 they start to fall out, sometimes you have to pull them out. but you wait 6 weeks until the next treatment and you have to trim the hairs inbetween each. And right now I'm at the point where I'm having to trim the hairs on my face EVERYDAY! It's the biggest annoyance in the WORLD.
Due to the weight gain you get pigmented skin, I have it on my armpits and in my neck. So I feel so embarassed and most of the time try not to wear tank tops or anything of that sort and I never put my hair up. Because that also exposes my "hairy face" for lack of a better word.
Lastly, if you haven't noticed it's been making me depressed. I feel like it's so much to put up with for just one person and it's unfair for the people that have to go through this. I wish this upon NO WOMAN EVER. It really makes you depressed and brings down your self-esteem. I wish there was a cure for it but unfortunately not. You just have to watch your weight (easy said than done) and sometimes your insurance would cover your laser (they cover half of mine.. which came up to be $3000).
But anyways I just felt like ranting about this, sorry if it's long, but if you made it this far then I appreciate you reading this.