03/25/2022
A Experience with PCOS
I got my first period at 12 years old and I knew that it was going to happen soon because my mom made me aware of what would happen when it did. Except, I was confused when it finally happened and my mom said it was okay and she gave me some supplies because I decided to start before I was going to go to bed.
However, this was the beginning of my journey of my fertility issues and I was upset that it had to happen so early. When I turned 15 I began to get really irregular periods and I thought I was going to die. My mom said that she had something similar when she was trying to get pregnant, and that I should not be too worried at that age. So I did not look into it that much then.
When I was going to start college I went to my doctor at home one last time before I left , and she ran some tests and told me I may have PCOS. I did not really know what that was because my school did not teach about female fertility so when my mom and I got we looked it up and we looked up ways to make my situation better. It said losing weight, eating right and being active. I will admit I am not the healthiest person on the planet, but I was healthy enough for my age. Along with going to college and in a new town I was not sure if I could do the things it said to do to help relieve my PCOS. Taking the advice of my doctor back home of taking birth control I made a appointment at the university medical center. They put me on Isibloom and I took that from October to March and I'll be honest it really impacted my mental health then, I do not know if it was from my hormones trying to balance or it was how Isibloom worked. Once I was out of the pills, my period was regular until November.
Then, my period was absent for a year and two months so I thought that was enough and I got my PCOS confirmed and I am currently back on Isibloom. They had to put me back on birth control because if I did not I was a risk for ovarian cancer. At least taking birth control is going better this time than it was last time, however, sometimes I am battling my mental health. I mean everyone is even if they think they are not. It is normal to feel that way and I wanted to share my story because I do not want to think that I am the only one who is or has gone through this.
Sincerely,
O***y Talks