PCOS Awareness Month
I have polycystic ovarian syndrome or PCOS. It's a terrible disease. In fact it's been referred to as the ugly bitch disease.
The cause of PCOS is due to increased levels of testosterone in women. Therefore menstral cycles are usually irregular. In some women they may even be absent. Many women have a bad case of acne, have facial hair, thin hair, are obese, insulin resistant, suffer from infertility and many have mental illnesses.
Sadly women with PCOS are made fun of because many are overweight and have acne. It's difficult to say if the PCOS itself increases the chance of mental illness due to hormonal imbalances, or if depression or other mental illnesses are brought on by lack of acceptance from others.
Either way the lack of love and acceptance creates more hormonal and chemical imbalances in the body. That certainly can explain the presence of mental illness in some cases.
Before girls reach puberty there is no way of knowing if they have PCOS. Even after they get their periods it is difficult to know. Girls can have irregular menstrual cycles for even 3 years after they start.
However as soon as I was 11, my weight ballooned even though my eating habits didn't change. My acne came on with a vengeance, and my hair was thinning. I started getting visits from Aunt Flo then and they were always irregular, for years.
I was the laughing stock from grade 7-9 and because I was always socially awkward and had undiagnosed ADHD then, it was just another thing to give bullies a reason to torment me on top of the fact that .. well, me being downright "ugly".
Little did I know back then, I wasn't "ugly" because I didn't take care of myself. I have PCOS. In fact it wasn't diagnosed until after I had kids. And I have it quite mild as thankfully I have no facial hair and only had mild infertility.
PCOS is a curse. It's a self esteem killer. But it's real. Someone who had no medical training at all had the gall to say that PCOS is a made up disease by fat women. Really? Maybe the one who said this has some real undiscovered asshole disease. Who knows.
Anyway September is PCOS awareness month. Show some compassion for once and refer to my blog post from yesterday as well. It is relevant to this one for today.
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nice post,article informative :)
Studying gynecology right now.. PCOS can even be considered a metabolic disease. It's ignorance for anyone to claim it is just an excuse to gain weight.
Thank you for pointing that out and so very true
Undiscovered asshole disease bwahahaha
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I don't know what is in the air, but there has just been a lot of negativity towards "invisible" illnesses or ones that aren't well understood. Just seems like more than normal over the past couple weeks. And it isn't just the general uniformed but the medical community too!
I have a "friend" on fb. She's one of those I've known for over a decade from college. She's a fitness fanatic - i.e. participates in bikini competitions. Okay, that in and of itself is not condemning if that is your hobby.
She's also a registered nurse. Despite all the education she has she still actually thinks those who are oveewight or obese from legit health conditions liks PCOS or thyroid problems, etc need to be more "disciplined." She sure missed the psycho-social section of her studies. Treating people like that makes them feel worse, not better.
Assumptions KILL. rstmd
@chelsea88 Unfortunately there are many like her. If she is blessed to be able to achieve a fit body and maintain it then she has no business judging others who she knows nothing about and what they are battling. Thank you for the resteem!
your welcome. It needed to be resteemed. Less judgement, more awareness!
Thank you!! The more awareness the better!
Indeed
I can't believe someone would say that to you, They most certainly have an asshole disease.
Lots have that lol.
Yeah PCOS can definitely make you feel ugly and unattractive. I have it also and I feel I managed it fine before until I had a kid and since then I feel like my estrogen has -tanked-. I'm going to the doctor on Monday for another hormone test and will prolly have to start popping birth control pills to regulate and balance my hormone levels. Because it's not even just the physical symptoms that make me feel like crap about myself, I feel tired and depressed and have headaches constantly. Luckily I never got the excessive weight gain and acne, and I've always been able to lose weight relatively easily but I also gain it quickly if I don't watch it. But it definitely does a number on your self esteem. I have friends that have pcos as well and we try to support each other when we can and inspire each other to take our lives back. At least take comfort that you're not alone and that there are millions of women out there dealing with the same things. I know that makes me feel a little better.
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