Thread: Recently Diagnosed with PCOS

Hello everyone, meet me Jennifer. I am 28 years old, married with two beautiful girls. This week I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Disease. So, being the curious creature I am, I have been doing massive amounts of internet exploring.
I am trying to come to term with the how’s of PCOS and it seems that there is not overly much known about it. Don't misunderstand me. I know that there are a WIDE range of symptoms and other factors that lead to the diagnosis of PCOS, but there doesn't seem to be much understanding for this. I've read that many women aren't even diagnosed properly.
I saw the cyst on my ovaries myself; I know I have other symptoms which are listed. What I am having problems finding is when did this develop? Why, at 28, with most of the symptoms starting around 25, and 2 children later has this occurred?
Did I have PCOS while I was younger and just got lucky with the conception of my 2 children? I know that the first was while I was in the army and had a very regulated diet (to control my weight) and the second happen after I started losing weight a few years later.
Or, is PCOS something that can develop later? The very end of '08 I received an IUD and several months later my body rejected it (though I had never been told that that could happen).
I have always had to fight my weight and in the past year I have gotten up to 200 and it is frustrating not being able to lose the weight through exercise or eating right or being always tired and not having the energy to do anything to motivate myself. My husband doesn't understand why I'm always tired and irritable and honestly, neither do I.
Anyone able to shed more light on this? I would very much appriciate it

I was diagnosed wit PCOS when I was in my early twenties (I'm 28 now.) I had missed periods, weight gain, hair growth, acne, basically everything! They told me I would need to take drugs to become pregnant. But I got pregnant after being off birth control for less than a month, go figure.

You are right, not much is said about where PCOS stems from but there is a cause. Our bodies don't become off balance unless something is affecting them negatively. I do think family genetics is part of it. My maternal side has a history of PCOS but that doesn't necessarily mean every case is like that. In my opinion, it's all about what we put into our bodies. What else could it be? I think an excessive amount of sugar or processed foods over a period of time can put our bodies out of wack. Currently, I am on a vegan diet (this was an ethical choice for me though) and I think that this allows me to not gain any extra weight. The only thing I have read that speaks to a natural cure is a woman who posts videos on YouTube. She eats a raw diet, fruits, veggies and nuts and she says her cysts dissapeared after 2 months and she has no symptoms now.

I am planning on trying the raw diet in September for one month to see if there are any positive effects. I believe our bodies are capable of healing themselves, we just have to equip them with the right tools so to speak.

I hope that helps, good luck!!