Hi,
I am new to the boards....I was diagnosed with PCOS at 18 years old. I had high testosterone levels and adrenal? levels. I was also diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis a couple years later.
The ob/gyn that diagnosed me, just wanted to know if I wanted clomid. Being 18 and not married the answer was no, and on I went with a prescription of Provera to help regulate my periods. Well that made me a witch, so I stopped taking them. I then got married and was able to conceive naturally. Like someone else posted, now that I look back, each time I conceived I was excercising, active and eating well. My Mom would warn me when I got thin to 'not get pregnant'.
Well the periods got very heavy, very unpredictable and I also got endometriosis so had a hysterectomy but kept the ovaries.
No one has addressed my diagnosis of PCOS all these years until I finally went to my family doctor for help to lose weight. I am not sure if that is why she recommended Atkins. I am to have my thyroid levels checked again to make sure they are ok.
Can someone explain to me the comorbidity of PCOS and weight gain? Is there something I should be doing? I am very overweight, but succeeding at Atkins--12 lb weight loss so far (2 weeks).
Thanks!

Go to this site: http://www.inciid.org/faq/pcos.html It's PCOS faqs and is very informative.

PCOS is so complex and doctors have yet to figure out all the connections and issues associated with it. www.Soulcysters.com is a great place to hang out and get some information... also stop by my journal anytime you want to ask questions...I have been spending alot of time reading up on PCOS and have tried many of the different routes. Any way I can help....I will...