This is what my report says on mychart! I am medically retarded and can’t tell what it means! I am taking these test to determine if I have PCOS!

Impression
1. Normal sonographic appearance of the uterus.
2. Hemorrhagic cyst on the right ovary-ORADS 2
3. Simple cyst on the left ovary.
4. Ovarian follicles are displaced to the periphery which can be seen with polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Date: 07/19/2026 Time: 17:48

Narrative
EXAMINATION: US PELVIS COMP WITH TRANSVAG NON-OB (XPD)
CLINICAL HISTORY: suspected PCOS, Oligomenorrhea; Female infertility, unspecified
TECHNIQUE: Transabdominal sonography of the pelvis was performed, followed by transvaginal sonography to better evaluate the uterus and ovaries.
COMPARISON: None.
FINDINGS:
Uterus: Size: 6.8 x 3.5 x 4.9 cm
Masses: None
Endometrium: Normal in this pre menopausal patient, measuring 13 mm.
Right ovary: Size: 3.5 x 2 x 2.8 cm
Appearance: 1.8 x 1.4 x 2.2 cm cyst with lacy internal echoes. No internal vascularity or solid component.
Additional follicles are displaced to the periphery.
Vascular flow: Normal. Left ovary: Size: 4 x 3 x 2.8 cm
Appearance: Unilocular cyst measuring 2.7 x 2.1 x 2.4 cm without solid components or internal vascularity.
Additional follicles are displaced to the periphery. Vascular Flow: Normal.
Free Fluid: None.

Hi I’d love to get some insight into what’s been working for you. I’m 20 and I just got diagnosed with this condition. I’ve got no clue how to exercise or what to do. I used to walk 5 k everyday but saw no results on the scale. I’ve done cardio before through jump rope but I feel so fatigued now to do it at all. I feel like I’m so inactive all the time. OH AND BTW WITH INSULIN RESISTANCE LIKE 😭 come on

For some context im 16 5'8 and got diagnosed a bit more than a year and a half ago, my weight has always been higher than normal ( right now I'm 217 lbs, I know it's bad) anyways since then my dad has been trying to make me lose weight but I never really listened until I was 15 1/2 back then I tried exercising and eventually gave up because I didn't see any results

But now I'm actually trying, for close to a month I have been eating in a calorie deficit and have been taking fiber before my meals and less carbs (no exercise tho I was lazy Ill admit that) but I'm not seeing any significant change and my dad keeps pressuring me to lose weight, he acts like I'm not trying already,

So I started to lie about my weight to him so he wouldn't criticize me as much, anyways now he found out I haven't actually lost weight (and even blames my mama for "feeding me to much") and is telling me to only drink a cup of chia seeds and water for 3 days (i would def binge eat after that so no point) not to mention telling me to do some hour long cardio, I wonder if he actually thinks before he speaks.

Due to him I think I might be developing an eating disorder I feel so disgusting eating food especially around him even tho I haven't been eating much this whole month, my relationship with food gets worse I always try to throw up everything I ate especially if it was oily or had carbs/sugar, I know it's bad but I can't stop I don't want the fat to reach my body and add more weight.

I'm sorry this is mostly just ranting about my dad but I feel so hopeless as if nothing I do will make me lose weight and my dad keeps trying to make me go to extremes to do so, I just feel like a useless idiot that can't change. My dad makes me feel so bad about myself even tho I know it's not true I'm starting to feel like it is.

If anyone has any advise on what kinds of food I should eat and what exercises to do like HIIT or cardio, etc I would really appreciate it!!

I had my first blood test for PMOS last month (i was diagnosed via ultrasound a year ago) and the doctor only ordered tests for Estradiol, FSH, LH, TSH and Prolactin. Prolactin is mildly elevated, all else seems normal.

I asked him if he was going to check Testostorone or SHBG, and he told me they weren't important.

He also asked me why i was on inositol and told me it wouldnt cure anything (ironic it was advised by another doctor) and just prescribed birth control.

I am... confused. Am i in the wrong here? I mean i know HE is the doctor but how are these hormones not important for PMOS? I dont have hirsuitism but i shed hair like crazy and have really oily skin (which i told him.)

I went to my family medicine doctor for another reason and mentioned this, he said it wasnt needed either.

What? Please give me a reality check.

Also sorry if you've seen my other post, i wanted to ask for clarification since i was turned away by another doctor.

Hi All! I have recently stopped spiro ~4 weeks ago now due to constant irregular cycles with it on birth control. I’d be bleeding for 2-2.5 weeks. How long should this take to regulate and adjust to more “normal” cycles?
I know everyone is different, however just looking to see if anybody else is in the same boat. Just feeling bummed because my “period” came again, another 1.5 weeks early 😢

I am 32F and diagnosed with pcos 12 years ago. My height is 5ft and weight is 70 KG. I have been taking ovasitol since last year. Initially my periods got normal even after taking 2g but now I have increased the dosage to 4g because of not lossing any weight and it not helping for cravings. I am trying to get pregnant but this month i got one week late periods but very light and pinkish color. I am so concerned now.

I’m going on accutane this week which should help with the acne but I’m 21 years old and in pretty good shape with muscles but I look pregnant from the bloating and I’m super insecure I kinda want to die but I won’t don’t worry just please please help.

I’m already on birth control too btw

After years of struggling I finally have my answer, I have PCOS. I’m 25 years old and fear for my future with this diagnosis, feeling hopeless and I want to get better. I can’t live like this anymore. Please any tips or tricks that helped you would so appreciated. I need to heal my body.

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My pee smells like popcorn. Mostly first thing in the am and late at night. I looked this up and it is alll about diabetic complications, particularly ketosis. I am insulin resistant, but I am not keto, I'm on metformin and have been for a few years, and my blood sugar hasnt shown high ketones, my diet hasnt changed. However.. i am extremely stressed rn. But going to the dr will not help if its not nessicary as finical is a large part of it lol (american). But google is scaring me a bit.

Has anyone expirenced this, was it okay? Did you figure out the cause?

My bloodwork is officially showing that I am insulin resistant. My doctor is confident that I can get my levels back in the normal and safe range, so he prescribed 500 mg of metformin. I tried metformin in 2020 for about a week but couldn't tolerate the constant diarrhea and nausea.

I tried this round of metformin for about a week before I called my doctor to get the ER version instead. I'm now on the ER version. It's been another week-ish but I still get diarrhea and nausea, and it's hours after I take my pill.

I'm taking it at night with a last meal/snack. I also take a probiotic about an hour or two before the metformin. Right now I'm sucking on a ginger candy because my stomach is not a happy camper.

I already have IBS as well, and in general my stomach has always been sensitive. I know beforehand that most medicines will likely cause stomach issues, but I hate feeling sick and disgusting.

I've been cleaning up my diet and being more mindful of my carbs, sugars, and portions. I've been gently adding in more fiber and protein (before starting metformin) and I've been exercising as well.

How do you folks handle the metformin issues? I feel like I want to throw in the damn towel again, but I want to get my fasting sugars and A1C in the safe range again. I just don't know if these side effects are worth it.

Hi all,

I am 22 years old and was diagnosed at 16 with PCOS/PMOS via ultrasound and bloods which I forced my GP to order as I still hadn't had my first period yet.

I was put on Cerazette after this, and bled for a couple months before being moved on to Noriday (noresthisterone) which majorly helped with my migraines and acne that I had. I have since came off of Noriday, and still never had periods at all.

It is coming to my attention now that this is very abnormal!! I have booked a phone call with my (new) medical practise to try and push to get this seen to, as I am wanting to try for a baby. I was never told that it was bad to have no periods; they just said to come back when you're ready to have a child and palmed me away.

I am gobsmacked at how I was pushed away as a young girl!! Unsure where to continue from here - feeling all sorts of frustrations about learning all this. Should I consider paying for private healthcare if the next GPs let me down? I'm scared my health is at risk.

Hello all! I’m 24 and have been told I have PMOS (formerly PCOS) as well as pelvic congestion syndrome.

I was diagnosed with PMOS at 14 when I didn’t have periods… at the time I was a distance swimmer working out 6x a week, doing kiddy triathlons and was also incredibly naive to everything, so I remember having to drink a lot of water, getting an ultrasound, my mom being upset at the doctors office, and then not discussing it. I didn’t have a clue what was going on and just assumed the lack of period was related to my athleticism. I was put on the combo pill 2 years later for acne but wasn’t a perfect user.

Enter college (note: i was incredibly stupid and am not proud of who I was then, I was just depressed and anorexic fr). I was having so much unprotected sex and would miss periods for 5+ months, always getting negative pregnancy tests. Assuming the lack of periods was just malnutrition- at the time I had a pee test at the hospital and had a reasonable ketone presence in my urine. One day I finally think im having a miscarriage, turns out a complex cyst had burst. I have never been pregnant.

I’m told to stay consistent with my pill and have since been a perfect user with one lapse- one week I couldn’t get a refill after skipping a period and in that time a cyst grew large enough to twist my ovary for 6 hours. My dumbass thought it was appendicitis and I had a class that was graded based on attendance, so I went while in pain. I go to urgent care after class, they send me directly to the ER, and I’m told it was ovarian torsion that ended up undoing itself after 6 hours (I had a CT with contrast and a transvaginal). In one week a complex cyst had grown large enough to twist my girl on the right (that was jarring). They tell me I must be a perfect user of le pill because in my case this will only keep happening (#sorry I skipped my period one week I’ll never do it again). No surgery as the tissue wasn’t necrotic and I was in a golden window, though at the time I was full on thinking they could take out my ovaries and I wouldn’t be bothered, I just wanted to stop dealing with it.

I go home in May (a few months after that event) and see my normal gyno for an exam and another transvaginal. This time I have a cyst but it’s smaller (cuz birth control) and they say I have pelvic congestion syndrome. I knew I’d be moving abroad that coming fall, so I was kind of keen on fixing any problems if I could before I moved to start my new job. They basically told me to not worry about a thing, just keep taking my pill. No intervention needed.

Well I move abroad to a country with free healthcare and end up having to take another pill. My gyno back home isn’t amused as it’s a higher dose and somehow different than the combo pill back in the US. I don’t want to expose anything unsavory so please no one tell! but basically I end up having to get my US pill mailed to me where I now live.

I don’t have any crazy symptoms- pelvic pain after standing too long, lower back pain, some unfortunate bowel irritation and also every time I have sex I bleed, without fail. Don’t know what that’s about or if that’s related, but those are my symptoms present day. To me, those are mild compared to stories I hear from others, so I’m not overly miffed. No typical PMOS symptoms minus the ovaries- weight is a bit hard for me to lose but im 145, 5’4 and muscular/toned.. overweight on the BMI calc but again i do work out 5x a week and muscle weighs more than fat blah blah blah. A little stomach chub but nothing that screams I need a GLP1/I have insulin resistance (I don’t think). I also don’t have any varicose veins anywhere except in my pelvic region apparently.

HOWEVER (sorry for the giant lore dump) I would like some advice. Is there anything I can realistically do for any of these issues? Should I be pushing for my PCS to be looked into further as I’m 24 and have never been pregnant? Should I leave it be? Objectively I’m not thrilled I have to take the pill every day but I don’t mind it and I am a perfect user. Should I just wait for these issues to subside or are there tests I should be pushing for? I just have no clue and my gyno seems to think that as long as I’m on the pill I’ll be fine. I’d just really like some womanly advice and community with all this jazz going on in my body. By nature I’m not one to question my doctors, but life recently has taught me that I need to stand up for myself more and I’m wondering if this is one of those cases.

Thank you in advance for anyone who says anything, this is my first post here! I love women and I know we are all warriors! 😁

I’d like to start my post by saying that yes I am a man and I know I may not be welcome here but if there is another place I can go I would appreciate some guidance My fiancé (F21) was just recently diagnosed with PCOS just about a month or so before her 21st birthday I’ve been doing as much research as I can to help her through this process and I’ve even recently emailed one of my local state senators (I live in Fort Wayne) I’m currently trying to build a community to help and engage the government in trying to bring more awareness to PCOS I know it’s going to take a lot of work and it is a long and hard fight but for her it’s something I’m willing to do she isn’t the only women in my life who has PCOS as my mother and her sister do as well I’ve seen first hand the emotional, financial and physical toll that it can take on women I’m wanting to hopefully at some point build a community to help me lobby and rally support in my area and to keep pestering senator liz brown for her support in helping to bring more awareness to PCOS and it’s long term affects if anyone has some sort of guidance or maybe even would like to help me get the ball rolling on a local organization I would be very much appreciative of that I hope I can gain your support in doing this thank you very much

I'm 18 and i have this theory......since I have pcos and have less than 4-5 periods a year without consistant birth control. Does this mean I have more eggs? and when i do bleed i release more than 1 egg. What if i release 3 eggs! What if in some years I have children. I could have twins/triplets if I release 2 or more eggs at once! What if I could have five kids at once! (My bio teacher told us something like this when we were learning about blood affinity in the placenta)

Plus this isnt a theory but a question i have which is, how does pcos affect menopause? anyone has experience

I'm just curious and would love if anyone has fun theories to read

Thanks for reading <3

(ignore my stupidness)

Hi, I’ve struggled with hormonal acne for as long as I can remember. Every time I’ve gotten off birth control or accutane the acne has come right back. I’ve been acne free now for several years because of birth control and I quit taking the birth control 2 weeks ago and my acne came right back. 🥲

We’re hoping for a baby in the nearer future but I am absolutely terrified now when I’m off the pill due to the permanent scaring the acne will leave.

For you with who’s had issues with acne, has it gotten better or worse while pregnant?

Hi everyone. After suspecting for over four years that I might have PCOS, I was just diagnosed with it by my new gynecologist. (Previous one dismissed my concerns and REFUSED to test me for it.)

My new gynecologist put me on Yasmin because she believes it will help with my irregular periods, PMDD, minor acne and irregular hair growth on my face.

I was on BC once before over five years ago for three months and completely stopped taking it because it killed my sex drive and gave me insane mood swings. I brought up these concerns to my gynecologist and she said that yasmin was a good BC for women with pcos and that it is hormone neutral. She said it should not cause intense mood swings.

Mostly, I'm scared about losing what little sex drive I have. I have read that BC, and yasmin specifically, kills a womans libido. My partner and I only do it once a month, which already makes me feel horrible. To completely become disinterested would be the worst case scenario.

What has been your experience on it? I know that we are supposed to give new BCs at least three months adjustment but I'm just so scared. I haven't even taken it yet.

Chat with your friends from r/PCOS here about your daily progress, or rants and raves related to your PCOS experience. Off topic posts are permitted here, although sub rules otherwise apply!

Hello!!! I’m 20 turning 21 in August and have a gynecology appointment a few days after my birthday. I want to learn how to treat PCOS & insulin resistance. I’m also pre diabetic. I’m very against medication (just started taking chlorophyll if that counts, see other post for reasons) but I’m willing to do research if it has more pros than cons. I’ve plateaued at 250-260lbs for the past maybe 2-3 years and have been very inconsistent. I lost my first 30-40 when I was 17-18 by doing ONLY keto and if I remember correctly I was extremely tired and eating the same shitty meals. Now I have the time and a little more energy to cook and I want to learn how to cook!

I’ve seen a few things about asking for a micro biome gut test or insulin panel & even eating for you blood type to better understand how to eat for your body but I’m not sure if this is what I should be requesting or doing. What have you done to heal your gut/body?

Thank you

I’m 19 years old, recently diagnosed with PCOS and i’m struggling to find anyone with circumstances similar to mine. I stopped having regular periods when I was around 14/15 and would frequently miss months at a time. Got on the BC patch (unrelated) just as a preventative measure when i was 17 and was on it for about a year. My weight was regulated much better than I was used to and I didn’t get a lot of the side effects people talk about. Sure I was more emotional sometimes when I took it but other than that I didn’t have many complaints. Eventually I decided I’d practice abstinence instead because I didn’t like the artificial dependence and that was that. Got off birth control, got 2 natural periods maybe 3 months after getting off, and now i’m back at square one, no periods and now a diagnosis that I don’t totally understand. I don’t know what measures to take i’m gaining weight like never before I’m consistently trying to diet i’m constantly feeling constipated I try working out. I feel like a normal person goes a few weeks working out and dieting and at least sheds off a pound but I haven’t. Everyone is telling me birth control is so awful for you but I don’t know if that was my experience. What can I do? I have an appointment set with a dietician to see if I can start getting my weight regulated but i’m just worried about all sorts of things like fertility, long term effects of the birth control, long term effects of not using the birth control? Anyone else in a similar spot? Please reach out I could really use the advice.

I’ve been on 50mg of spironolactone for around 6 months now with no changes, I’ve recently been upped to 100mg, I am also taking 1000mg metformin too, just wondering how long it should take for the facial hair to go away really, my wedding is in January and I was hoping to be hair free on my face and neck by then but it’s not looking promising 🥲

Hi everyone. I've got a fun pattern going on and probably won't get concrete answers until early August. Just hoping to get some ideas on where to point my research or possibilities to prepare myself for. I'm 28 years old and have never been pregnant and am not on birth control (haven't been except for a month when I was 19). I'm a lesbian who doesn't want kids. 5foot8 and 170 lbs.

Symptoms:

- Excess hair growth (chin/cheek dark facial hair, dark happy trail, dark hairs on breasts)

- Extreme irritability and depression during Luteal phase

- General low energy despite good, regular sleep and a healthy diet with plenty of protein. I work outside and am very active but struggle to get through the day most of the time

- Acne and oily skin/hair

- Very low sex drive unless it's the 5ish days after my period

BIG red flag: following the conclusion of my period last month, I had a cyst rupture on my right ovary with excruciating pain. I saw the doctor (more on that below) and was fine until today, where I had the same thing happen on my left side right in the middle of my cycle (Clue's estimated ovulation date on my app).

- I was unable to get in for an ultrasound until August 4th, and also have an appointment set that day to see a gynecologist.

- Primary care pulled blood after the first rupture, said it came back as normal (I'll list values at the end). Ultrasound scheduled for Aug 4th

My periods are regular and until last month I had no crazy pains like the ruptured cysts. No prediabetic or metabolic issues have come up in blood work.

Happy to answer questions and just looking for insight. Thank you all!

Testosterone: 25 ng/dL

Lh: 5.6 mIU/mL

FSH: 5.0 mIU/mL

Estradiol: 127 pg/mL

I'm worried about what will happen if everything shows up "normal" on my ultrasound and I just have to live like this.

Did you wear like a bikini top and just moved it aside so they reached all the areas or did you just take everything off. It just feels too embarrassing to think about.

Also what were your results? I have pale skin and black hair so hoping 6 sessions would be enough to have it almost all gone...

As the title suggests, I started taking inositol, after four days, and mind you, my period had been absent for months, and guess what? I got my period right away! It then became more regular, with the longest gap between cycles being about 35 days.
It really helped me get a period every month. But then, it suddenly stopped working, and I missed a period, and it looks like I might miss another one now. Has anyone else experienced this before? What could be the reason, and what changes did you make?

P.S. Yes, I’ll definitely ask a doctor when I get to my appointment. I’m just asking people who might have had the same issue!

hello friends! I just finished up with my first appointment with an OB after it was discovered I have a 5.7 cm cyst this weekend. I have insulin resistance, a stubborn tummy, and terrible pain with periods, however the OB said since my periods aren’t irregular and I don’t have dark, coarse facial hair I don’t qualify for PCOS. I asked about diet and any other possible preventative measures but she just said that the only option for me would be to take the birth control pill. soooo I’m feeling a lil stuck and wanted to ask if any of you had some recommendations? I think I’m going to get a second opinion, but should I just self diagnose with pcos?

I am diagnosed with PMOS/PCOS and I’m on Dianette, currently on my first 7 day break. I have an enlarged right ovary and they couldn’t see my left one. The pain started 9pm Monday, had to call 111, the pain lasted hours and hours with about an hour respite after taking cocodamol, but then the pain would come back. Pain in stomach, back and down my legs aswell as period pain and I’m guessing where my right ovary is too?? Also felt pressure and like I needed the toilet/trapped wind.

Today I was crying in pain, then I coughed and a huge clot came out. It was a long solidish clot with white jelly bits in it (hard to describe). Felt instantly better, no pressure or anything. I have never had anything like this. In some pain now but it’s manageable.

The doctor has said to continue taking the pill and to see how the next 6-9 months go. I can’t go through this pain again. Also said I don’t need a scan or anything and I’ve been prescribed pain killers.