How I grew up with irregular periods and discovered PCOS
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What's happening?!! Why now? Why here?
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Why isn't mine like that?
"Mine comes every month.""Same, but it's so annoying, but predictable."
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Her last period was a month ago.
when was your last period?
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Maybe it'll fix itself
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I got my first period when I was 10, in the middle of school.
My periods have never been regular. I think something is wrong.
Let's take a closer look and run some tests.
After so many years of postponing and deflecting my symptoms, I decided to get help from a doctor.
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I started to compare myself to other girls and wondered if something was wrong with me.
We'll do bloodwork and an ultrasound. This will help us understand what's going on.
okay
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I never spoke up because I never knew how to describe that sometimes it would come regularly and sometimes it would not, so I let my mom speak.
Your results show signs of PCOS. It’s a common condition, and we can manage it.
Can you explain it to me? I do not know what that is.
After that, she explained what PCOS is and discussed some treatment options.
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But nothing changed
I had no idea PCOS could affect periods like this.
Learning about it is the first step.
This helped me not feel alone anymore I had something I could call what I have.
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One option is birth control. It can help regulate your cycles and manage symptoms.
If it helps me feel more in control, I’m ready to try it.
Getting proper care changed everything. It made me feel like I had control over my body.
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I had to go to specialists to get the ultrasound because only certain doctors knew what they were looking for. as well as going to the office multiple times for more tests.
Women are more likely to postpone care—including often delaying or skipping important preventive care such as mammograms and Pap tests—and to forgo filling prescriptions than their insured counterparts. (Susan Janet 322)
CitationShaw, Susan M., and Janet Lee. Gendered Voices, Feminist Visions: Classic and Contemporary Readings. Oxford University Press, 2023.
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