Edited by author 03-22-2007 08:11 PM
Hi, everyone. I was diagnosed with "borderline" PCOS a few years back. It all started when I gained 80 pounds with my first pregnancy. I've since lost half but had a hard time conceiving my other two children. They were concieved with low doses of clomid and low carb eating. I am an "apple-shaped" person and I know that plays a part with PCOS. I was experiencing the classic male-pattern hair loss and hair-on-the-face symptoms. I had bloodwork drawn and it revealed I was in insulin resistance and prediabetes since my tryglycerides were high and HDL (good cholesterol) was too low. Recently, I went on the South Beach Diet and I can't say enough great stuff about it! It almost seems like a diet created personally for us!!! I urge you, if you are trying to get pregnant, DO THIS DIET!!! You will save yourself alot of heartache and headache. I know what it feels like to want to be pregnant in the worst way and obsessing about it to where you cannot think about anything else. You have to try to channel all that energy into losing weight, enough to whip your hormones levels back into shape. The diet is hard for a few days and then miraculously, it gets easy. I am of the personal belief that lifelong drugs are not a permanent answer. It is so hard to diet, I know, but why take drugs (many with side effects), when you can have the power to reverse your problems naturally. I think long term drug therapy invites many problems to the party, even if the problems start down the road. Drugs are chemicals and we should keep this in mind, "minimal necessary". If you have any questions you can email me at ayala99@alltel.net