Welcome to the 2011 Voices of PCOS blog series at The Infertility Voice, in honor of PCOS Awareness Month! Here are all of the guest blogs from this year’s Voices of PCOS series.
Voices of PCOS: My Story
And just like that, I was diagnosed with PCOS. They gave me a prescription for the birth control pill and… That was it. I never had anymore follow up beyond that. No conversation about the lifelong health impacts. No conversation about fertility issues. Just “take the pill and it’ll keep your cysts at bay.” Read more »
Kristin’s Story: Living by the Index
Yes, PCOS and insulin resistance can feel like a lot to deal with but that doesn’t make them unmanageable. There are solutions. Read more »
Mandie’s Story: Zen and the Art of Baby-Making
With my feet in stirrups for what would be the first of what now seems like a million times, an ultrasound tech counted out no less than 50 cysts on each of my ovaries. Read more »
Melissa’s Story: PCOS and the “Skinny Cyster”
To look at me, you would never know I had PCOS. I don’t have any of the outward characteristics. The only clear sign I have pointing to my diagnosis are the ovarian cysts. Oh yes, and my infertility. Read more »
Kymberli’s Story: Empowering Yourself as a PCOS Cyster
At first glance, I’m not exactly what comes to mind when you think of what infertility looks like. I have four children, to include a set of twins. I’ve even been a gestational surrogate; in 2007, I delivered a healthy baby boy to my former intended parents. To look at me, you’d never know that I am among the 1 in 8 people who have dealt with infertility. Read more »
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