#pcoscysters

[pcos-fighter]

[nwonkunknown]

[battling-my-demons]

All of this! Taken from a PCOS page!

#pcosawareness

This is PCOS. 😔

It’s carrying a razor or a set of tweezers in case you see an embarrassing group of hairs where they shouldn’t be. For some of us, it’s shaving our “beard” like a man. Or occasionally plucking or waxing for 45 minutes. Or closely examining a magnified reflection to see if we missed any so we can feel feminine for a day or two.

It’s the embarrassing dark patches around our necks or under our arms. So, we clothe to disguise it in fear of being accused of uncleanliness.

It’s the weight fluctuations for some. A body so disproportioned, that we need 4 different sizes in one pair of jeans so they fit correctly. Our body craves bad food to function normally. Dieting works against us & some times causes an adverse effect. We have to starve ourselves or next to it for weeks just to drop a couple pounds.

For some, it’s cystic acne that any make up will not cover no matter how much you put on. We can’t make eye contact because we know what people are really seeing. And when one pimple goes away, 3 more show up & not just on our face.

It’s the moodiness, anxiety, and mental disorders and diseases because our hormones are 100 different puzzle pieces trying to fit as one. It’s the feeling of hopelessness and struggling to get out of bed to face people just so we can save ourselves the embarrassment because our body hates us.

“You’re too emotional.” We don’t try to be.

It’s not sleeping at night because our mind races. It feels like an active race track that never stops. —Going through so many scenarios & possible outcomes. “How can we fix this?” Or oversleeping so we don’t have to deal with it.

It’s infertility & miscarriage or fighting for a child(ren) for months or endless years and still not getting the chance to be called “Mom.” It’s invasive procedures, tubes upon tubes of blood for weeks, ultrasounds to see if our ovaries are what’s causing us so much pain or checking for Ovarian Cancer. It’s tracking your temperature, and cycles, or trying to bring on a cycle because you just don’t have one anymore. Or peeing on anything that resembles a test in hopes that we’re ovulating or pregnant and this just might be the month we win. It’s some times thousands of dollars or putting up collateral for a loan because you would rather try for a child than have your car or house.

1 in every 10 women have PCOS. Amongst other life challenges, we deal with this. It may seem minor to others, but to us...it consumes us. It controls us, if we let it. We are constantly, amongst other diseases, waiting for the day a cure is discovered. The symptoms can be dormant with weight loss/gastric bypass, multiple prescriptions to treat our symptoms, electrolysis, skin bleaching, but not everyone is fortunate enough to afford all those things. So, we deal with it the best way we know. We suffer in silence because we’re scared that people will think it’s not that big of deal. “Work out harder, be stricter with your diet, I pluck too, it’ll happen if you quit trying.”

We don’t want criticism or pity, we want you to understand.

This is daily life as we know it. 💔

[nutritionist-harika]

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[bushrazkhan]

[chronicallyillz]

Guess who is getting their hysterectomy for my endometriosis and PCOS! This non-binary bitch 🤙🤙🤙

Menopause at 25 here I come!

My surgery consult is on November 11th for surgery late November early December 😊 I'm very happy!

[puppybaby15]

An empty nest

Its a hard fact to face. Some of us afabs and women are given the worst uteruses on earth while there are people out there who are the worst candidates to be parents get good ones. Its so unfair, and it hurts. Miscarriages, disorders, being unable to conceive is a struggle for many of us.

I, for example, have pcos and endometriosis when I have my period it feels like my organs are being ripped out of my anus. The pain is absolutely unbearable. I haven't tried to conceive yet- I'm just not ready- but I know it will be a great challenge.

My friend, she struggles with the same disorders... sadly she lost a few pregnancies and it is beyond devastating to see. To see someone so happy and excited to have a baby and then the other shoe drops. It's crushing, I can't imagine what she went through. I love her so much and it hurts to see her so distraught.

Miscarriages have no mercy, they pick anyone for no reason. Its so easy to give up after that heartbreak... but please do not stop trying if you suffer the same thing, go to your doctor, see what can be done.

[igneous-dykes]

happy pcos awareness month!!

you’re not alone, you’re not broken, it’s not your fault

10-15% of people with ovaries have pcos

70% of those people go undiagnosed

it is under-researched, under-funded and under-diagnosed, most people don’t even know what it is!

but if you have been diagnosed or think you have pcos, i see you and i promise it’s not your fault!!!

i know navigating resources can be tricky and especially triggering if you suffer from disordered eating so here are some of the best resources i’ve found that don’t promote extreme dieting and don’t make you feel awful!!

@veritypcos on instagram - a uk based charity with lots of information on their website as well as a support group and lots of opportunities to take part in research to make the world better for our cysters!

@hertility_health on instagram- a good place for information on fertility in general, they sell an at home fertility test kit from £129 - 249 which could be an alternative to seeing a GP and i’m guessing is a lot cheaper than getting tested in a US hospital

@ pcoschallenge on instagram- based in the US, lots of fundraising opportunities

@ the.pcos.nutritionist and @ pcos.nutritionist on instagram- lots of helpful information however does focus on food (doesn’t encourage fad and extreme diets )

bonus body positive accounts-

@ iweigh

@ bodyposipanda

@ styleisstyle

please please please add to this with any resources you have!! these are all on instagram because it’s what i use the most so if anyone has any tumblr blog recommendations feel free to add!