Do I have PCOS? 🤷🏼‍♀️

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I’ve been mildly freaking out the last week, thinking I might have PCOS. I came off of birth control 1 year ago and have been ttc for the last 8 months. I have been very regular, getting a period about every 34 days. I have gotten positive OPKs every month as well around days 17-20. However I am seeing quite a few annovulatory cycles show up from my BBT. I don’t know if this is my body still trying to regulate its hormones after birth control removal? Or if I have a bigger issue going on. I’m confused because I have ZERO symptoms of PCOS besides the annovulation. I’m not over or under weight. I don’t have weird hair growth. No acne issues. My cycles are very regular and bleeding seems to be normal. If things don’t look better this next cycle I plan to go see the doctor, but does anyone have any insight as to what could be going on? Do I need to worry?

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you might have PCO and  not PCOS.  PCO you have your period monthly and ovulate.  POCS you don't get your period monthly/ regularly and might not even ovulate at all .

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A common confusion among women, is understanding the difference between having polycystic ovaries (PCO) and having been diagnosed with a Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).
PCO refers to an ultrasound scan image of the ovaries that appear to be polycystic (ovaries containing high density of partially mature follicles).
PCOS is a metabolic condition that may or may not come with having polycystic ovaries.In fact, to be diagnosed with PCOS a woman needs to have 2 of the following: 1) Polycystic ovaries appear on ultrasound. 2) Irregular periods. 3) Increased male hormone in the blood test or associated symptoms such as extra hair growth or acne. So if a woman has irregular periods and an increased male hormone she could have PCOS without her ovaries being polycystic. However, other conditions such as thyroid or pituitary dysfunction need to be excluded before PCOS diagnosis is made.
Although there may be some similarities in the names, the risks and medical treatments are very different for these 2 situations. PCO is a normal variant of a woman’s ovary, whereas PCOS is a diagnosed condition with short and long-term consequences. This article will outline the major differences between the two.
PCO is more common than PCOS:
PCO is more prevalent with up to a third of women of childbearing age having polycystic ovaries on ultrasound and no other symptoms. PCOS, on the other hand, affects 12-18% of women of reproductive age, with 70% of these cases remain undiagnosed in the community. (Statistics from: www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au)PCO is not a disease, whilst PCOS is a metabolic condition:
PCO is a variant of normal ovaries, whilst PCOS is a metabolic disorder associated with an unbalanced hormone levels released by the woman’s ovaries.Women with PCOS are at risk of developing the associated short and long-term effects, whereas women with PCO are not:
Women with PCOS should be aware of the associated risk which may include: diabetes, pregnancy complications (ie. gestational diabetes), cardio-vascular disease, obesity and endometrial cancer. Women with PCO do not have the same risk profile.PCOS has symptoms and is evident early in life whilst PCO has no symptoms and often discovered by chance:
Whilst both PCO and PCOS have a genetic component, PCOS often start showing symptoms (acne, excess hair growth etc.) in teen years, due to the associated metabolic disturbance. PCO may also be present early in life, but since there are no symptoms, it is discovered incidentally during other health checks when the woman is older.

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It’s hard to know without getting lab work done and checking your various hormone levels. Doesn’t sound like you have much of the PCOS symptoms but my only symptom is irregular cycles and my doctor still dx me with PCOS.

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I would not be to concerned about it sense your so regular but i would go see your doctor to be on the safe side.

Do I have PCOS? 🤷🏼‍♀️

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