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It is a possible symptom of pcos. I have pcos with a few clusters of follicles on my ovaries but doesn't sound as much as yours. It may not necessarily mean your infertile if ur other ovary is properly functioning, meaning that the eggs/ follicles are not building up but maturing and releasing like it should be. That is my issue. My eggs are not maturing to release. Best wishes to you!! Stay strong and positive. It's the best we can do❤🙂
Follicles on ovaries
Hi everyone!
I had an ultrasound ( vaginal and normal ) last year and numerous blood tests because of my irregular periods they referred me to see a gynaecologist. I was told that I had follicles on my ovaries but it was not concerning and I did not need to worry but they would still go ahead with the gynaecologist appointment to find the cause of my irregular periods.
I have recently missed my period so I rang my doctor and she informed me that I need to ring my gynaecologist to ask when my appointment will be ( as it was cancelled due to covid ) she asked me if I know why I am going and I said yes but could she explain it to me again ....
Heres where it gets interesting ....
She told me that one of my ovaries is COVERED in follicles and is under stress and I was referred to my gynaecologist to make sure that my other ovary is ok and so they can find out exactly how bad it is, I told them I was told that I was going to see the gynaecologist because of my irregular periods not because of the follicles. I started crying and asking why they never told me this and lied about to me about what was wrong with my ovaries and she just told me to go to my blood test appointment ( to check my thyroid ) and to Chase up my gynaecologist appointment.
Could anyone tell me what this means?
Is this PCOS?
Am I infertile?
Why didn’t they tell me?
And has anyone experienced something similar?
Thanks a lot xx
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That sounds like PCOS - Under the Rotterdam 2003 criteria, polycystic ovaries and irregular cycles is enough to diagnose PCOS clinically. It's unfortunately vastly underdiagnosed and overlooked, especially considering how common it is. Infertility is a common comorbidity of PCOS, but lots of us go on to have little ones, especially with weight loss, diet control, inositols or metformin and possibly ovulation induction. It's overwhelming being diagnosed and I understand if you feel scared - but there's so much that can be done for you if it is PCOS and there's lots of opportunities out there. Best of luck.
Ma
Also adding. At my last scan I had more than 60 follicles. I was able to restart ovulation with inositols and diet and have had normal cycles after. We ended up doing IVF and I have a wonderful daughter, but am still hoping for an "organic" one next time around and feel very hopeful and reassured that it's possible for us.
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