survey

[crazy_eyed_girl]

hey guys!
it wud be great if u cud answer these questions 4 me im doin a project on pcos 4 school and i have 2 include a survey...thank you!

1. When were you diagnosed with PCOS?
2. Do u know of any family members with PCOS?
3.How old when you got your first period?
4. Do u have over frequent or less frequent periods?
5. How long do your periods last?
6. Are you overweight?
7. Are you diabeitic?
8. Do you have excessive hair growth (state which areas)
9. any other symptoms (please state)
10. Are you on any medication?
11.Hpe does pcos make you feel?

any help would be great! xxx

[dromy2k1]

1. When were you diagnosed with PCOS? 22 yrs old (6 months ago)
2. Do u know of any family members with PCOS? no, but we think my maternal grandmother did, because she had similar symptoms but never had an official diagnosis
3.How old when you got your first period? 14
4. Do u have over frequent or less frequent periods? less frequent (didn't have one for 3 years)
5. How long do your periods last? when I'm not on the meds, didn't have one at all, but now with birth control, it lasts 5-7 days
6. Are you overweight? yes
7. Are you diabeitic? i dont' know
8. Do you have excessive hair growth (state which areas) yes, face, nipples, thighs, butt, and lower belly
9. any other symptoms (please state) cystic facial acne, some dark spots, no periods, exessive hair, mood swings, excessive weight gain in my stomach and hip area (very apple shaped)
10. Are you on any medication? Lo-Ovral (birth control)
11.How does pcos make you feel? embarassed about the hair, mood swings alot, weird and sometimes lonely because i don't know anyone with it. However, I'm proud that i can educate others that may think they have it, especially my younger female cousins going through puberty with questions or my college aged friends that have lifelong problems and no answers. Plus it makes me feel closer to my maternal grandmother because she went through similar issues as me, I'm just lucky to have some medical advancements to help me out. She wasn't that lucky, but she had 5 healthy kids and a happy marriage, so there is hope for me :)


Good luck on the report, and if you find anything interesting, please post!!

[Ara]

1. When were you diagnosed with PCOS? 17
2. Do u know of any family members with PCOS? None here, but Diabetes runs in the family
3.How old when you got your first period? sixth grade...12 ish, I think
4. Do u have over frequent or less frequent periods? less frequent
5. How long do your periods last? Three days
6. Are you overweight? Yup
7. Are you diabeitic? nope
8. Do you have excessive hair growth (state which areas) mustache area...spotting a bit of hair on my chin -sigh-
9. any other symptoms (please state) Weight gain...really hard to lose it
10. Are you on any medication? Metformin
11.Hpe does pcos make you feel? doesn't change the way I feel, but it changes what I want to change. I'm working harder because I'm starting to care about myself more.

[Brokendreams490]

1. When were you diagnosed with PCOS? a few weeks ago, i'm 16

2. Do u know of any family members with PCOS? no

3.How old when you got your first period? 10

4. Do u have over frequent or less frequent periods? less frequent

5. How long do your periods last? 3 days-if that

6. Are you overweight? yea

7. Are you diabeitic? no

8. Do you have excessive hair growth (state which areas) not really yet

9. any other symptoms (please state) mood swings, weight gain, pain in my ovary area,not many periods, no period for a long period of time

10. Are you on any medication? not yet, i see my doctor about that soon

11.How does pcos make you feel? sad, no one really understands me or thinks its a big deal, i am scared i wont be able to have children in the future

Sam

[redorage1019]

1. When were you diagnosed with PCOS?
When I was about 13 or 14.
2. Do u know of any family members with PCOS?
No
3.How old when you got your first period?
11 or 12.
4. Do u have over frequent or less frequent periods?
Less frequent
5. How long do your periods last?
2 to 5 days
6. Are you overweight?
Yes.
7. Are you diabeitic?
No
8. Do you have excessive hair growth (state which areas)
Yes; upper lip, chest, around nipples, lower back
9. any other symptoms (please state)
Elevated insulin, dark skin around neck and under arms, skin tags
10. Are you on any medication?
Spironolactone- For the excess hair growth
11.How does pcos make you feel?
PCOS makes me feel frustrated. Because weight gain is a constant battle, doctors saying I need to lose weight, but I can't no matter what I do. Its also kinda of embarassing at times, with all the extra hair and the dark skin patches and skin tags. I guesse overall I really hate PCOS, it makes me feel so distant from all my friends, with doctors apts. every 3 months, how wierd. I just don't like it at all.

[snelly88]

1. When were you diagnosed with PCOS?
When I was about 13 (4 years ago)
2. Do u know of any family members with PCOS?
Yes, my mother
3.How old when you got your first period?
11
4. Do u have over frequent or less frequent periods?
Less frequent, because of the pill
5. How long do your periods last?
atleast a week, once it lasted 6 weeks
6. Are you overweight?
No
7. Are you diabeitic?
No, I am the opposite
8. Do you have excessive hair growth (state which areas)
No
9. any other symptoms (please state)
Elevated insulin,
10. Are you on any medication?
Spironolactone, metformin, dianette
11.How does pcos make you feel?
At first I was annoyed that it happened to me, but now I am glad it is me and not my friends. I manage to take each day as it comes and to not get down when times are hard. I admit that sometimes I wish it would just go away but I know it won't so I try and live with it

Linzi x

[ltin371]

1. When were you diagnosed with PCOS? IFive months ago, in January (I'm 21)
2. Do u know of any family members with PCOS? Not that I know of, but my mom thinks there may have been some woman with it.
3.How old when you got your first period? 12, but then I didn't have another until a month before I turned 15.
4. Do u have over frequent or less frequent periods? Less frequent - about every 3 months
5. How long do your periods last? A week
6. Are you overweight? Yes
7. Are you diabeitic? No, but it runs in my family.
8. Do you have excessive hair growth (state which areas) Yes: On my face, chest, abdomen, some on the back
9. any other symptoms (please state) Acne, weight carried in the middle and not on the hips (but no pain with periods, so that's nice). The hair also exacerbated a disease called Pilonidal Disease (it's an abcess around the tailbone area that gets infected, and hairs can exacerbate it). It's really hard to lose weight.
10. Are you on any medication? No. I tried BCP but they messed with my emotions too much.
11.Hpe does pcos make you feel? I'm not too worried right now, but I'm really new to this. It's a little hard to accept, and I wonder if I'll be able to have kids and if I'll end up with diabetes. The hair loss as you get older kind of freaks me out too. But most people don't really understand. Thankfully, God's blessed me with some great friends who'll listen, even if they don't really understand or care to hear. They're a great support. As far as the syndrome, I'm curious, because of it's link to diabetes. There're a lot of auto-immune diseases in my family (rheumatoid arthritis, Type I diabetes, lupus, psoriasis) and I wonder if they're linked - but then I'm hoping to go to medical school, so I'm interested.

Hope this helps and good luck!

[Fallen_Angel_LJ]

1. When were you diagnosed with PCOS? 15 (two xmases ago, I'm almost 17 now)
2. Do u know of any family members with PCOS? None that have been diagnosed, or that I know off
3.How old when you got your first period? 12
4. Do u have over frequent or less frequent periods? naturally...over frequent, there'd be a week or two in between, but I'm on the pill now :)
5. How long do your periods last? Naturally - a couple months
6. Are you overweight? Yes, but surprisingly, not a lot - I'm very tall
7. Are you diabeitic? Not that I know of, but grandfather is
8. Do you have excessive hair growth (state which areas) some on stomach/chest
9. any other symptoms (please state) Depression I guess?/mood swings, uh...sometimes get a pain in ovary area - not sure if connected, can't think of any others
10. Are you on any medication? I'm on the pill.
11.How does pcos make you feel? When I think about it quite a bit, it can get me down. But I don't think I'm that bad a sufferer so tend to push it out of my mind. It doesn't affect me too much - it was really just the periods that really affected me. At the moment I don't think about it very much, so I don't let it get me down or affect me emotionally.

[AmyF]

. When were you diagnosed with PCOS? When I was 15 years old
2. Do u know of any family members with PCOS? We suspect my aunt and my grandmother
3.How old when you got your first period? 11 years old
4. Do u have over frequent or less frequent periods? I used to get only 4 a year until I regulated it with birth control
5. How long do your periods last? 6days sometimes I get it for 10
6. Are you overweight? yes
7. Are you diabeitic? no, well not yet you know our fates
8. Do you have excessive hair growth (state which areas) my face, from my belly button to privates, butt
9. any other symptoms (please state) migraines, fatigue, insulin resistant, hormone levels off, acne problems
10. Are you on any medication? 2000mg Metformin, Lo-Ogestral (birth control)
11.Hpe does pcos make you feel? Like I lost a bet I didnt know I was a part of. I don't know anyone personally with this problem and I find it painfully frustrating to keep an eye on everything and constantly comparing myself to others, I think why did I have to be born with this. It's just not fair