Frankly, there are 50% chances that you will never know for sure that you have PCOS. About 50–70% of the cases went undiagnosed because of the underlying fact we know much less about this deadly disease. With symptoms like acne, mood problems and irregular periods, these symptoms can be easily chalk to other causes, like stress. It takes on an average 2 years and 3 doctors to detect PCOS and one thing we know for sure is if you have this, sooner or later it can be fatal.
How to figure out when to go to the doctor?
However, if you have irregular periods, that’s a good sign to visit a gynecologist. Also, if you start showing the sign of facial hair and thinning of hair along with irregular periods, chances are you have PCOS. Having regular checkups is an important part of a healthy lifestyle.
What to do when you know that you have PCOS?
We know much less about PCOS than we know there is only solution to it : lifestyle modification. Current medicines will work on the symptoms and not the underlying reason behind it. So, better work on your lifestyle and you will reverse this disease in no time.
However, if you hit the gym instantly on discovering your PCOS, chances are you will leave it in some time. It’s hard to maintain that motivation for longer time. Also don’t go on keto or any other diets because the idea should be to build healthy choices that can be followed life long and not look for crash courses. Also, record your progress and see what is working for you and what’s not. Focus in four key areas : food, workout, stress and sleep and you will be doing great in no time. We highly encourage you to visit our website and enroll in our program if you are looking to reverse PCOS.
I have some symptoms but my doctors say I might not have PCOS?
One of the primary factors for doctors is having poly cysts on ovaries. However, that is a symptom of the disease and like other symptoms, it varies from women to women, and might not be there in some women. Like we said, 50% of the cases went undiagnosed and therefore on establishing these symptoms, the idea should be to work on your lifestyle and try to balance the hormones.
It’s not important to have cysts to be polycystic. Read more about it here.
