The pcos question...?

was just wondering again...

with PCOS.. a symptom is excess facial hair..

i have to use a little hair removal cream atleast once a month on my top lip area.. and a little just under my chin about the size of a 鎷? coin...

would this fall into that catorgory... because i know alot of women do have problems with some facial hair but have not got PCOS.?

The pcos question...?

The excess facial and body hair is caused by an increase in testosterone. Sadly, there aren't any immediate creams or pills to stop the production of hair growth, all they can do is SLOW the growth after a few months of use, and it can take up to 6 months to see any results. I recommend plucking or waxing, that's all that's ever worked for me.

Increased levels of testosterone are a sure sign of PCOS, but sometimes women that don't have PCOS have high levels as well. Irregular periods are also a good way for doctors to be able to tell. However, they don't take just one or two symptoms, they take multiple symptoms and compile they together inorder to diagnose you with PCOS.

Do you have insulin resistance? A lot of weight around the middle? Acne? High blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure? Infertility? Dandruff? The symptoms list goes on and on but the most important one is irregular periods and infertility. Sometimes there are ovarian cysts, but that's not a definite sign of PCOS. A lot of women get cysts that don't have PCOS and a lot of women with PCOS will never get cysts, so it's not a definitive factor.

The only way to know for sure is to talk to your doctor. Print out a page about PCOS on webmd and show it to your primary care physician or gynecologist and tell them your suspicions.

The pcos question...?

I'd say that could be considered excess facial hair.

However, if you don't have irregular periods, pain or tenderness around your ovaries, or other symptoms of PCOS, you probably don't have it. I think an excess of testosterone can cause excess facial hair, and I think it can be genetic as well.

Ask a doctor if you're concerned. You could have a vaginal ultrasound done at the gynecologist if you think you have cysts in your ovaries.

The pcos question...?

Worth seeing gyn , getting pelvic ultra sound, and a fasting blood sugar.

The pcos question...?

you should definately go to your obgyn doc and have him/her do a ultrasound just to make sure you have no cysts on your ovaries-The sign of facial hair is a sign of pcos along with irregular periods-