12/27/2025
How I got diagnosed with PCOS ↴
I didn’t even know what PCOS was until last year 🥲 now it’s my whole personality lol
I went to my doctor struggling with acne, weight gain, anxiety, & blood sugar crashes. My doctor just looked at me and said “I was not overweight enough to have PCOS and I was just anxious” … this made me feel completely disregarded.
PCOS shows up differently for everyone & all different body types. I know I wasn’t very overweight at the time, but I had gained 15 pounds kinda out of no where. One persons PCOS symptoms could be completely different from someone else’s & that’s why PCOS is misunderstood and dismissed.
Howeverrr my blood work WAS showing signs of hormonal imbalance like high testosterone & low progesterone. This doctors response bugged because I KNEW something was wrong. So, I found a functional doctor and did more blood work!
This time I was taken seriously and my blood work showed I had an imbalanced LH & FSH ratio, low progesterone, high androgens, high bad cholesterol, & low vitamin D.
& turns out I I do have PCOS bc I have irregular periods & symptoms of high androgens like acne, anxiety, unwanted hair growth, weight gain, blood sugar crashes, & puffiness!!
The fact I knew I had PCOS helped me make changes so I could improve symptoms like insulin resistance!! Within a few months I saw huge changes in my symptoms and felt so much better.
So, the number one lesson I learned is advocate for yourself! You know your body best and if someone’s not listening to you, find someone who will.
Have you experienced this with doctors too?😭 we’re on this PCOS journey together girls xx hope this helps!!