#Acne in PCOS

[drasmitadongare]

PCOD and PCOS: Causes, Symptoms, Differences, and Treatment

Are you struggling with irregular periods, weight gain, or acne and suspect it might be more than just stress? You could be dealing with PCOD (Polycystic Ovary Disease) or PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome), two common hormonal disorders affecting women worldwide. Though often used interchangeably, they’re not the same! This guide cuts through the confusion, giving you clear, updated insights into the causes, symptoms, and how they differ. Discover actionable solutions and treatment options available right here in Pune.

If you’re seeking expert care, look no further than Dr. Asmita Dongare, an experienced gynecologist at Cloverleaf Specialty Clinic and Jupiter Hospital in Baner, offering the best PCOD/PCOS treatment in Wakad, Pune. Let’s analyze PCOD and PCOS to help you regain control of your health and well-being.

Understanding PCOD and PCOS:

PCOD (Polycystic Ovary Disease)

What Happens: Immature eggs form cysts in the ovaries, enlarging them and triggering excess androgen (male hormone) production.

Prevalence: Affects ~33% of women worldwide.

Fertility Impact: 80% of women can conceive with medical guidance.

PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)

What Happens: A metabolic disorder causing insulin resistance, high androgen levels, and irregular ovulation. Cysts form but remain unruptured, leading to systemic issues like diabetes and heart disease.

Prevalence: Affects 4–20% of women, with severe symptoms

Common Symptoms:

Both conditions share symptoms, but severity varies:

Menstrual Irregularities: Delayed or absent periods.

Hormonal Imbalances: Excess facial/body hair (hirsutism), acne, male-pattern baldness.

Weight Gain: Linked to insulin resistance in PCOS.

Pelvic Discomfort: More common in PCOD.

Causes and Risk Factors:

Genetics: Family history increases risk.

Insulin Resistance: Central to PCOS, worsening androgen production.

Lifestyle: Sedentary habits, processed diets, and stress aggravate both conditions.

How is PCOD and PCOS Diagnosed?

Medical History and Symptoms

A gynecologist evaluates menstrual patterns, weight changes, and other symptoms.

Blood Tests

Hormone levels (testosterone, LH, FSH, insulin)

Glucose and lipid profile (to check for insulin resistance and cholesterol levels)

Ultrasound (Pelvic Scan)

Identifies multiple cysts on the ovaries

Checks for ovarian size and abnormalities

Early diagnosis enables timely treatment and reduces health risks.

Treatment and Management:

1. Lifestyle Modifications

Diet: Low glycemic index foods, balanced carbs/proteins.

Exercise: 150 mins/week of moderate activity to improve insulin sensitivity.

Stress Management: Yoga, meditation, or counseling.

2. Medical Interventions

PCOD: Birth control pills to regulate cycles; metformin for insulin resistance.

PCOS: Anti-androgen drugs (e.g., spironolactone), ovulation-inducing medications (e.g., clomiphene).

3. Fertility Support

Ovulation Induction: Letrozole or injectable hormones for PCOS.

IVF: Recommended if other treatments fail.

4. Symptom-Specific Care

Acne/Hair Growth: Topical creams, laser therapy.

Weight Management: Personalized plans with nutritionists.

PCOD, PCOS, and Pregnancy:

PCOD: Women with PCOD often conceive with minimal medical assistance

PCOS: PCOS can pose challenges to conception due to hormonal irregularities. Fertility treatments like ovulation induction or IVF may be recommended.

Why Choose a Specialist?

If you’re experiencing symptoms of PCOD or PCOS, consulting a qualified gynecologist is crucial. Managing these conditions demands expertise. In Pune, areas like Pashan, Aundh, and Wakad have reputable specialists. Dr. Asmita Dongare, a leading gynecologist in Pune with 15+ years of experience, offers tailored care at Cloverleaf Specialty Clinic, Wakad, and Jupiter Hospital Baner. Her approach includes:

Customized diet and exercise plans.

Advanced fertility treatments.

Regular monitoring to prevent complications

Conclusion:

Understanding PCOD and PCOS is the first step toward managing these conditions effectively. With the right lifestyle changes and medical treatment, women can lead a healthy life. If you are facing symptoms or have concerns, consider consulting a specialist. Dr. Asmita Dongare, available at Cloverleaf Specialty Clinic or Jupiter Hospital in Baner, is highly regarded as the Best Gynecologist in Pashan, Aundh, Wakad, and all over Pune and can guide you through your treatment journey.

Taking proactive steps today can improve your health tomorrow. Stay informed, stay healthy, and don’t hesitate to seek expert advice for managing PCOD or PCOS.

[tofu-bento-box]

having comorbidities that contradict/contraindicate each other is so stupid man.

you have PMDD. every time you get your period you spend the week before on the edge of a major depressive episode and lose all hope for the future. unfortunately for you, you also have PCOS, which makes Hell Week entirely unpredictable.

so you try to stabilize and predict Hell Week via birth control. but wait! you have migraines with aura! all hormonal birth control is now contraindicated for you, because it increases your risk of death.

ah, well, fuck. okay, well, you have pcos and your hormones are out of wack, let’s get those back on track. but guess what! that’s hormonal birth control again! so your testosterone stays high, and you have chronic acne now.

well, okay, let’s leave the hormones alone. let’s just deal with the acne. however the high-strength acne prescriptions cause such bad birth defects that you are almost legally required to be on some form of birth control. can you see where i’m going with this?

okay, so birth control would “solve” all your problems at the risk of maybe making one thing worse. let’s chance it. oops! you’re now horrifically depressed for a third of every month—and not just that, but your migraines did get worse, and now you’re barely functional.

fuck fuck fuck, get off that. stop taking that. go get an MRI just in case. well, i hope you enjoy migraines, because for some reason that birth control experiment did lasting damage. but don’t worry, your MRI is completely clean!

just. comorbidities, man.

[nithica]

debuting new hair here too everyone say thank you winter

[scramratz]

Hi! Sorry if this has been asked before, but I saw you said you have PCOS and are on T, can I ask about your experiences with the changes and what to expect? (I also have PCOS and want to start T soon! Its been funny reading about some of the early changes on T and being like...oh I've already had that for a while lol)

I’d love to rant about it! It depends on how high your T levels were before testosterone, really. They’ll take blood tests right before they prescribe you hrt. That way your dosage isn’t too high. Too high of a dose could cause blood issues and wacky shit, I was near the higher end of the range considered “normal” for cis women so I only need to take .25 mg each week.

A lot of the effects on T are stuff you probably already have. Hairy ass, acne, even weight distribution. Pcos folks are said to have an “apple” shaped body. That’s just testosterones weight redistribution working it’s magic!

Lots of stuff did change, though! My voice got deeper very quickly! From what I’ve seen, it takes months for other trans dudes voice to drop but mine dropped within 3 weeks. Facial hair grew in darker around that same time too. I’m already growing a shitty beard 7 weeks in! Essentially, from the looks of it, my transition timeline is gonna be a lot shorter than other trans dudes.

In a way, it’s like my body was waiting for that extra push of testosterone. Like Pcos was this puberty limbo. My cystic acne has decreased. My joint pain has all but disappeared. Brain fog is gone too! Now I can’t be sure if it’s my pcos being treated or my dysphoria, but either way, it’s improved my life tenfold!

I can’t guarantee all this will happen to you of course, so let me know how your experience differs once you start! Good luck on your transition homie! Stay safe and enjoy the ride!

[sadisopodhours]

My body loves growing cysts and tumors 🙃

[rhouxl]

Forever mildly wondering if I have PCOS but since I don't have pain while on the pill, it's kinda whateverrrr

[drunkonmyowntears-blog]

I really fucking hate periods. I'm in so much pain and discomfort.

[tyunningcore]

having a more inflamed than normal acne breakout ONE DAY BEFORE A CONCERT has me feeling Homicidal

[a-chilleus]

email from my gp today saying btw these test results from october suggest you could have pcos. no need to do anything good luck do you have any questions

um

what the fuck, what do i do, how the fuck do i handle this

[grizzlyofthesea]

My freakshow of an endocrine system has me like

[vvh0adie]

YALL IN 2021 I HAD ACUTE HEPATITIS A

AND DIDNT EVEN KNOW IT

THE FUCKING DOCTOR NEVER CALLED

AND HERE I WAS WITH MY SIDE HURTING WHERE MY LIVER AT

THATS WILD😭

[tanaquez]

Mi experiencia con el Síndrome de ovario poliquístico. (PCOS/SOPQ/SOP)

Para referencia, soy una mujer CIS de 20 años (2003)

En el inicio de mi pubertad, digamos que allá de los 12 o 13, tuve los primeros síntomas del Síndrome de ovario poliquístico.

El hirsutismo (exceso de vello) fue el más notorio y el que más me afectó. Soy una mujer con el pelo muy oscuro y fuerte. Esto es algo que viene de familia y no es algo que a mis figuras femeninas más cercanas les preocupase mucho, pues una de mis tías pasó por una situación parecida; exceso de vello facial, vello corporal (como en el pecho o estómago) muy fuerte, oscuro y abundante.

No es secreto y supongo que no sorprende admitir que esto me generó una inseguridad que aún a día de hoy cargo. No faltaron nunca los comentarios por parte de compañeros de clase respecto a mi apariencia. Terminé afeitándome el bigote a escondidas de mi madre por ello, esto en primero de la ESO, y a quitarme los pelos del entrecejo con pinzas.

A los pocos años les hice saber a mis padres que creía tener un problema de hirsutismo y ante sus dudas, dejé que el vello que había estado depilando de mis piernas y axilas creciera. (Esto en 2020-2021)

Mis padres admitieron su error y me llevaron a una clínica estética para empezar un tratamiento láser al año siguiente (2022) (A día de hoy estoy contenta con los resultados y estoy prácticamente finalizando).

(Quiero aclarar que nunca usé cera en mis piernas o axilas.)

El mayor problema siempre estuvo en mi cara. Cuanto más crecía más vello tenía y más grueso se hacía. Primero empecé afeitándome con cuchilla, después probé con las pinzas y terminé usando cera. No recomiendo ninguna de estas opciones.

Tras años de constantes conversaciones con mi madre sobre este problema, por fin acudí a un ginecólogo el año pasado. (2023) En efecto, mis sospechas eran ciertas y sufro de SOP.

Mi ginecólogo me recomendó probar la depilación eléctrica (Electrólisis), que es el único método de eliminación permanente de vello. Desgraciadamente debido a mis anteriores intentos de ocultar mi hirsutismo, cometí errores (afeitar y arrancar mi vello facial) que a día de hoy hacen este proceso más largo, pues el pelo tiene un ciclo que debe pasar para crecer completamente y la electrólisis es un tratamiento que se hace pelo a pelo.

Mi situación podría haberse mejorado rápidamente si se me hubiese citado con una matrona o un ginecólogo en el momento en el que me empezó a salir vello en exceso. Se habría visto que no era una situación normal, sobre todo para una adolescente como yo, que tuvo su primera regla a los 15 años, y se podría haber buscado una solución.

Mi Ciclo Menstrual fue el siguiente afectado y mi segundo mayor problema.

La duración de mi regla era de lo más normal, los 5 típicos días... La sospecha de un problema mayor se levantaba más bien con que entre inicios de regla hubiesen 40 días de diferencia.

A veces estos 40 días se multiplicaban y se traducían en meses sin regla, y esto obviamente fue algo que comuniqué a mis padres pero a lo que nunca me atreví a dar más importancia, ya que tampoco es que tuviera encuentros sexuales... y nunca fui de sufrir dolores de regla.

Además, esto me brindaba de más días 'de disfrute' sin sangrar, aunque también hiciera que no tuviera un control de cuándo me iba a bajar.

El Acné fue mi tercer 'mayor problema' en el que hoy voy a indagar, pues el SOP es un gran enemigo para la regulación hormonal, en el que el acné se ve mmmmuuuyyyy afectado.

A partir de mi primer ciclo menstrual empecé a tener brotes de acné, y eso que siempre me había sentido privilegiada por mi piel, pues antes de los 15 nunca había tenido un solo grano.

Tras mi primera visita al ginecólogo se me recomendó empezar a tomar un método anticonceptivo de mi elección y acudir a un dermatólogo.

A día de hoy uso el Anillo Vaginal Anticonceptivo RINGO, que regula mi ciclo menstrual y básicamente hace que mis hormonas no estén muy alocadas. (Algún día hablaré de mi experiencia con él. ) y respecto a cremas o soluciones tópicas, uso Biretix, Clinwas y una crema coreana de la marca HOLIKA HOLIKA, como un añadido personal.

Ya que aún es muy pronto para hablar de cómo está afectando el uso del anillo vaginal a mi piel o a mi cuerpo (a penas llevo unos tres meses usándolo), actualizaré mi experiencia en un tiempo.

Respecto al SOP, en general:

Si conoces el síndrome, sabrás que es algo que realmente bastantes mujeres y adolescentes sufren.

Por desgracia a muchas se les tarda en diagnosticar (he aquí mi caso) y afecta tanto en la menstruación como en la fertilidad.

Aquí te dejo un link bastante completo que habla de los síntomas y de los efectos secundarios, por si te quieres informar más.

Si conoces o eres una persona que sufre de estos síntomas, recomiendo ENCARECIDAMENTE que vayas al ginecólogo cuanto antes, para poder frenar los síntomas, regular tu ciclo menstrual y que te ahorres mucho sufrimiento innecesario.

Dicho y contado; gracias por leerme, ve con cuidado <3

[summer-fire]

Goddamn mother fucking chin hair

[siennaditbot]

Today's mood:

Had one (1) picture taken of me for a school thing

I now wish to rip my entire face off and I want to never eat again

Aka

I probably have to go see a dermatologist or smth for my constant acne my parents like to remind me of

And I should probably quit sugar altogether cuz PCOS not happi and start to regularly exercise or smth but TIRED

I have made changes and I've been intermittent fasting for a while but UGH I HATE MYSELF AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO SEE ME

Also new life situation and I'm lost and stressed out and this. is. not. helping.

Anyway continue with your day, no need to interact with this, I just wanted to vent and my mom is both asleep and immediately going to tell me to do things which I do not want to hear right now

[nemjun]

reading about pcos and trying not to cry bc if I do get the diagnosis is likely that I've been suffering for a long time and my old doctor just didn't give a fuck 🥲

[dafspiart]

Same goes with acne. As a teenager I had it pretty badly and I also had it on my shoulders. I once was at an outdoor pool and people started asking me if I had solar allergy because of all the spots on my shoulders. So annoying 😑

It's not that hard to shut up when you see someone who looks "different".

People with scars are allowed to exist openly in public even if it triggers you. Queer and trans people are allowed to exist openly in public even if it triggers you. Fat people are allowed to exist openly in public even if it triggers you. Visibly disabled people are allowed to exist openly in public even if it triggers you. People of color are allowed to exist openly in public even if it triggers you. And I could keep on going, but I'm sure you get the point