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vamptastic · 10 months

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its like so fucked to me that PCOS is almost always diagnosed in middle aged women bc of fertility issues unless the person in question has a very obvious and severe case or lobbies their doctor at length about it. this would not be so upsetting to me if PCOS didn't massively increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes in a way that is largely preventable! or if PCOS didn't make it damn near impossible to lose weight, meaning many people have their symptoms dismissed be it for other health problems or PCOS symptoms themselves over something they have next to no control over.

#like its not just infertility insulin resistance fucking sucks #and it can definitely make periods hellishly painful in addition to being irregular #in severe cases (including mine) you can also develop menopausal symptoms or those of early pregnancy #like morning sickness hot flashes constant hunger #dont even get me started on PCOS in trans patients #ive found one. ONE case study on a trans man's PCOS treatment #and instead of answering any of the questions i had the seminar talked abt whether he was put on T too early the entire time #literally did not address the PCOS part a single time #studies are also almost always done on middle aged women bc they're the ones with a diagnosis #meaning if you're a teenager like me the results may not apply to you the same #that's if a study exists at all most of the drugs used for PCOS are for diabetics or menopausal women #and maybe one study of like 40 people exists on how it works for PCOS patients #usually geared towards ensuring regular periods and not what i care about (improved blood panels)#god its just. it fucking sucks having what is treated as like Ugly Fat Woman Disease with the way the medical field is!!#ESPECIALLY as a trans man

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