My BFF and I both have PCOS (polycystic ovarian sydrome) . Her boyfriend decided it should stand for something cooler.

BFF:

He said yours would be Personal Cook of Snacks.
Me:

Pretty Cheeky Order of Sisters?
BFF:

Pretty Cute, Overly Sexy
Me:

Possible Clan of Outstanding Seals
BFF:

Poorly Constructed Orange Stealers
Me:

People Creating Ostrich Stickers
BFF:

Penguins Crooning Out Songs
Me:

Pathological Crimpers On Steroids
BFF:

Possible Cheetahs Of Science
Me:

Puppets Cry Over Sauces
BFF:

Professional Carriers Of Slippers
Me:

Purple Cucumbers Oven Sanctuary
BFF:

Probably Clingy or Selfish
Me:

Prostitutes Can Only Sing
BFF:

Punctual Caretakers Of Seahorses
Me:

Pants Cut-Off Superstitions
BFF:

Persons Creating Oven Salt
Me:

Proper Cats of Outstanding Sources
BFF:

People Complaining Over Snickers
Me:

Punctual Cathy's Openly Shout
BFF:

Poor Consuella's Oven Solvent
Me:

Petty Courtisans Often Sneer
BFF:

Personnel Choosing Other Screens
Me:

Penalties Cause Octopus Sneezes
BFF:

Patronus Causes Often Sadness
Me:

People Crash On Saturday
BFF:

Post Charge of Sulfur
Me:

Pigeons Crushing! October Seventh!
BFF:

I'm out of words

I was diagnosed with PCOS about 3 weeks ago.

For those of you who have been reblogging and sending me note about this post, thank you. I’m really glad that it’s getting spread around and people are learning about it. I had no idea what it was until my OB/GYN popped in with a ‘Surprise! All those problems you’ve been having most of your life? It’s because you have PCOS!’ and proceeded to try to explain it to me using the claw machine scene from the first Toy Story movie. Seriously.

I was scared and upset. I still am. But thankfully my family has been really helpful and looked up different things about PCOS because I wouldn’t, helped me find others who have it so I could have someone to talk to, and generally just been there to listen to me freak out about it.I may not be making full use of their help yet, but I really hope that I will.

I know this is a really serious subject on a website full of things to make you giggle, but this is important to me.

My name is Shannon. I have dandruff. I have acne. I am fat. I grow random patches of hair on my face, neck, and toes. I don’t get regular periods. I can’t have children. But I can live with it. I am not a failure.

PCOS is a very common disease. 1 in 5 women may even have it, but most doesn’t know. In my teenage years I was very confused because I was the only overweight person in my family even though I ate the same food as my family and was as active as them. Then one day they talked about PCOS on TV and I had a huge “Oh my god! That’s me!” moment, then looked at my mom and she had the same look on her face. I went to the doctor and sure enough, I had PCOS.It’s a rather complicated thing that cause too many male hormones in women. The symptoms are:~cysts on your ovaries~low insulin levels~infrequent menstrual periods, no menstrual periods, and/or irregular bleeding~infertility or inability to get pregnant because of not ovulating ~increased growth of hair on the face, chest, stomach, back, thumbs, or toes ~acne, oily skin, or dandruff ~pelvic pain ~weight gain or obesity, usually carrying extra weight around the waist ~type 2 diabetes ~high cholesterol ~high blood pressure ~male-pattern baldness or thinning hair ~patches of thickened and dark brown or black skin on the neck, arms, breasts, or thighs ~skin tags, or tiny excess flaps of skin in the armpits or neck area ~sleep apnea and excessive snoring as breathing stops at times while asleep ~depression~gender confusionI have never met anyone who had all the symptoms. I only have 5 of them. So if you recognize a few of these, go to the doctor, have a chat (a lot of doctors don’t know about it so they’ll probably have to look it up), and see a gynecologist. They’ll take an ultrasound of your ovaries to make the diagnosis.Trust me, finding out that you’ve got PCOS will give you a peace of mind, and there a treatments to help you.

Humon, you are an amazing human being. This image has brought me a great deal of comfort.

PCOS is a very common disease. 1 in 5 women may even have it, but most doesn’t know. In my teenage years I was very confused because I was the only overweight person in my family even though I ate the same food as my family and was as active as them. Then one day they talked about PCOS on TV and I had a huge “Oh my god! That’s me!” moment, then looked at my mom and she had the same look on her face. I went to the doctor and sure enough, I had PCOS.

It’s a rather complicated thing that cause too many male hormones in women. The symptoms are:
~cysts on your ovaries
~low insulin levels
~infrequent menstrual periods, no menstrual periods, and/or irregular bleeding
~infertility or inability to get pregnant because of not ovulating
~increased growth of hair on the face, chest, stomach, back, thumbs, or toes
~acne, oily skin, or dandruff
~pelvic pain
~weight gain or obesity, usually carrying extra weight around the waist
~type 2 diabetes
~high cholesterol
~high blood pressure
~male-pattern baldness or thinning hair
~patches of thickened and dark brown or black skin on the neck, arms, breasts, or thighs
~skin tags, or tiny excess flaps of skin in the armpits or neck area
~sleep apnea and excessive snoring as breathing stops at times while asleep
~depression
~gender confusion

I have never met anyone who had all the symptoms. I only have 5 of them. So if you recognize a few of these, go to the doctor, have a chat (a lot of doctors don’t know about it so they’ll probably have to look it up), and see a gynecologist. They’ll take an ultrasound of your ovaries to make the diagnosis.

Trust me, finding out that you’ve got PCOS will give you a peace of mind, and there a treatments to help you.

Humon, you are an amazing human being. This image has brought me a great deal of comfort.