PCOS with regular periods

[xBeck]

Hi!
I'm at the start of my TTC journey and I'm wondering if you can have pcos but still have regular periods? I have some symptoms (overweight, excess hair) but not irregular periods as I have 28 day cycles without fail each month. I use Flo to track my cycles and ovulated on the predicted dates after taking a Clear Blue OPK so hopefully I'll test next week and get another positive ovulation.

Is it possible that i might not have PCOS if I have my regular periods? Haven't been to the doctors as I know i'll be told to lose weight which i'm trying to do already.

Thanks!

Hi @xBeck

Have you previously been diagnosed with PCOS?

I was diagnosed in my late teens after having various blood tests and scans due to very irregular periods (sometimes I'd go 9 months or more between periods). I was also overweight.

In my mid-20s I lost a lot of weight which kickstarted my cycle. Although they weren't like clockwork, I was having one every month. After a couple of years of regular periods I went to my GP to see if I still had PCOS and was told that once you've got it, it doesn't disappear. A blood test confirmed this, my hormone were still out of whack.

I started trying to conceive for the first time in my mid-30s and anticipated problems due to the PCOS and my age so I was surprised to fall pregnant within weeks.

I asked my GP if my pregnancy was deemed higher risk and he assured me that the biggest hurdle with PCOS is conceiving so not to worry.

I had a very straight forward pregnancy, no issues (aside from the usual nausea, etc.).

Long story short, the answer to your question is Yes! You can have regular periods and still have PCOS but it won't necessarily affect your fertility (the fact that you are ovulaing makes conceiving 100% possible).

Good luck 🤞🏼

Sorry, just re-read your OP and maybe I misinterpreted what you were really asking!

If you think you may have PCOS due to having symptoms then go to your GP. They probably will advise you to lose weight to manage your symptoms but they will also arrange a blood test to confirm.

If you are at the start of trying to TTC, I think it would be a mistake to start already considering fertility issues. Have regular sex for a few months. Do so not just on the day the test says you ovulate but ideally, for at least a few days before and after (remember that sperm lasts longer than the egg so by the time you ovulate, your window is really really small).

Then, if in 6 months, you're not pregnant, that's when you go to talk to your doctor.

[incidentally, I DO have PCOS. and DID have to have fertility treatment. But the above advice was basically from my gynaecologist who was treating me and helping me to conceive].

I’ve just been diagnosed with PCOS at almost 40, I have 3 DC who were conceived easily. I also have regular periods, though longer cycles than yours at 35-39 days. I do miss the odd period, but didn’t/don’t have lots of the typical symptoms of PCOS.

My diagnosis was very recent and the doctor told me that lots of people often are not diagnosed until late and most usually when they have trouble TTC, however I never had any troubles TTC, so perhaps you might not either.

Wishing you lots of luck.

You can have PCOS and regular cycles but i wouldn't be worried about it given what you've said.
Excess hair can be caused by being overweight and an excess of certain hormones, it doesn't automatically equal PCOS 😊
I would suggest trying to reduce your carbs and sugars and seeing if the excess hair gets any better (especially if it's hair you remove regularly) as these trigger mine! Although I DO have PCOS with wonky 'my body does whatever it wants' cycles. 😆

Thanks all you’ve made me feel a lot calmer about it all!
My anxiety always takes over when I feel like the slightest thing feels wrong and I always end up going to doctor google haha!

Time to put my focus on baby making lol

Do you have PCOS? You can have polycystic ovaries (as I do, diagnosed by ultrasound) and not have a diagnosis of PCOS, so yes, it would follow that you can have some but not all symptoms. I conceived quickly. Fun fact: women with PCO are more likely to conceive twins.

I have PCOS confirmed in my teens and 20s and have always had regular periods. I am overweight (and have facial hair ). I conceived aged 35 in the first month of trying. I was in shock as had assumed I would have more difficulty as I was older overweight and with PCOS. My doctor was v relaxed assured me there was no additional risk through the pregnancy and apart from from morning sickness has a pretty easy pregnancy and had my beautiful child in a birthing pool under midwife led care. It may sound a bit glib but I like telling my story as I had somehow convinced myself it would be difficult and traumatic to conceive so it’s a perspective it’s nice to be able to share. Good luck!

Hi, I was diagnosed with PCOS years ago, and had been taking a certain type of pill to help with symptoms! I stopped taking the pill last year and started TTC in January, but no luck yet!

I have had regular periods since coming off the pill last year, so hoping that this means PCOS will not cause issues TTC? Does anyone know if this is right?