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<blockquote data-quote="ButtterflyLady" data-source="post: 915413" data-attributes="member: 43498"><p>I don't know much about PCOS, except that losing weight seems to be the key to managing it. I have endometriosis, and some of what you say could line up with that... but I wouldn't want you to worry about it unnecessarily. You haven't reported painful periods or some of the other common symptoms, so I could be way off.</p><p></p><p>I started having periods at 12, and my cycle has usually been 20 days (I'm 42 now). Starting young and having a short cycle means that over the years your body is exposed to more periods, which can encourage the growth of endometriosis. However, you have been on the pill for a lot of the time, so this has meant your body hasn't had much time to grow endometriosis.</p><p></p><p>Heavy periods are a common sign of the condition. Also, a lot of women have both endometriosis and PCOS. I possibly do, because of the neck/lip hair growth, and being overweight. But I know PCOS can be really hard to diagnose, and that losing weight is key, so I just concentrate on that.</p><p></p><p>Excess body fat, especially abdominal fat, seems to encourage both PCOS and endometriosis.</p><p></p><p>Here is some info about both conditions:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.pcosupport.org/symptoms.php" target="_blank">http://www.pcosupport.org/symptoms.php</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.endometriosis-uk.org/information" target="_blank">https://www.endometriosis-uk.org/information</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ButtterflyLady, post: 915413, member: 43498"] I don't know much about PCOS, except that losing weight seems to be the key to managing it. I have endometriosis, and some of what you say could line up with that... but I wouldn't want you to worry about it unnecessarily. You haven't reported painful periods or some of the other common symptoms, so I could be way off. I started having periods at 12, and my cycle has usually been 20 days (I'm 42 now). Starting young and having a short cycle means that over the years your body is exposed to more periods, which can encourage the growth of endometriosis. However, you have been on the pill for a lot of the time, so this has meant your body hasn't had much time to grow endometriosis. Heavy periods are a common sign of the condition. Also, a lot of women have both endometriosis and PCOS. I possibly do, because of the neck/lip hair growth, and being overweight. But I know PCOS can be really hard to diagnose, and that losing weight is key, so I just concentrate on that. Excess body fat, especially abdominal fat, seems to encourage both PCOS and endometriosis. Here is some info about both conditions: [URL]http://www.pcosupport.org/symptoms.php[/URL] [URL]https://www.endometriosis-uk.org/information[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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