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Is Irregular Periods, Weight Gain and Acne a Sign of PCOS in My 20s?

Dr Nandita Palshetkar |51 Answers |Ask -Follow

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Asked by Anonymous - Dec 17, 2024Hindi

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Hello Doctor, I’m in my late 20s, and lately, I’ve been feeling like something’s off with my body. My periods either show up way too early, sometimes not at all for months. And, I’ve been putting on weight even though I haven’t changed my diet or exercise routine. My skin has also turned into a battlefield with acne all over, which I never used to have before. My cousin, who’s around my age, just found out she has PCOS, and her mom (my aunt) went through something similar when she was younger. Now, I’m scared because I’ve been hearing all these horror stories about how it can affect fertility, and I’m not even married yet. What if it’s a family thing and I end up facing the same problems? My mom says, ‘Don’t worry, it’ll be fine,’ but I can’t stop thinking about it. Should I see a gynecologist, or is there another kind of doctor I should be visiting? What tests should I do to get to the bottom of this before it gets worse? Honestly, I’m feeling overwhelmed and just want to know what’s going on before it’s too late.

Ans: Hello, noted your concerns
You are in late 20’s with irregular periods, acne, weight gain,
You are undergoing hormonal imbalance
We need to do certain blood test like
CBC, tsh prolactin fasting insulin level
Hba1c, testosterone level
DHEA, LH FSH ESTRADIOL LEVEL
Amd AMH level to check for fertility level
Usg pelvis to rule out
Pcos
The mainstay treatment. For pcos is lifestyle changes
1) Daily exercise, walks. Zumba, running
2) Good nutritious food with proteins, vitamins, minerals, low carbs and fats
3) good adequate sleep 7 to 8 hours
4) stress management: yoga meditation, breathing exercise
5) supplements to controls effects of pcos
6) low dose OC PILLS TO regularize the cycles

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Hi sir/ma'am, I'm 27 I only had few time in my life have period that is also in very less amount if I'm saying it correct, from past 1 year I don't think I had my periods, all my test are completely fine and I don't what is the problem with me. First doctor suggested me some medication but that reacted me and I had rashes and pimple in my body which is very uncomfortable because that time I was in school , so I decided not to take medicine and some people suggested me it will become normal cause maybe I have pcos , I don't what I have and that doctor never told what is the problem just prescribed medicine. Now , at the age of 27 I started to worry about my health, I know many people think why I'm speaking so late because some people don't have money to visit doctor regularly but now I have a government job and finally I can focus on my health so please suggest me what should I do?

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Eating healthy foods, exercising regularly, and maintaining a healthy weight can help regulate your menstrual cycle
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Combination oral contraceptives (COCs) can help regulate menstrual periods and treat acne and hirsutism. It can take up to six months to see if birth control is effective.
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These medicines can help with skin and hair growth problems
METFORMIN
This diabetes medicine can help control ovulation and androgen levels, which can make menstrual cycles more regular
Supplements containing
Myo ionositol, chirositol, vitamin D, chromium also helps in maintaining pco

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