Thank you for your question and I am sorry to hear that you are having this issue. I am keeping in mind that you are 16 years old so I will try my best to explain this so it may help you better understand.
Women have male and female hormones in our bodies...hormones tend to be these little messengers that talk to our organs and can affect our moods, growth, etc. Do you have a friend that becomes a mean person while on her period? This is the hormone talking....
Ok...now that we understand the hormone issue, it is not known why some women carry the male hormone more than others as we call have both male and female hormone in the body although with POS, the male hormone is found to be high in the ovaries and does not allow eggs to flow through it to release and have your menstrual cycle. Instead, the ovaries create little fluid sacs which are called cysts. Typical stubborn men! :-)
This is not uncommon....it is estimated that 1 out of 10 women have POS. It may be genetic so talk with your family members. It is definitely possible that pregnancy will be an issue as you must ovulate in order to get pregnant and since you are not ovulating - this will be an issue but your doctor can certainly help with this and you are young so don't concern yourself with infertility just yet. Doctors can help along the way and it appears they are already working on this.
Some things you can do now to help yourself: eat right, exercise, DO NOT SMOKE and follow up with your OBGYN.
I hope this helps you understand a little better. Good luck and don't worry as there are many things that doctors can do to help you get pregnant in the future.
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Hi Emily,
Thank you for your question and I am sorry to hear that you are having this issue. I am keeping in mind that you are 16 years old so I will try my best to explain this so it may help you better understand.
Women have male and female hormones in our bodies...hormones tend to be these little messengers that talk to our organs and can affect our moods, growth, etc. Do you have a friend that becomes a mean person while on her period? This is the hormone talking....
Ok...now that we understand the hormone issue, it is not known why some women carry the male hormone more than others as we call have both male and female hormone in the body although with POS, the male hormone is found to be high in the ovaries and does not allow eggs to flow through it to release and have your menstrual cycle. Instead, the ovaries create little fluid sacs which are called cysts. Typical stubborn men! :-)
This is not uncommon....it is estimated that 1 out of 10 women have POS. It may be genetic so talk with your family members. It is definitely possible that pregnancy will be an issue as you must ovulate in order to get pregnant and since you are not ovulating - this will be an issue but your doctor can certainly help with this and you are young so don't concern yourself with infertility just yet. Doctors can help along the way and it appears they are already working on this.
Some things you can do now to help yourself: eat right, exercise, DO NOT SMOKE and follow up with your OBGYN.
I hope this helps you understand a little better. Good luck and don't worry as there are many things that doctors can do to help you get pregnant in the future.
Missie
April 6, 2013 - 6:27amThis Comment
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