Friday, August 19, 2011

diagnosed with PCOS

I got my first period when I was 13 years old, within the next year I only had two periods. So at age 14 I went to the GYN and she put me on birth control pills to regulate my period. When I stopped taking the pill my periods were normal for about 3 months and then they would stop for months at a time. When not on the pill, I usually have an average of 3-4 periods a year. I didn’t have health insurance so what could I do. Finally my husband got a job with a good company that offered great benefits. After our insurance kicked in I went to the GYN and she did multiple blood tests and exams and told me I have polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) , and if I wanted to have a baby I would have to see the fertility specialist. Well we tried but the insurance didn’t cover this at all, each visit would have to be fully paid out of pocket, there were no payment plans to help with these expenses they would have to be paid at the time of the appointment. We couldn’t afford this right now, our dream of being parents was going to have to wait. But this didn't stop me from hoping it could still happen on our own, my bathroom soon turned into a stock room for pregnancy tests, OPK's, pre-seed, BBT charts and vitamins for everything. Over the next two years we would watched as our friends and family became pregnant and my hope of becoming a mother began to fade. I have to say my husband is always the one with the positive attitude and will not let me give up.

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