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Great addition and thank you! :D

Hey i know i havent been active but...

Soon i'll be half a year on T. Starting HRT is the best healthcare decision i have ever made.

Positive changes I expirienced:

-voice change, facial and body hair, body odor change, bottom growth, more muscle, vienier hands and feet, no more periods

Negative changes I expirienced:

-drastic increase in acne, especially body acne

If youre worried about PCOS affecting your change at starting T, here's what I recommend: connect with the trans community in your area, and ask what endocronologists/doctors they recommend! Usually there is a small handful of endocronoligists/doctors that have a good reputation within trans circles and are expiriences with trans patients. Once you go to a doctor with a lot of expirience with trans patients, you can ask them if PCOS will be affected by starting T.

Every day i am so grateful to be on T. It just feels right for my body and right for me. I hope all of my fellow trans people with PCOS keep fighting, keep being strong, and keep having hope.

Well, that's all from me. I will continue to be super inactive now. Just wanted to spread some trans joy :)

[transpcos]

Hey i know i havent been active but...

Soon i'll be half a year on T. Starting HRT is the best healthcare decision i have ever made.

Positive changes I expirienced:

-voice change, facial and body hair, body odor change, bottom growth, more muscle, vienier hands and feet, no more periods

Negative changes I expirienced:

-drastic increase in acne, especially body acne

If youre worried about PCOS affecting your change at starting T, here's what I recommend: connect with the trans community in your area, and ask what endocronologists/doctors they recommend! Usually there is a small handful of endocronoligists/doctors that have a good reputation within trans circles and are expiriences with trans patients. Once you go to a doctor with a lot of expirience with trans patients, you can ask them if PCOS will be affected by starting T.

Every day i am so grateful to be on T. It just feels right for my body and right for me. I hope all of my fellow trans people with PCOS keep fighting, keep being strong, and keep having hope.

Well, that's all from me. I will continue to be super inactive now. Just wanted to spread some trans joy :)

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Having pcos is like not having your period for years then when you do start to get it it’s like broken. Like for example I’ve had some cramps just hit me like a train out of no where this afternoon yet no bleeding

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One of these days I'm just tear out my uterus myself

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Im off the nuva ring now since 2 months and uhhhhhh my acne is comin back and now im insecure about my faceeeeee

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Is this a cramp? Is this just an upset tummy? Am I having PMS? Will I finally get my period after 10 months? Am I crazy? Did I eat something wrong? Is this why I’m craving? Or am I just crazy? Am I horny? Am I just bored? Gas pains? Cramps? Usually upset mood or am I more moody??? Is my acne worse or is it normal???

The world may never know

[transpcos]

Love the trans inclusivity! 💕

One week, one month, one year, two years!

I kind of disregarded my beard anniversary this year but I started letting it grow on Nov 1st, 2017! I was really fucking scared but honestly very suicidal at the time and needed to do something drastic to change my life.

It’s been ultimately a positive experience, and one I would never give back for anything. For those who don’t know, I’m a cis woman who was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 15. I started growing facial hair and stomach and chest hair at age 12, and shaved it DAILY until age 26.

PCOS affects one in five people with ovaries, and there are millions of people with ovaries who naturally can grow a beard and other body hair. We’re conditioned to believe that women do not grow body hair, and so we spend decades hiding it, pretending it’s not an issue we face.

People I know, myself included, have been terrified of anyone finding out. They refuse to let partners touch their face, their stomachs, they panic if they go on a trip and forget a razor.

This is BULLSHIT. There’s nothing wrong with your body hair. There’s nothing wrong with YOU. You’re not even uncommon!

Sorry I kinda rambled but seriously y’all, face your insecurities head on. It’s worth it.

Also this post is NOT for terfs and transphobes, and is trans inclusive. Trans men can and do have PCOS sometimes, and trans women are allowed to be as fucking hairy as me if they want. Who cares!

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My legs are hairier than my dad's and that's real fuckin' sexy of me

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Love the inclusivity of those with PCOS who arent women 💗

CALLING ALL PARTNERS, FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS OF SUFFERERS AND ALL THOSE DIAGNOSED OF PCOS!

I, along with another tumblr user (who I shall not name because I haven’t had a chance to talk to them yet) have created a help blog for those suffering or know someone suffering from PCOS. Both of the admins have PCOS, and as far as I know we are too young to be doctors, so everyone will be getting secondary advice from us.

Here is what the bog hopes to achieve:

Answer questions for those newly diagnosed and for those who don’t feel like they received enough information

Support each other, hold discussions and have followers answer questions if the admins do not know the answer

Talk about things people without PCOS do not understand (for example, the difficulties with hirsutism, testosterone flares, infertility or difficulties with falling pregnant, other disease and syndromes having PCOS leads to, weight control, etc.

To share experiences and tips in regards to medications, diet plans, alternative ways to help control your PCOS, etc.

Support all sufferers of PCOS, who may feel out of place and overly-masculine when they do not wish to be.

Support teens with PCOS understand and work through puberty whilst working with this syndrome

Help people who have received bad advice from peers or doctors (as some apparently don’t treat it often, or at all)

Help people who are going through the process of diagnosis and supporting them after the results have come in

Helping those who have been diagnosed with other syndromes in relation to PCOS

Help those with family members, friends or partners understand the struggle with PCOS, and as to why they may be reacting in such a way

To be able to ask or tell the public things without judgements (all judgemental posts will be deleted) or threat of being ridiculed (any ridicule will be mocked openly by me because apparently I am the Queen of Answering Hate)

PCOS is hypothesised to affect both (in terms of sex) males and females, but mostly in the latter, so we support all sexes, genders, sexual orientation, etc. 

We decided to make a blog like this because no one seems to understand what PCOS women go through, unless they have PCOS themselves. This is a way for people to rant or express their feelings to an audience that understands completely what it feels like.

So, if you have PCOS, know someone who does have PCOS or even feel like you may have it yourself, follow us! Please reblog with the tag ‘pcos’, ‘polycystic ovaries’, ‘polcystic ovarian syndrome’, ‘help blog’ and ‘ask blog’, so we can spead the news as much as possible.

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Hello! Is it safe to not have a period on NuvaRing? Would I keep it in for 3 or 4 weeks and then change one immediately? Help please! Thank you in advance!!

Here’s a little basic info on NuvaRing. This birth control method is a clear plastic 2 inch diameter ring that houses a combination of estrogen and progesterone.

USE: Think of it has a 4 week cycle, mimicking a 28 day menstrual cycle. A new ring is inserted and left in the vagina for 3 weeks (21 days). At the beginning of the forth week, the ring is removed and NO ring is inserted for 1 week. This allows for the withdrawal bleed (kinda like a period but b/c with this type of birth control you won’t ovulate there are no remnants of the ovum/egg, only the lining of your uterus). At the start of the next week, insert a new ring. 3 weeks on, 1 week off.  

Check out this CALENDAR for a visual: 

IF THE RING FALLS OUT: The ring can be out of the vagina for up to 3 hours and replaced with no need for back up. You can take it out, just remember to put it back. If the ring is out of your vagina for longer than 3 hours and you are sexually active there is a risk of pregnancy. Be sure to use a backup contraceptive method for at least 7 days.

NO PERIOD?: With all types of hormonal birth controls it can take a few months for the body to acclimate to the medication. If you don’t have this “withdrawal bleed” the first month or two:

Make sure you’re not pregnant aka take a pregnancy test

Give it 2 cycles and then call your care provider for a follow-up appointment 

Learn more about the Nuvaring.

xo. Amanda

Note from Chloë about using hormonal birth control continuously:

Yes!  You can do it! It is healthy and fine to do.  

For the Nuvaring:

Insert ring for 4 weeks.

On the first day of week 5, remove one Nuvaring and insert another immediately.

Same rules apply for the ring falling out etc - it’s ok for it to be out up to 3 hours with no need for back up.

There is no medical reason why you need to have a period while on that type of hormonal birth control, so check in with your provider and let them know what you plan to do, then just go for it.

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Birth control Pros and Cons (nuva ring)

So i havent really talked about birth control on here... mostly bc i dont like talking about it bc my gender dysphoria decides to be shitty and convince me that being on birth control is something i shouldnt talk about or else people will see me as a girl but.... seriously i feel like maybe i should talk about my expiriences. The birth control im on is the nuva ring, its one of the less talked about birth control methods, which is a shame, bc its really fucking great. i can only speak from my personal expirience (keep in mind i am only using birth control as a pcos treatment, and not to prevent pregnancy), but here are the pros and cons i expirienced with the nuva ring:

Pros:

-my acne cleared up. Obviously i also got other stuff perscribed for my acne too , but birth control really helped

-my weight fluctuated less. No, i didn't gain weight bc of birth control.

-my phyisical pains from PCOS lessened and are now much more managable. My hormones feel more stable i guess

-day to day life, i dont notice it. I forget its there.

Cons:

-remembering to take it in and out every month! Idk how people who take birth control pills every day doit, i can barely remember doing this very simple thing monthly.

- when youre new to the nuva ring, it feels uncomfortable and weird. Once your body gets used to it tho, its like nothing.

-spotting sucks! It doesnt happen a lot but when it does its annoying.

I didnt expirience...

Mood swings, rashes or burning, weight gain, loss of libido

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Me irl: i dont want to talk about my primary or secondary sex characteristics. It makes me uncomfortable.

Me on here: so anyways my ovaries SUCK ASS

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Cool gender neutral things to call people with PCOS

-PCOS fighter

-PCOS warrior

-PCOS gang member

-PCOS martial arts student

-PCOS fucker

-Peepee Comatosed Over Succ

-Polycystic Ogre Shrek kinnie

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hey idk how active you are on this blog, but jus scrollin through it has helped a lot! i was diagnosed almost 3 weeks ago, n its really nice seein other trans pcos blogs, yknow? anyhow, have a good day!!

Aww!! Im glad my blog could help! 💖💕

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Gender Dysphoria and PCOS

I feel like... something that more people should talk about is trans people with PCOS and how gender dysphoria can affect our ability to get help.

For many trans peeps, things like visiting the doctor is incredibly dysphoria triggering. Doctors visits most likely mean hearing your deadname, being misgendered, and being asked questions about your anatomy.

I've gotten lots of messages from trans people who think they might have PCOS/another reproductive system issue, and the main reason they've been holding off on visiting the doctor is the gender dysphoria.

If you're dealing with this, pleaseee take care of yourself. I know gender dysphoria is a bitch, but take care of your health too.

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PCOS

Its not just a overweight woman crying over acne.

Its not just a heterosexual couple trying to get pregnant.

Its not just a white woman on a fancy low-carb diet.

Its not just cisgender women distressing over facial hair.

All kinds of people have PCOS. Not everyone has the same experience.

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I avoid gendered language on this account

On this account, I try to never use gendered language to describe PCOS and the people who have it. If I accidentally do use language that is gendered, please let me know so I can correct myself. As a trans person with PCOS, I want this account to be a space where other trans people with PCOS can feel as comfortable as possible. If you are a cis person with PCOS, you can continue to use gendered language in your PCOS posts if you want, that's totally up to you. Just know that you are probably unintentionally pushing away trans people with PCOS. I know that personally, the accounts where I feel most seen and welcome at are ones that use gender neutral language.