You know when you have one of those realizations that you don’t want to admit… well I had one of those today… I did some research while at work (since I have nothing better to do) and I was reading over the symptoms of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, and realized I really do have this! When I was thirteen I was diagnosed as having it, but I never really believed it because I didn’t have a real diagnosis… and I just didn’t want to admit there was some thing “wrong” with me. Well now I have determined that I do have this syndrome, because I fit 99% of the symptoms, and it just makes sense the way my life has been. I have been battling one of the symptoms for a while, acne, at 23 it should have cleared up, but really hasn’t… So I recently started using Proactiv which amazingly enough works, it’s a bit pricey but it really does work. The other major contender in this disorder is weight gain… Well that one I defiantly have… I have been battling it since about the fifth/sixth grade (right when I hit puberty). I found out through my research today that the weight gain is from an insulin imbalance… which is also what causes the disorder in the first place. And the only real way to lose the weight is to go on a low carb diet to balance out the insulin in my system. So if I want to have children, which I do, I want two of them… I have to make a life style change… and starting today that’s what I am going to do! So friends and family it would be great on me if you can be supportive of this change. Also read up on the disorder to learn more about it and more about what is going on with me. Knowledge is the key to everything!

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