"Wala pa ba?"
"Hindi ka pa ba buntis?"
"Kelan kayo magbe-baby?"
These are few of the questions that I still get until now, until after I wrote about my condition. I have read somewhere that September is the National PCOS Awareness Month. Wow, I didn't know we actually have a month for us! I feel like it's the perfect time to write about this.
PCOS or Polycystic Ovary Syndorme is one of the most common female endocrine problem. In layman's term, it is hormonal imbalance. It affects a woman's body -- she gains weight, have acne breakouts, more hair in the body, and no ovulation. There are also more male hormones in the body than female hormones. It is said that 1 out of 15 women has it. I'm quite confused because I think 1/3 of all my female friends have PCOS. Has the number gone up since I don't know when? Has stress taken it's toll to our kind?
"Hindi ka pa ba buntis?"
"Kelan kayo magbe-baby?"
These are few of the questions that I still get until now, until after I wrote about my condition. I have read somewhere that September is the National PCOS Awareness Month. Wow, I didn't know we actually have a month for us! I feel like it's the perfect time to write about this.
PCOS or Polycystic Ovary Syndorme is one of the most common female endocrine problem. In layman's term, it is hormonal imbalance. It affects a woman's body -- she gains weight, have acne breakouts, more hair in the body, and no ovulation. There are also more male hormones in the body than female hormones. It is said that 1 out of 15 women has it. I'm quite confused because I think 1/3 of all my female friends have PCOS. Has the number gone up since I don't know when? Has stress taken it's toll to our kind?
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| I'm not sure if you are interested to know what our ovary looks like, but for your reference, here's a photo from http://womenshealth.gov |
It's been a few days since I wrote my blog on PCOS. I feel overwhelmed that friends and family are actually sending me personal messages of comforting words. Some were sharing their personal experiences and battles on PCOS and other reproductive health related stories. I feel blessed. I feel that I am not alone in this.
One story that touched my heart greatly was shared to me over private messages on Facebook by my friend, M. I've known her since 2006 when we both worked in Ortigas. She's been with her boyfriend for almost 10 years already, and they've recently been engaged. A few months ago, she got pregnant. It was a joyful day. Two months later, it was discovered that it was a blighted ovum. In layman's term, the baby didn't fully develop. Or bugok in Tagalog. She's the third person I know who went through the same thing this year alone. I did some reading and according to the American Pregnancy Association, a blighted ovum is the cause of about 50% of first trimester miscarriages and is usually the result of chromosomal problems. A woman’s body recognizes abnormal chromosomes in a fetus and naturally does not try to continue the pregnancy because the fetus will not develop into a healthy baby. This can be caused by abnormal cell division, or poor quality sperm or egg. It is defective or unhealthy eggs or sperms. Blighted ovum was not the end of her story. She told me that it was also discovered that she has a cyst on her right ovary which is twice as big as the ovary itself. The ovum was removed, as well as her right ovary. I almost cried. What can be more painful than going through those two things all at once? But what made me admire her is that she keeps her positive disposition and told me that she never regrets any of it. I told her that Delamar Arias also has one ovary left and now she's pregnant with her second kid. She told me to stay strong. I really wanted to give her a hug, and cry.
Life,
PCOS,
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome,
Pregnancy,
Pressure
On PCOS, Pregnancy, and Pressure
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It's been 400+ days since Jeff and I got married. A lot of people has been asking if we're already expecting, or if are planning to have a baby. In fact, we do plan to have a baby. We want to have a baby, but until now, every month I still get that one purple line in the pregnancy test. So no, as of this writing, we are not yet expecting.
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| Photo from wikihow.com |
