Hi, I had PCOS diagnosed very late, when we were trying for a baby and were being checked out for why it wasn't happening naturally. Back then, PCOS was a 'new' disorder, so I think there's a lot more understanding around now, which is good.
Two recommendations - re unwanted hair, I can definitely recommend waxing, upper lip and bikini/legs, though I know not everyone can tolerate it. It's a bit painful, but very quick, and the results are brilliant and last ages!
Secondly, infertility can definitely be defeated (I did!), and as rainbow says, sometimes all it takes is a round or two of fertility drugs to get those undeveloped eggs maturing! I was told by my gynae that in fact, because the problem with PCOS is that you get a lot of eggs that don't mature, if you can mature them, then you get a lot of ripe eggs, probably more than 'normal' women do (not sure if they jsut said that to cheer me up though.) But I have definitely recently read that fertility for PCOS women IMPROVES with age, rather than declines, and, again, Rainbow's experience is an instance of that.
Finally, if fertility drugs alone don't do the trick, then IVF is a very real possibility. I know the cost is scary, so how about if your daughter starts to put aside some money now, little by little, for a 'baby fund'. Then, if she does end up needing IVF, there is a nest egg (literally!) there to draw on, and if she doesn't, then it's there to spend on something else instead. I know she feels she doesn't want chidlren now, but as we all know, those views may change completely in the coming years.
All the best to her, and I'm sure there is a 'PCOS support group' somewhere up on the Internet - I'd be very surprised if there wasn't.
Julie
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