Has PCOS affected the health of your pregnancy and/or postpartum recovery?

[Anonymous]

I was recently diagnosed with PCOS and also recently married. I’ve been struggling with my fertility. Growing up I wanted to have all my children before I was 30 but life rarely goes as planned.

I am about to turn 27 and considering going back to school and getting my associates. But I may not even be able to start my program of choice until spring of 2025 which would leave me starting school the year I turn 28. So if I waited until I finished my program to try for kids I wouldn’t be able to start the inevitably long process of trying to conceive at age 30 at the earliest.

though I realize that in todays world that is not considered old to be having children, I also realize that the older you are you risk the health of your child and yourself during pregnancy and with all of the symptoms and health issues that I experience as a result of my PCOS now it makes me wonder what pregnancy and recovery will look like especially at an older age and potentially a geriatric pregnancy.

[petitedollbabee]

PCOS can be different for everyone. I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 18, after struggling with severely heavy periods and pain for 5 years at that point. I was told that I would never have kids when I got diagnosed. Out of the blue I started having a lot of pain late 2022, when I was 21. I got an ultrasound done to check on my ovarian cysts. Somehow, all of my cysts had burst and since then, I haven’t had any grow back. I was cleared of my diagnosis and told that I no longer have PCOS, but doctors don’t know how that happened. I fell pregnant in 2023, and my first baby is due in 2024. I have had no complications or problems whatsoever during my pregnancy so far.


I wish that I could tell you that your PCOS will magically go away like mine did, but there is no way to know. Even doctors don’t know everything. My partners mother had PCOS for 40 years, but in those 40 years, she had 5 perfectly healthy children even though she was told that she could not have children due to her PCOS diagnosis. I’ve known of other women who have similar stories. PCOS is not guaranteed to make you infertile, or struggle with pregnancy or postpartum. It can for some women, but everyone is different.


I would not worry yet if I were you. Early 30’s is not too old to have children. Your diagnosis may or may not complicate your plans, and there is no way to know until you try to conceive.