Common symptoms of PCOS include:

1. Irregular, few or absent menstrual periods
2. Infertility resulting from a lack of ovulation
3. Hirsutism
4. Hyperandrogenism resulting in excessive acne and caused by excessive production and/or secretion of androgens

I suffer from all the above in varying degrees.

1. Thank Gd for Clomid as that keeps my periods fairly regular.  2. Infertility, DUH! 3. I am not too hairy but I definitely have a few stray hairs that shouldn’t be growing where they are growing, lots of tweezing and waxing ensues.  But its 4. that I have a major problem with at the moment.

I have always suffered from spots, I cant say acne, as to me acne is constant and many pimple all over the face.  I do not get acne as such, what I get are 2 or 3 pimples on my face, usually around my nostrils and on my chin.  They start off mild, blind pimples and a lot of the time the go away but when they dont… Oh boy, they get huge and red and sore, I look like I have been stung by a swarm of bees and did I mention they are sore?

The last two months have been hectic, as one disappears another takes its place, right now I have a large red patch below and to the right of my nostril, this one is blind and freaking sore, I have three, evenly spaced spots across my chin, one smack bang in the middle and one on either side of my mouth.

I also have two small cysts/pimples on my panty line and these ones take forever to go away because of the constant pressure of my underwear.  I have been getting these cysts since I started getting my periods 17 years ago.  They are the bain of my existence.

I can deal with all the symptoms, I can even deal with red spots on my face, what I cant deal with is the pain!  I live on pain killers.  I’m grouchy and irritable and touchy and miserable.

I have tried face washes, supplements, facials, reflexology, the works!  The only way to stop the spots is to either fall pregnant or go back on my pill…  Need I say more?