PCOS AND PCO whats the differnce?

Question

hey
I have PCO but not the PCOS i am unsure what the difference is.
I want a baby and am trying i had my first natural period last month i think that was due to i have moved to the usa and just got married and am very happy and not stressed out as i was in the uk.

I am a little overweight and have had in regular periods but dont get any exess hair.
I have been getting little pains in the side of my tummy so i think i was ovulating last week.
Is having PCO rather then having PCOS alittle less bad.
I just dont know the chances and the differnce

So please any advise i would be greatfull..

Answer 1

The pains on the side of your tummy may be from cyst activity, (ie: bursting and passing through your tubes). I have not heard PCO and PCOS as different things, but you can have PCOS without having cysts as they can come and go. Perhaps if the doc told you you have PCO it means you have a cyst present. PCOS refers to the generally syndrome your body has that causes the PCO.

IT is not named correctly as far as research from the past ten years shows. It was once thought that the presence of cysts on your ovaries caused the symptoms you mentioned such as hair growth in odd places, absence of periods and infertility. Now research has proven that the cysts that can appear on your ovaries are also a symptom of something much bigger which has been termed 'Insulin Resistance'. What that means is that your body does not process sugar and refined carbohydrates as efficiently as someone without the syndrome. You should cut back on anything 'white' such as breads and pastas and anything with 'sugar', high-fructose corn syrup' and 'glucose'. Basically that means that most processed foods are a no no. Stick to the basics like meats, chicken, fish and veggies and fruits. In fact the naturally occuring sugar in fruit actually helps PCOS.
I made these changes and it worked wonders. I also took fish oil capsules, and something called Chromium GTF which helps your body process any glucose/sugar etc. that you ingest.

Answer 2

i grow to be clinically determined with PCOS some weeks in the past after a miscarriage. I even have the surplus weight, high quality hairs on my decrease abdomen (no longer guy hairs inspite of the indisputable fact that) and reacurring miscarriages (that's yet another symptom that no longer a lot of human beings get). So even inspite of the indisputable fact that I even have the completed blown PCOS i nevertheless ovulate on my own. My classes are somewhat strange yet no longer by employing plenty, a week perchance.

Answer 3

Hi, i had been trying to conceive for 14 months, my Doctor sent me for a scan to see if i was ovulating and there he found i have PCO, in which i have cysts. The Doc put me on the Pill, as this can help the problem but not cure it, i will go back in six months to see. I am also overweight and find it hard to lose, but must watch your diet as diabetes is popular in those who have PCO. Hope i was of a little help.

Answer 4

Hi there, if a rember correctly PCOS is the symtoms but no cysts, where as PCO is actually having the cysts on the ovaries.

HTH Best wishes xx