[Results] 25 weeks, 12kg, and contraception was the hard part
25 weeks, 12kg, and contraception was the hard part, logged the same way every week so the comparison is at least internally fair. 25 weeks and 12kg — those are the numbers, and they are the ones I am willing to defend. Insulin resistance is a common feature in PCOS, which is why the metabolic conversation overlaps…
Fertility can change with weight loss and improved insulin sensitivity. That is a well-described phenomenon and worth knowing about in advance rather than discovering.
Has this been raised with whoever prescribes?
Has this been raised with whoever prescribes?
Adding the one thing nobody warns about — fertility can change, and quickly.
fertility can change with weight loss and that surprises people
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symptom patterns can track the cycle rather than the dose
Perimenopause and all of this at once, and there is essentially nothing written about the combination anywhere.
Anything involving pregnancy, contraception efficacy or fertility planning belongs with a clinician. That is not a disclaimer, it is where the answers actually are.
The hair shedding was the thing that frightened me most and the thing that mattered least. It stopped.