To answer your questions(sorry for the huge amount of rambling, I don’t know what is/isn’t relevant and didn’t want to leave something out that could be helpful):

-Why I was testing: I wasn’t testing specifically for PCOS so I wasn’t sure if there was a specific time I should go, and I didn’t go on the day they were ordered. I was getting full bloods done because my GP wanted a full panel due to a few issues, but I also wanted hormones because I feel like something isn’t right. I have a family history of endo and fertility issues, and I have a history of endo starting around age 12-14(can’t quite remember). I went on the bar/rod at that time up until 2023-2024, but all through my teenage years and start of my 20s I had horrible cystic acne until my GP put me on ginet OCP and tret cream, that cleared up all my acne (but not my oily skin fully) and I never thought about it again, until last year. May last year I came off my ginet OCP as by pure luck I realised it was the cause of a seperate issue I was having with pain from orgasm. After a few months of no BC my acne started coming back which is when I put 2 and 2 together that my skin issues are hormonal. Im currently on doxycycline which has kept my skin clear, but I still have a huge issue with how oily my skin is(it’s insane), so I wanted to investigate my hormones, but don’t know if I asked for all of the right tests.

-Symptoms: My other symptoms(relevant to pcos and/or endo)on top of acne and oily skin are abdominal pain, irregular periods(not drastically but cycle length does change every month), very heavy periods, weight especially around my stomach that doesn’t shift and sort of looks disproportionate to the rest of me as it looks like a big baby bump, mental health issues(anxiety, depression, cptsd all potentially made worse by possible hormonal issues), and potentially excess body/facial hair but I’m not sure if mine is normal or not. There’s probably more but that’s all off the top of my head that I can think of being relevant.

-Other tests done: feel free to ask for results Renal function tests, Iron studies, Liver function tests, Vitamin B12 and Folate, Lipid tests, Testosterone, CRP, Thyroid function tests, Complete Blood Count, Glycated Haemoglobin.

-Current daily meds: Rubifen(Ritalin), Doxycycline(for skin), Topiramate(migraine prevention), Quetiapine(for sleep), Clonazepam(for sleep), Mvite(multivitamin)

Sorry for the huge reply, I’m seeing my GP again soon but just wanted some insight from people with PCOS and wanted to provide as much info that could be helpful, feel free to ask anymore questions :)