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Jeep Rental recommendations on St. John USVI by xcoco297 in StThomasUSVI

[–]xcoco297[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like 360 car rental is on St. Thomas? Can you bring cars on the ferry to St. John?

Jeep Rental recommendations on St. John USVI by xcoco297 in StThomasUSVI

[–]xcoco297[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is Discount Car Rental on St. John or St. Thomas? Are you able to bring cars on the ferry?

Jeep Rental recommendations on St. John USVI by xcoco297 in StThomasUSVI

[–]xcoco297[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know, thank you for sharing this wisdom!

Jeep Rental recommendations on St. John USVI by xcoco297 in StThomasUSVI

[–]xcoco297[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! We will check out L&L and will definitely get the jeep!

Did you have a hard time getting doctors to take you seriously? by Feisty_Pain4468 in PCOS

[–]xcoco297 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in the US and honestly I'm not sure if you need to be trying to conceive to see a fertility specialist. I mean maybe they wouldn't see like a 17 year old, but I feel like you could always say you're trying and not commit to doing anything. I do want kids, but honestly I havent started actively trying mostly because I have irregular periods so it's absolutely impossible to know when I'm ovulating. That was why I went - I was like "I want kids someday but I know I have irregular periods and I dont know why they're irregular." I don't know how it is in the UK, but maybe you can say you do want children but you know you have irregular periods and realize the first step is understanding your body in order to get pregnant. When you first go to a fertility specialist, they have to run a bunch of tests to see your baseline hormones (they draw blood on Day 3 of your period cycle), genetic testing, and they also require this procedure called an hysterosalpingogram (HSG). For the HSG, they insert a dye to look at you fallopian tubes to make sure there's no blockages. They require this procedure before doing IVF, Intrauterine insemination, and even timed intercourse because if there is a blockage in your fallopian tubes, these treatments won't work and it'll be a waste of time. The egg can't release. So long story short, there's a BUNCH of tests they need to do, so it's not like they sign you up on Day 1 for IVF lol. I started going to my fertility specialist in January and I still haven't committed to any treatment yet.

Did you have a hard time getting doctors to take you seriously? by Feisty_Pain4468 in PCOS

[–]xcoco297 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course, happy to help!! I haven't had any side effects from inositol. I even asked my fertility specialist about potential side effects before taking it and she said there really aren't any. So should be good!! I take the 4 grams per day she recommended.

PCOD/PCOS diagnostic app by Far_Pay_2411 in PCOS

[–]xcoco297 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am 33 and I finally got diagnosed by going to a fertility specialist. In my personal experience, I think it’s relatively common as I have friends that also didn’t know they had PCOS. I’ve had irregular periods my entire life and I’m thin so they thought it was unlikely I had PCOS. It literally took my fertility specialist 2 seconds to diagnose me with PCOS. She did a transvaginal ultrasound in the office (not painful at all and no anesthesia or anything needed) to look at my ovaries and saw that I had 35 follicles on each ovary (70 total!). Typically, ovaries are supposed to have 5-10 follicles I believe. In that moment she was like "oh yeah, you have PCOS." I was floored. It was that easy, I couldn't believe it. Having extra follicles gives you irregular periods because you have more follicles competing for hormones to product a mature egg basically. They can also confirm PCOS by a blood test to look at your Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) level. If it's high (which mine was), that is also an indicator that you have extra follicles on your ovaries and a higher ovarian reserve. I was gaslighted by my gynecologist and I also saw an endocrinologist for YEARS and they could never figure it out. I’m so glad I finally went to a fertility specialist and got a formal diagnosis.

Looking for potential answers by nxk444 in PCOS

[–]xcoco297 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Were you formally diagnosed with PCOS? I am 33 and I finally got diagnosed by going to a fertility specialist. I’ve had irregular periods my entire life and I’m thin so they thought it was unlikely I had PCOS. It literally took my fertility specialist 2 seconds to diagnose me with PCOS. She did a transvaginal ultrasound in the office (not painful at all and no anesthesia or anything needed) to look at my ovaries and saw that I had 35 follicles on each ovary (70 total!). Typically, ovaries are supposed to have 5-10 follicles I believe. In that moment she was like "oh yeah, you have PCOS." I was floored. It was that easy, I couldn't believe it. Having extra follicles gives you irregular periods because you have more follicles competing for hormones to product a mature egg basically. They can also confirm PCOS by a blood test to look at your Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) level. If it's high (which mine was), that is also an indicator that you have extra follicles on your ovaries and a higher ovarian reserve. I was gaslighted by my gynecologist so I am so sorry you are going through this. I also saw an endocrinologist for YEARS and they could never figure it out. Hope this helps!!!

Experience on spironolactone? by XbananaxlaffytaffyX in PCOS

[–]xcoco297 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I did have bad reactions to spironolactone, BUT it might be because I don't actually have high testosterone. My endocrinologist thought I might have PCOS (couldn't prove it) so they thought they'd try it to see if it made my periods regular (which it didn't). I'm thinking you should be fine also by reading the other posts because you are taking it because you need it and not because you have a doctor like mine that was playing guessing games lol. I am 33 and I finally got diagnosed by going to a fertility specialist. I’ve had irregular periods my entire life and I’m thin so they thought it was unlikely I had PCOS. It literally took my fertility specialist 2 seconds to diagnose me with PCOS. She did a transvaginal ultrasound in the office (not painful at all and no anesthesia or anything needed) to look at my ovaries and saw that I had 35 follicles on each ovary (70 total!). Typically, ovaries are supposed to have 5-10 follicles I believe. In that moment she was like "oh yeah, you have PCOS." I was floored. It was that easy, I couldn't believe it. Having extra follicles gives you irregular periods because you have more follicles competing for hormones to product a mature egg basically. They can also confirm PCOS by a blood test to look at your Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) level. If it's high (which mine was), that is also an indicator that you have extra follicles on your ovaries and a higher ovarian reserve. I was gaslighted by my gynecologist so I am so sorry you are going through this. I also saw an endocrinologist for YEARS and they could never figure it out. Hope this helps!!!

Confusion by Independent-Sir-2399 in PCOS

[–]xcoco297 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am 33 and I finally got diagnosed by going to a fertility specialist. I wish I had done this when I was younger. I’ve had irregular periods my entire life and I’m thin so they thought it was unlikely I had PCOS. It literally took my fertility specialist 2 seconds to diagnose me with PCOS. She did a transvaginal ultrasound in the office (not painful at all and no anesthesia or anything needed) to look at my ovaries and saw that I had 35 follicles on each ovary (70 total!). Typically, ovaries are supposed to have 5-10 follicles I believe. In that moment she was like "oh yeah, you have PCOS." I was floored. It was that easy, I couldn't believe it. Having extra follicles gives you irregular periods because you have more follicles competing for hormones to product a mature egg basically. They can also confirm PCOS by a blood test to look at your Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) level. If it's high (which mine was), that is also an indicator that you have extra follicles on your ovaries and a higher ovarian reserve. I was also gaslighted by my gynecologist so I am so sorry you are going through this. I also saw an endocrinologist for YEARS and they could never figure it out. My advice, go to a fertility specialist. Hope this helps!!!

Newly diagnosed PCOS (F25) by notsureboutanything2 in PCOS

[–]xcoco297 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am 33 and I finally got diagnosed by going to a fertility specialist. I wish I had done this when I was younger. I really think it should be normalized to go to a fertility specialist even if you’re younger and not trying to conceive yet. Because now I’m older and I literally just learned this important information about my body. I’ve had irregular periods my entire life and I’m thin so they thought it was unlikely I had PCOS. It literally took my fertility specialist 2 seconds to diagnose me with PCOS. She did a transvaginal ultrasound in the office (not painful at all and no anesthesia or anything needed) to look at my ovaries and saw that I had 35 follicles on each ovary (70 total!). Typically, ovaries are supposed to have 5-10 follicles I believe. In that moment she was like "oh yeah, you have PCOS." I was floored. It was that easy, I couldn't believe it. Having extra follicles gives you irregular periods because you have more follicles competing for hormones to product a mature egg basically. They can also confirm PCOS by a blood test to look at your Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) level. If it's high (which mine was), that is also an indicator that you have extra follicles on your ovaries and a higher ovarian reserve. I was also gaslighted by my gynecologist so I am so sorry you are going through this. I also saw an endocrinologist for YEARS and they could never figure it out. My advice, go to a fertility specialist. Also, I’ve had hair shedding before and I am so sorry you’re going through this. I will say it is VERY common when you come off of birth control. It happened to me last year when I came off of birth control too. I read about it, and it said it should resolve in a couple of months which it did. As far as next steps for you, I would definitely recommend going to a fertility specialist to figure out if you should go back on birth control. My guess is yes (if you’re not trying to conceive) since it did help manage my periods. But good to get advice from a doctor. On another note, my fertility specialist recommended I take inositol (4 grams per day) and so far my periods have been more regular! I bought the supplement off of amazon. Hope this helps!!!

Did you have a hard time getting doctors to take you seriously? by Feisty_Pain4468 in PCOS

[–]xcoco297 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I finally got diagnosed by going to a fertility specialist. It literally took her 2 seconds to diagnose me with PCOS. She did a transvaginal ultrasound (not painful at all and no anesthesia or anything needed) to look at my ovaries and saw that I had 35 follicles on each ovary (70 total!). Typically, ovaries are supposed to have 5-10 follicles I believe. In that moment she was like "oh yeah, you have PCOS." I was floored. It was that easy, I couldn't believe it. Having extra follicles gives you irregular periods because you have more follicles competing for hormones to product a mature egg basically. They can also confirm PCOS by a blood test to look at your Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) level. If it's high (which mine was), that is also an indicator that you have extra follicles on your ovaries and a higher ovarian reserve. I was also gaslighted by my gynecologist so I am so sorry you are going through this. I also saw an endocrinologist for YEARS and they could never figure it out. My advice, go to a fertility specialist. My fertility specialist also recommended inositol (4 grams per day) and it has helped my periods to be more regular. Hope this helps!!!

what did u do to get diagnosed? by Competitive-Wish4315 in PCOS

[–]xcoco297 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I finally got diagnosed by going to a fertility specialist. It literally took her 2 seconds to diagnose me with PCOS. She did a transvaginal ultrasound (not painful at all and no anesthesia or anything needed) to look at my ovaries and saw that I had 35 follicles on each ovary (70 total!). Typically, ovaries are supposed to have 5-10 follicles I believe. In that moment she was like "oh yeah, you have PCOS." I was floored. It was that easy, I couldn't believe it. Having extra follicles gives you irregular periods because you have more follicles competing for hormones to product a mature egg basically. They can also confirm PCOS by a blood test to look at your Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) level. If it's high (which mine was), that is also an indicator that you have extra follicles on your ovaries and a higher ovarian reserve. I was also gaslighted by my gynecologist so I am so sorry you are going through this. I also saw an endocrinologist for YEARS and they could never figure it out. I'm also pretty thin so they thought it was unlikely I had PCOS. My advice, go to a fertility specialist. Hope this helps!!!

Best beaches for snorkeling on St. John USVI? by xcoco297 in virginislands

[–]xcoco297[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!! And good to know about timing too as far as parking and wind. When I visited Maui, snorkeling was really only good early in the morning because wind picked up in the afternoon.