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When did you start the contraceptives ? Spotting is fairly common in the first month or two when you begin birth control, and then it should stop. What I am saying is that it appears that spotting is a common enough side effect at first (especially if you miss a dose).

Again, how long have you been on contraceptives ?

I've been on contraceptive for nearly five months. I've been on contraceptive before and I didn't have these problems then. But there's another thing, when I ate them last time I had to stop after six months since I got very ill of them. I got depressed, got more panic attacks and so on (even more aspie") They told me then that I were sensitive to hormones and that contraceptives wasn't a good idea for me. I don't really know why I'm telling you this but, yeah....

Who told you this ? Another doctor ? How did they determine that you were "sensitive" to hormones ? Many people feel weepy when they start contraceptives, so it's a fairly normal "side-effect" that fades with time. And why on Earth would they put you on more contraceptives if these were not a good fit for you ?

I don't know what else to say. My experiences were very different than yours. Go see another doctor and maybe ask to trial Clomiphene citrate ? And also get screened for diabetes and anemia. Good luck !

I have had PCOS since I was a teenager. I am not a doctor; the info I am about to impart is the result of years of difficulty with PCOS but not a doctor's opinion.

The reason you need a "real" period, rather than just spotting, is so that your uterus cleans itself out. I had multiple d&c's--surgical procedures to "clean the uterus out"--sorry to be gross--and what the dr found when he did the surgery was that I had borderline hyperplasia--build-up of the uterine lining, that, if left untreated, can lead to uterine cancer.

I wanted children, so I kept all my "girl parts" until I had my kids. I always had issues getting pregnant and staying pregnant due to the hormone imbalances of PCOS. I had 2 miscarriages I know of, and several other times I suspected but was not sure of.

Birth control pills made me feel lousy. Some were better than others, and i am grateful that they bought me enough time to allow me to have my kids. But they were never a good fix, long-term.

I have been a skinny PCOSer so diabetes has not been an issue for me. I have a friend who has PCOS and has a very hard time losing weight and keeping it off. Diabetes is a real concern for her. I am aware that I could develop diabetes, but I have no blood sugar issues at this time so I am cautious but not overly concerned about it.

About a year after having my 3rd child, I had a hysterectomy. It was the best thing I ever did health-wise. I kept my ovaries because I was only 30 yrs old at the time. I was not ready to hit menopause yet unless it could not be helped.

A few yrs later, I had the right ovary removed due to off/on abdominal pain that was not explained by any other causes. The ovary had a lot of cysts and my R lower quadrant abd pain has greatly improved. The surgeon said he could not guarantee, but felt pretty sure, that the abd pain was related to the ovary. Since I still have the L ovary, I have not hit complete menopause. I feel pretty good, so I am going to keep that one unless it causes issues.

I would say it is important to have a period, periodically. But not continual bleeding or you will become anemic. You can still develop hyperplasia even with continual spotting, because the uterus is not necessarily cleaning itself out with only spotting. That was what happened to me as i would not have a normal period but would just bleed lightly or have spotting for weeks and weeks.

My grandmother died of uterine cancer, so it makes me feel better to have the uterus gone.

I know the hysterectomy approach is not for everyone, as some still want to have children. Also, as Hismom said, the diabetes screening makes a difference in how you approach this disease. I tried metformin (diabetes med) briefly before the hysterectomy, but it had no effect on my cycles and made me feel lousy. But for someone who has blood sugar issues, diabetes meds may be more effective than they were for me.