A success story by J.C. treated for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Since age thirteen, I have been suffering from excessive sweating, acne, facial hair, anxiety and lack of menstruation. After some testing, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and was prescribed birth control pills to regulate my hormones and Acutane to help with the acne. My acne cleared up pretty well, electrolysis helped with the facial hair and I did menstruate but still experienced the sweating and anxiety.
After a couple of years of marriage, I began thinking about having children and I stopped taking birth control to see if my body would have normal menstrual cycles. A year later, there was no normality and my facial hair and acne became much worse. My doctor said I would have to take a couple medications to ovulate when I was ready to attempt getting pregnant. The thought of having to take more mediation was not appealing.
I had always been very interested in oriental medicine and loved the whole body approach, rather than treating just the symptoms. So, I decided to try acupuncture and vitamins and herbs to regulate my hormones. It has been a few months now and I have seen some improvements I have more confidence, the acne is a lot better, I’m sweating a little less and I have seen progress with my cycles. After 15 year of living with these problems, I am really excited about getting my body in balance and looking forward to more changes for the better.