r/PCOSPhilippines

Hello everyone,

I've been struggling with PCOS since highschool and only had myself checked up until 4 years ago. And so far, with my experiences so far with OBYGNs (I have two so far), it left me hopeless and honestly just traumatized. All they do is prescribe me birth control pills. And I'm getting tired of it. They don't advise me anything else even if I asked..

But I really want to have myself checked up again. I've been taking YAZ pills for 1 year and almost a half now and while it's been great, I think it's starting to mess me up. I gained a bit of weight, my cramps have started to hurt real bad again, and now, I've been spotting/bleeding super minimally for almost a week straight when I'm not supposed to.

Please help me give some good clinics with really compassionate OBGYns, who will listen to my concerns and actually offer me other alternatives than just ask me to take pills forever. Please. It's destroying my mental wellbeing :(

I'm from QC but willing to go as far as Makati, Manila..I just want a doctor to actually listen and educate me properly and help me thrive.

Thank you!!!

currently on my day 2 of period (after 7 months) normal lang ba itong super heavy bleeding and menstrual cramps 😭😭 idk what to do ang lakas talaga ng bleeding and ang sakit ng puson ko talaga i had to take a leave on my work because i cannot tolerate the pain anymore 😭 anong ginagawa niyo to lessen the pain aside from warm compress and pain relievers? Thank you.

Hello po! Ask lang po dito if meron same case na may sched flight 1 month after surgery?

Kumusta naman po naging travel nyo?

May nagmounjaro na po ba dito na bmi overweight around 26-27 bmi?

May reseta na po ako from endo kaso nag aalangan pa ko. tinatry ko pa rin kasi in a natural way pero pataas timbang ko 🙃 i do strength training 2x-3x a week then walking on the days na di nag ggym.

i had a bad experience sa previous ob gyne ko so I wanted to find a new one. focuses on reproductive health/sexual health sana. feeling ko may diagnosis kasi ako na hindi nagawa nung prev doc ko. around qc/mnl pls and yung detailed in explanation sana

Hi! Any recommended Maxicare-accredited clinics/doctors around Cubao, or nearby areas like Makati, Mandaluyong, or Marikina?

Prefer sana:

•Maayos kausap / hindi judgemental

•Open on weekends (or may doctors available Sat/Sun for check-up)

If you have good personal experience, please share 🙏

Bumalik nanaman ako sa nigh shift job, akala ko kaya ko pa pero parang susuko na katawan ko. Bukod sa hindi na sya aligned sa body clock ko, may PCOS din ako and I am worried na baka mas masama effect nya dun.

Night shift din ako last year pa pero serial puyatera kasi ako nun before kaya nakayanan ko pa. But this january lang I landed a job na flexible so naayos ko routine ko. I am not sure if isa sa reason yun kung bakit bumaba timbang ko. Then ngayong month lang, I landed a job na night shift nanaman. Sobrang stressed ko physically at mentally.

Hello! Just want to ask for any PCOS girlies out there who had successful pregnancies ano ginawa buti and how long did it take you to conceive? Give some inspiration naman. 🥺

Context: 31 y.o/ currently at 68.5 kg/ 158 cm

So I was diagnosed with PCOS since March 2024 but even before, my period has always been irregular (only symptom). I gained a lot of weight since very sedentary 'yung work ko, and dati is puro night shift.

For the past years, I went to several OB's (some I like, some I don't) and niresetahan ako ng pills and inositol (always!). Natry ko na before pero napahinto ako kasi naging busy sa wedding prep.

I got married last March, and after nun nag-decide ako na seryosohin na yung PCOS ko and TTC. This time, no pills and instead, healthy lifestyle change. I made a routine and started April 1, binabaan ko calorie intake ko (1500–1600), and nagstart ako mag 10k steps or around 1 hour and 20 minutes na walk daily. (From 70kg to 68.5 kg now)

May upcoming OB appointment din ako sa 24th, pero aside from this, may ibang changes pa ba kayo na ginawa para makatulong magconceive? TYSM!

Hi everyone, Please help me, feeling ko mababaliw na ako. May alam ba kayo na ER, for blood transfusion or surgery. Magkano kaya aabutin. One month na ako nagbbleed. I'm taking dienogest daily pero after 16-18 hrs nagstart ako magbleed. Nagstart na ako magpalpitate. 3 mos pa lang ako sa work ko at wala pang hmo. Malaki sahod ko pero halos walang natitira dahil sa loans (due to 2 past surgeries) at sa mga gamot at supplements. Ano ba mga options ko?

I was just diagnosed with PCOS, I have an OB-gyne back at home but since currently located ako sa QC. Im looking for recommendations, should I go to an Endocrinologist or REI, we are not TTC at the moment. Gusto ko lang sana ng Doctor who can give me proper guidance kung saan at ano dapat kong unahin since this is all new to me.

Looking for recommendation na din for Endocrinologist or REI within SM North Area.

Salamat!

Hi guys, first time ko ma-delay huhu. Dahil ba 'to sa Althea pill? First time user ako ng BC at Althea. Before ako mag take ng Althea regular period ako.

First take ko ng Althea ay after ng period ko nung March 30, last pill ko kahapon April 19. Last deed namin ng jowa ko ay April 13 at pinutok niya sa loob. I take my pill everyday on time at walang missed pill. According to Flo nung April 18 ulit dapat ang start ko pero until now di parin ako nagkakaroon. Is it because nag-aadjust yung hormones ko? Or sa 7 days pill free week ako magkakaroon? Nalilito ako guys help haha

Help! Ano ginagawa nyo to ease the pain pag may period and nasa labas kayo? Para nakong hihimatayin sa sakit. Sobrang hirap na hirap na ko.

Hello! I am already in my 27th pill which is the placebo week as well. When do you get your periods while on the pill? Medyo worried na ko since 2 months na akong walang period and also PCOS-diagnosed recently thus Yaz was prescribed to me by my OB :(

And also, how safe it is to have sex during the placebo week?

I’ve been diagnosed with PCOS for 2 years now. In my first year, I was prescribed Yaz and I had super adverse effects, as in back to back ako sa ER. Nakitaan din ako ng growth sa liver that time. Dahil dun sa experience na yun, stinop ko yung Yaz.

Fast forward to present day, I decided na bumalik ulit sa pag treat ng PCOS ko and with a different OB this time. Sinabi ko sa kanya yung experience ko before and how I am super afraid of BCPs na. She said kailangan daw talaga dahil mataas testosterone ko and di na daw uubra myo inositol, so I took drospirenone (Slinda). Kaso now on my second month, kung ano ano nanaman nararamdaman ko ngayon. Super close to what I was feeling nung first time ko nag BCP. Combined pa with my current meds for Hypertension (recently diagnosed). Yung meds ko sa hypertension, tinriple check ko sa cardio ko if okay macombine sa Drospirenone. Okay lang daw. So go. Pero dahil may mga symptoms na ulit ako nararamdaman, gusto ko na ulit mag stop.

gusto ko rin maging open sa possibility of getting pregnant because hubby and I are not getting any younger.

Can you girlies share your most effective ways/experiences in treating PCOS without birth control please? 🙏🙏

hello! i’m planning to start taking magnesium to lessen my “cortisol face” and for better sleep, which brands are safe and are recommended?

Hello po, ask ko lang po sa mga nag undergo ng oophorectomy here, ilang weeks po ba kayo pinagayan ng OB nyo magtravel?

Im from province po kasi actually from Bicol and Im planning po na pumunta ng Manila this coming week due to work po sana, may isusubmit lang sa office. Plan ko po kasi mag land travel, okay po kaya? Actually one month na po after operation.

Thank you so much po!! 🥰🥰