Having P.C.O.D.
I will be turning 30 this month. Gee... how fast time flies! But you know, I try to be young at heart and feed my thoughts and my soul with that child-like spirit... Okay... sometimes childish!
Biologically, I know that there's a certain point that our body would start to degenerate. Ouch! Maybe a subtle way to say this is that our system would stop to regenerate... (Hmm... how come that too didn't make me feel better?) Well, still having that big SINGLE status, as much as I enjoy my freedom, I have to be concern about my reproductive capabilities.
Eversince I reached puberty stage, I had this hormonal imbalance. My menstrual period is very irregular - sometimes I will have it this month and the next would be after 7 months! (Wow! Talk about savings on sanitary pads!) When I was in college, my friends told me that I should consult a doctor about my condition. I'm not fond of doctors so it took a lot of convincing for me to actually go to one.
My uncle is a doctor and he referred me to his professor who is currently a resident doctor of UDMC (United Doctors Medical Center). I was quite concern that this would be a Male doctor. As you can see, being an NBSB (No Boyfriend Since Birth), this is kinda awkward for me but I trust my uncle. So if he said Dr. Delfin Tan is one of the best Ob-gyne, then I believe him.
True enough, when I went to see him, after a few probing questions and some physical inspection, he knew right away what my problem is even without ultrasound. He told me I have P.C.O.D. – Poly-Cystic Ovarian Disease. And when I had the ultrasound, his diagnosis was confirmed.
When I first heard about P.C.O.D., I was terrified! I thought it was something rare and painful. But he educated me about the nature of this condition. Dr. Tan told me that this is a common problem of women, especially single people like me. He told me that I’m actually releasing egg cells (Phew! That’s good news!) but the problem is that I don’t ovulate, hence, no conception can take place and so I will also not shed blood – explaining the long await for the next period to come. When I tried to discuss this to some of my friends, can you believe that they actually envy me because I'm always "safe"? (Hah! Talk about promoting immorality! Awww... is that too harsh? Okay, talk about family planning? --- Hey, is that better?)
I was worried about this condition because I wanted to have children in the future. I love kids and wanted to have my own. Well, the good doctor told me that we now have medicines that could assist me. He just thinks that at that time, I don’t need it since I’m not married.
I’m just looking forward to that day that I will have my own kids so that I can be a living testimony to those people who have P.C.O.D. Let’s put our faith in God who can do great miracles in our lives!
Biologically, I know that there's a certain point that our body would start to degenerate. Ouch! Maybe a subtle way to say this is that our system would stop to regenerate... (Hmm... how come that too didn't make me feel better?) Well, still having that big SINGLE status, as much as I enjoy my freedom, I have to be concern about my reproductive capabilities.
Eversince I reached puberty stage, I had this hormonal imbalance. My menstrual period is very irregular - sometimes I will have it this month and the next would be after 7 months! (Wow! Talk about savings on sanitary pads!) When I was in college, my friends told me that I should consult a doctor about my condition. I'm not fond of doctors so it took a lot of convincing for me to actually go to one.
My uncle is a doctor and he referred me to his professor who is currently a resident doctor of UDMC (United Doctors Medical Center). I was quite concern that this would be a Male doctor. As you can see, being an NBSB (No Boyfriend Since Birth), this is kinda awkward for me but I trust my uncle. So if he said Dr. Delfin Tan is one of the best Ob-gyne, then I believe him.
True enough, when I went to see him, after a few probing questions and some physical inspection, he knew right away what my problem is even without ultrasound. He told me I have P.C.O.D. – Poly-Cystic Ovarian Disease. And when I had the ultrasound, his diagnosis was confirmed.
When I first heard about P.C.O.D., I was terrified! I thought it was something rare and painful. But he educated me about the nature of this condition. Dr. Tan told me that this is a common problem of women, especially single people like me. He told me that I’m actually releasing egg cells (Phew! That’s good news!) but the problem is that I don’t ovulate, hence, no conception can take place and so I will also not shed blood – explaining the long await for the next period to come. When I tried to discuss this to some of my friends, can you believe that they actually envy me because I'm always "safe"? (Hah! Talk about promoting immorality! Awww... is that too harsh? Okay, talk about family planning? --- Hey, is that better?)
I was worried about this condition because I wanted to have children in the future. I love kids and wanted to have my own. Well, the good doctor told me that we now have medicines that could assist me. He just thinks that at that time, I don’t need it since I’m not married.
I’m just looking forward to that day that I will have my own kids so that I can be a living testimony to those people who have P.C.O.D. Let’s put our faith in God who can do great miracles in our lives!
posted by Mandy @ 1:57 AM
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