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[quote=Anonymous]Has she been checked for PCOS?

Age 16 is when it actually started for my sister but she didn't get a proper diagnosis until almost age 20 in college.

When she started gaining weight at age 16, I can remember my mom riding her about not being active enough, quitting basketball and dance, eating healthy when not at home, etc. She said she quit basketball because it was too much to try to keep up with running up and down the court - it became too hard. She quit dance because she was being made fun of. She claimed to not eat junk when out with friends and I was witness to that many times when I'd hang out with her.

It didn't matter what she told my mom or doctors, they never believed her. The weight really started packing on in college and of course, my mom was all "it's the freshman 15, not freshman 40!" to her.

I think it was health services on campus who recommended she see an endocrinologist to make sure she wasn't diabetic one time when she went in for some kind of issue. She found one on her own and that doctor did tests and was like no, you're not diabetic but I want you to see my partner here who specializes in PCOS. Boom, she got a diagnosis and it was like it all clicked into place. She cried so hard when she found a doctor who listened to her and didn't think she was lying about her eating habits. [/quote]

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