Toward a new treatment for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in adolescent girls and young women

My name is Emelyne, I am French and I am 33 years old.
My story with PCOS started early, as I was lucky enough to be diagnosed when I was 17 years old.

Besides not having my period, I had a myriad of symptoms such as weight gain, hair loss, and hirsutism (which was the start of a long battle). At first, I was blamed like many patients to secretly snack, and told that it was nothing and I just had to take the pill to regulate my symptoms.

PCOS had an effect on my life at an early age: unable to cope with all these symptoms, I stopped dancing and competing in gymnastics, which I loved very much. The thing is, back in 2005 there were not much resources and young patients like me were lost with the whole diagnosis.

I’m Alexandra, I’m 20 years old and I was diagnosed with PCOS at 14/15 years old.
It all started because I had very irregular menstruations and, whenever I had them, on the first day my ovaries would hurt a lot and my abdomen would swell. After some tests and analysis I was diagnosed with PCOS.

The most shocking thing for me was when the doctor told me that I might had trouble getting pregnant in the future. Throughout the visit I thought I was getting along…But when I got out of the car and arrived home I immediately started crying. It wasn’t only the problem of infertility, but also everything that living with this syndrome entailed: controlling weight, hair growth, my mood, etc.

“Since I was diagnosed with PCOS, I’ve never felt as well cared for as I do now, thanks to the Spiomet4health clinical trial”

Paula Romero is participating in the Spiomet4health clinical trial on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) at the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (Barcelona, Spain).

She talks about her experience in the Spiomet4health clinical trial, in which she says she feels listened to and accompanied at all times by the professionals leading the study.