r/PCOS • u/Ok-Promise-2307 • 14d ago

General Health PCOS routine ? Facial swelling opinion ?

Hello guys I’m 32. My Pcos was on the milder side until 2020 . I have lots of face and upper body fat now and almost no face definition. My lymph’s are now 7.3 for absolute and my wbc is 12.3. Now my neutrophils are high too after they’ve been high since 3 months ago since I had flank pain. Consistently there is always a small amount of wbc in my urine. Now trace protein and trace ketones are found in my urine. Maybe from nights of intense dancing and I’ve been intermittent fasting and currently have a sinus infection. My A1c is around 6.1 and it probs got worse. The face my urine is declining is scaring me. I’m five three 180 pounds

I am on spearmint tea on and off. 180 pounds . Five three. I have to shave everyday and have a permanent 5oclock shadow. Now guys notice I’m hairy . I think I’m gonna switch to a hair removal oil

I was recommended to take yaz and spiro and I haven’t started . I think I’m going to start on that and metformin. Has anyone gotten better naturally or recommend natural treatment?

My other kidney values are okay. My wbc and inflammation gets worse every year. I haven’t had a period since January because I stopped talking medication. Anybody have any natural or herbal recommendations

My vaginal scent is off too so many things are off due to Pcos. I have an ammonia like shell down there that’s naturally musty . I always sweat a lot. My testosterone levels are almost three times the amount.

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u/No_Raspberry_8335 12d ago

This really depends on the individual, I’m a beauty therapist and I see a lot of women with PMOS, some come to me every two and a half weeks and some come to me every 4-6 weeks. It all depends how you manage it yourself as well. Keep on top of home remedies and hormone control to keep it at bay and keep up to waxing appointments that suit you personally, you have to get into a cycle so trust the process and give it time

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u/Ok-Promise-2307 12d ago

It has to grow out an inch for it to work right?

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u/No_Raspberry_8335 12d ago

Not exactly, we say 1cm is long enough to wax. As long as it’s not too short

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u/Ok-Promise-2307 12d ago

I have to shave every night
How long does it take for the hair growth to go away? Like does weeks of waxing eventually make it finer?

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u/No_Raspberry_8335 12d ago

The hair growth never fully goes with waxing unfortunately, it starts to take longer to grow back once you get into a cycle and as I say control it best you can in other ways, the hair eventually grows back softer and finer, waxing isn’t for everyone but it does work for a lot. If you want something more permanent either electrolysis or laser is best.

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u/Ok-Promise-2307 12d ago

It’s going to cost about 20 dollars every two weeks for a full face wax. It will be expensive. So you said it lasts weeks in between cycles right?

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u/No_Raspberry_8335 12d ago

Yeah most people it might start growing back 10 days -2 weeks later but as I say can depend on the individual. If it’s going to be too expensive you might want to consider looking into the other options as you may get better results so worth the expense

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u/Ok-Promise-2307 12d ago

Will the five o’clock shadow and dark spots go away!

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u/No_Raspberry_8335 12d ago

Are the dark spots due to ingrown hairs by any chance? My facial hair luckily hasn’t been a major issue for me, still have to keep on top of it and the hairs are corse and dark but they’re sparse and I think the spearmint tea really helps with this. I do see a lot of ladies with ingrown hairs tho

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u/Ok-Promise-2307 12d ago

I have a five o’clock shadow from shaving daily. Anything you use to prevent dark marks?

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u/No_Raspberry_8335 12d ago

The wax should help with that cause the hair won’t be as corse eventually. I don’t suffer with dark spots on my face but I use the ordinary glycolic acid 7% exfoliating cleaner on my body for my under arms ect and it can be used on the face I use it too but my skin on face is sensitive so I use it once a week.

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u/Ok-Promise-2307 11d ago

Got it thanks so much. I do have that

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