A woman said that she would never conceive of her baby after losing weight

For five years, the British woman had to face irregular rules, which began only at the age of 17.

But four years later, she persuaded her doctor to investigate her problem.

The doctor warned Kate, 22, that her PCOS would mean that "men could leave because she (she) might not be able to have children."

A devastated Kate, now 34 years old, said she was so young and having heard the news that she might never conceive was upsetting.

"I was very abrupt with him saying," Well, are not they worth it then? ", Did she say.

"But obviously, this comment has had an impact on my whole thought pattern regarding relationships and I have not told anyone about my diagnosis for a long time."

PCOS often has the side effect of gaining weight and struggling to lose weight. Kate had been struggling with weight since she was a teenager.

DECLINATION OF HEALTH

Kate, an occupational therapist, also suffered from chronic anxiety, fatigue and irritable bowel syndrome, but received no help.

"Due to the lack of information, the diagnosis was given and we were told to continue living," Kate said.

"Also, being young, I did not match all the symptoms under the umbrella of PCOS."

It was not until Kate was 30 that her health deteriorated.

"I started having severe fatigue and digestive problems," she said.

"I went to the doctor for two years and I started to explore more and do more research, but PCOS continued to increase.

"I started following a speech therapy because I was starting to be so anxious about food. It made me so bad. "

Nothing seems to work

Kate said that she had spent years trying "all the diets and clubs" that she could find, but that she could not lose weight.

"The therapist asked when my anxiety started and I said I did not think I had lived my adult life without anxiety," Kate said.

But that's only when she launched a fitness program called Beachbody that she noticed a significant change in her body.

The program offers nutrition and home training programs lasting 21 to 60 days.

"When I started doing Beachbody's plans, you could eat so much food, the weight was gone and I felt better," Kate said.

MAJOR CHANGE

Kate joined her coach's challenge group and lost 28 inches around her waist in just four weeks.

She also recovered the symptoms of her IBS syndrome, which she had dedicated all her life, and her energy level had improved considerably.

"Since then, I have never looked back. I went from a size 16 to a size 8-10 in clothes, "Kate said.

"I lost about 25 kg and I had a seizure (of illness) in 2018 which was the first in 17 months"

Today, Kate has no symptoms of IBS.

"I have experienced periods of plateau but this has continued to flow – I have never had six months where nothing has changed," she said.

HOPE FOR A BABY

Kate said that during her weight loss journey, she secretly hoped that it would help her to have a baby one day.

"I was so determined to make my body as healthy as possible," she said.

"But deep inside me, I always thought I had to give myself the best opportunity to start a family when that time came.

According to Kate, she had to make sure she was "the healthiest and the most fertile possible."

And of course, Kate got pregnant, of course.

"It was a shock!" She said. "I think it was largely to lose weight.

"I've completely changed my lifestyle – I've changed my way of eating, seeing foods."

For Kate, food is now a medicine rather than a comfort.

Her workouts at home also play an important role in her healthy weight.

"I was exercising because I hated my body and thought I had to do it," she said.

"But once I saw the benefits and started using them at the same time (on a diet) to help my body, the weight naturally dissipated.

"My state of mind has completely changed."

BABY MIRACLE despite inclinations

Although her baby's news is a "mbadive blessing," Kate said her pregnancy was also a "mbadive shock" because she did not expect it to happen.

"All my life, I thought I would need IVF and could not conceive naturally," she said.

PCOS can lead to complications during pregnancy and may increase the risk of gestational diabetes and early miscarriages.

Kate said the support offered to moms suffering from PCOS was not supported enough.

She recently shared her experiences on social media and was inundated with messages from other women, saying that no one had told them about specific health issues related to PCOS and pregnancy.

All that was offered to Kate was a diabetes test. She said that she wanted this to change.

"You do not get any advice and no one cares to guide you about anything," she said.

She said that women should not just accept what a doctor tells them, but should ask for a second opinion if they are not satisfied with their diagnosis and ask for more tests.

Kate says she is living proof that PCOS does not mean that you can not have children naturally, while the condition can be managed once you have developed a health care routine.

This story originally appeared in The Sun and has been republished here with permission.