Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Still able to swing?

08-25-2008, 04:20 PM

Hi
I got diagnosed with PCOS, and I'm now wondering if I can still swap. I could not ask my gyn that, so perhaps you guys can help

**two4youinswva** · 08-25-2008, 04:31 PM

Well, if I understand it correctly, it's not an STD, but rather an endocrine problem.

So, I can't see why you couldn't swing. There is nothing communicable about it.

(Not a Doctor/Stayed at Holiday Inn Express, etc etc).

Malachista · 08-25-2008, 04:46 PM

With PCOS you might have problems with your self-image (skin, hair, weight) and trouble with getting pregnant, and some risk for cancer, but it's nothing that should stop you from swinging if you enjoy it.
I'm having PCOS myself, and knowing that it is a real healt matter (not cureable so far, but there are meds to help with the symptoms) rather then just me being ugly has helped me a lot to get over the self-image problem.

avid · 08-25-2008, 06:35 PM

Because PCOS is a syndrome, there are many different aspects to it. It is most certainly NOT a "disease".

It's an area of research that I concentrated on when I was in the health care field, and one of the things that makes a common thread is the role of insulin resistance. One of the ways to help with insulin resistance, which can actually be quite effective, and that you have control of, is diet and exercise.

Here's a decent article that I just found:

PCOS and DIET by Martha McKittrick

Good luck. Educating yourself is your best tool.

**fun4Ds** · 08-26-2008, 04:38 AM

Could you ask your GYN about some of the myths vs truths you are hearing. Reguarding sex with anyone even your partner ?

I know we have a pretty good relationship with Mrs.funs Gyn now.

SecretAsianMan · 08-26-2008, 03:44 PM

I've been with a gal who's got the same condition & it's certainly shouldn't put any kind of damper on your activities.

And to user: "Avid" -- thanks for the link! I'll have to send that to my gal who has this condition to see if there's any information on there she needs.

intensity_too · 12-10-2008, 04:35 AM

I have PCOS, and it has never stopped me from hooking up. Sure, I have many of the symptoms of PCOS . . . weight issues, acne . . . I just make my flaws known to potential partners in the beginning.

I tell them that I am a big girl and that I have acne. Most of them ask why, and I explain PCOS to them. Most guys forget about the flaws and get really happy about the not being able to get pregnant thing!

JB0326 · 05-09-2009, 02:21 PM

Yes you can swing. it hasn't stop me yet.

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two4youinswva Better than Ice Cream Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,025 Location: va Status: Couple. He posts, She reads Blog Entries: 1	Re: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Still able to swing? Well, if I understand it correctly, it's not an STD, but rather an endocrine problem. So, I can't see why you couldn't swing. There is nothing communicable about it. (Not a Doctor/Stayed at Holiday Inn Express, etc etc). __________________ Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo -H.G. Wells

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Malachista Pussy on the Prowl Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 303 Location: Central Europe Status: Single Female Blog Entries: 28	Re: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Still able to swing? With PCOS you might have problems with your self-image (skin, hair, weight) and trouble with getting pregnant, and some risk for cancer, but it's nothing that should stop you from swinging if you enjoy it. I'm having PCOS myself, and knowing that it is a real healt matter (not cureable so far, but there are meds to help with the symptoms) rather then just me being ugly has helped me a lot to get over the self-image problem.

08-25-2008, 06:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
avid Open to the Universe Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 308 Location: Oshawa, ON Status: Female part of MFM triad	Re: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Still able to swing? Because PCOS is a syndrome, there are many different aspects to it. It is most certainly NOT a "disease". It's an area of research that I concentrated on when I was in the health care field, and one of the things that makes a common thread is the role of insulin resistance. One of the ways to help with insulin resistance, which can actually be quite effective, and that you have control of, is diet and exercise. Here's a decent article that I just found: PCOS and DIET by Martha McKittrick Good luck. Educating yourself is your best tool.

08-26-2008, 04:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
fun4Ds Julie's Helper Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,018 Location: Indiana. Status: couple Swing Lifestyle Name:mrmrsfun Blog Entries: 16	Re: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Still able to swing? Could you ask your GYN about some of the myths vs truths you are hearing. Reguarding sex with anyone even your partner ? I know we have a pretty good relationship with Mrs.funs Gyn now. __________________ well... at least we are normal pervs

08-26-2008, 03:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
SecretAsianMan Swingers Board Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 554 Location: Los Angeles Status: Single Male Swing Lifestyle Name:Secret_Asian_Man	Re: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Still able to swing? I've been with a gal who's got the same condition & it's certainly shouldn't put any kind of damper on your activities. And to user: "Avid" -- thanks for the link! I'll have to send that to my gal who has this condition to see if there's any information on there she needs. __________________ On the bed, on the floor, on a towel by the door! In the tub, in a car, up against the mini-bar!!

12-10-2008, 04:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
intensity_too Very, very intense! Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 70 Location: Iowa Status: a sorta married female who is "single" now.	Re: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Still able to swing? I have PCOS, and it has never stopped me from hooking up. Sure, I have many of the symptoms of PCOS . . . weight issues, acne . . . I just make my flaws known to potential partners in the beginning. I tell them that I am a big girl and that I have acne. Most of them ask why, and I explain PCOS to them. Most guys forget about the flaws and get really happy about the not being able to get pregnant thing!

05-09-2009, 02:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
JB0326 Registered Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 4 Location: daytona beach Status: couple	Re: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - Still able to swing? Yes you can swing. it hasn't stop me yet.

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