Well for me no, it does not diminish i unfortunatly started having that facial hair issue when i was in the 8th grade. and it kept going all my life. i am a year and 3 months out. no such luck still have to shave cause it was so dense that plucking was never an option for me. if you are very fair skinned or caucasion or latina laser surgery will work wonders for you. if you are african american you have a longer road on this journey. i dont know if this will chane over the years. i am on spironolactone to help with the over production of andogens in my body. ( im hard headed i dont take it every day like i should. tired of spending 5 minutes plus paying my water bill.)  im going to go pop one now though. i do not have the adult acne though. by the Grace of God. But acne can be cured. Unfortunately it looks like this curse of facial hair is my cross to bear for the rest of my life. I am tired of crying over this. But this thing hinders me from having an active social life. I stay indoors alot and to my self. And i do not have a dating life at all. No matter how much make up i try to use on top of the dark spots on my upper lip chin, sideburns face and neck the dark spots still show through. even with concealer i have to cake on so much make up i look like i sat up and got out of a coffin some days. ( this is also very pricey) trying to find a foundation that will even out the skin and not  touch and smear on all my clothes. I am glad you posted this. i needed to vent again. I HAVE HEARD OF  people having chemical peels to get the dark spots gone and evening out skin, And most say go to the dermo. i have also seen some on youtube and on ebay where people have done it at home. Every doctor online that i have seen presented with this question has stated DO NOT DO CHEMICAL PEELS AT HOME. LET AN PROFESSIONAL ASSESS YOUR SKIN!!!!!   To each his own. Find a dermo, an endocrinologist or an doctor who specializes in pcos and go from there.

Me TOO!  Yes I agree the tweezing is better, too.

Hi

I live in Austraila so I'm not to sure of the differences. I get a full blood work up every yr and I always have it back within 3 full working days. If I go in on a friday morning they  would be back by Tuesday, if I went in Friday afternoon they would be back by Wednesday.

Hope that helps
chrissie

My PCOS symptoms went away right after surgery - 1 month after, I had surgery in 2002. I lost all my weight THEN had 2 children and now 7 years later, I am getting under-the-chin hair again and my hair is BAD. It was bad right after surgery and then improved. 2 kids later and 30 pounds later, my symptoms are back.  Except, I am still getting my period.

I am not a Dr.  but I am starting to wonder if our bodies have a set weight at which they are happy and everything functions so much better.  Even 20 pounds ago, I was not having any symptoms.

my daughter just had this done on friday and i am wondering how long it takes to get the results back?