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scared to tell my mom about pcos..?

i’m 18 and a freshman in college, and i went to a dermatologist concerning acne problems i’ve been having,
and the doctor told me i have all these symptoms that could mean having pcos, a medical condition that can cause infertility, and lead to other medical problems such as diabetes.

i have a gyno appointment set for wednesday, and i’m terrified to go because i’m not sure of what kind of tests they’re going to perform or what they’re going to end up telling me.

i really want to tell my mom about this appointment, because it’s a scary thing for me and could be potentially serious, but the dermatologist told me i’ll probably end up going on birth control. i’m not sexually active at all, as i am still a virgin, but my mom absolutely will not let me go on it. she’s really religious and doesn’t believe in the use of birth control, and a lot of the times she thinks what doctors say a lot of the times is wrong and that conditions are over-diagnosed and over-prescribed. so i want to tell her about having to go and my potential for having this syndrome, but i’m afraid if i tell her she wont let me go to get treatment and won’t let me receive the medications i need.

what should i do about this? this is all just a complicated and scary mess.