PCOS Messages for June, 2001: Re: PCOS : does it run in the family?

Re: PCOS : does it run in the family?

From: Alta (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 23 Jun 2001 11:26:06 -0500 (CDT)

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Kristy, >From what I've read so far on PCOS, you may not find it easily in your
family tree because it has been under diagnosed. What you might find instead are relatives who are/were insulin resistant, which may have lead to Type 2 diabetes. You might also find other relatives who have problems with lipid levels, but they've never been tested to see if they are IR.

My maternal grandmother had PCOS but was never diagnosed. She had more of the symptoms than I do. She developed Type II diabetes and died from its complications at the young age of 68. So, you can see why I'm happy to be getting treatment for PCOS and IR!

Also, by definition, you can be menopausal and still have PCOS. Even if the ovaries are removed, the metabolic problem of PCOS is still there.

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Alta

At Fri, 22 Jun 2001, Kristy wrote:
>
>Rose,
>
>I have a question about what your RE's nurse has said about
>PCOS running in families.  I'm sure that my mother might
>have had PCOS at one time before she became menopausal but
>she was never diagnosed so I think that it ended up being
>that the symptoms that I thought were PCOS related at one
>time turned out to be from menopause and her being
>overweight has led to her being type 2 diabetic.  So my
>question is this.  What if you are the only one in your
>family on either side that has PCOS?  The reason I ask is
>b/c as of this time I'm the only one in my family both on
>maternal and paternal sides that has it.
>
>=====
>Kristy :)

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