WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 1999: Re: polycystic ovaries?

Re: polycystic ovaries?

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Sat, 30 Jan 1999 14:34:04 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 4 Dec 1997, D. Ashley Hill, M.D. wrote: >
>At Thu, 4 Dec 1997, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>
>>I have recently been diagnosed with PCO, and I'm confused about it. I guess the diagnosis comes from a recent
>>ultrasound (done because of irregular periods and left sided discomfort)
>>that exhibited multiple cysts (< 8mm) on each ovary (snip).
>
>Well, I'm not sure why someone has diagnosed you with PCOS, since it's a
>*syndrome* of symptoms, and not a diagnosis made simply by ultrasound.
>Every menstruating woman has ovaries with multiple cysts in them. In
>fact, that's what ovaries do. The cysts are "warming up", if you will,
>to (hopefully) become the cyst that releases an egg sometime down the
>road, so both ovaries have multiple cysts, usually measuring a few
>millimeters to a centimeter each.
>
>As you note, PCOS, which should really be called hyperandrogenic
>anovulation, is a syndrome of symptoms including such things as
>excessive hair growth, irregular periods, infertility, difficulty with
>weight loss, and, in some cases, diabetes or acanthosis nigricans, a
>skin condition usually found under the arms.
>
>I can't make a diagnosis over the Internet, but in most cases I would
>ignore such asymptomatic cysts in a premenopausal woman. Please ask
>your doctor about these cysts and whether or not any appear abnormal.
>
>Good luck with everything.
>
>--
>Ashley Hill
>D. Ashley Hill, M.D.
>Associate Director
>Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
>Florida Hospital Family Practice Residency
>Orlando, FL
>http://www.gate.net/~dahmd
>
>I apologize, but I am unable to answer personal e-mail
>due to time constraints.
>

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How can I find mor info on PCOS???  In addition to the symptoms listed, hair changes,weight loss difficulty, I also have extreme mood swings and almost chronic yeast infections...any suggestions

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