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HELP - How do I get Doctor to take PCOS seriously!From: Jackie (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 6 Apr 2000 10:10:26 -0500 (CDT)
I need some advice! I am a 27 year old woman who was diagnosed with PCOS over a year ago. I have been to see three different doctors since then and none of them seem willing to help me. I have all the classic PCOS symptoms - massive amounts of facial hair and excess body hair, I get my period 3 or four times a year maximum, and since graduating from school five years ago have gained over 70 pounds. This is destroying my life and the doctors treat it like a comestic problem. When I asked my gyn about the various drugs (Metformin / ACTOS etc) she said they did not give drugs for "comestic problems" and that I just needed to lose weight. She pointed to the fact that my weight gain is recent to support her theory that I could lose weight if I wanted to. Its true I have gained the weight since college but I was a Division 1 swimmer working out over five hours a day with my team - is that a reasonable expectation of my doctor - that I need to continue that type of intense exercise and hold a job? I do still run 5-6 times a week for over an hour and am in good shape. And the hair is unmanagable and had been for years combined with I recently had a uterine biopsy which came back abnormal. Am I losing my mind or is this more than a "comestic problem". I am beginning to feel helpless and lost - like maybe the doctors right and I just need more "self-discipline" - if anyone had an equally frustrating doctor response - please respond and let me know how you dealt with them.
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