Re: endometriosis and PCOS
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 09 Aug 2000 11:28:39 -0400
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Wow, Molly ... Melanie seems to have all symptoms other than irregular periods ...
Melanie will be 28 in Dec - her 1st surgery for Endometriosis was at the age of 16
... She is going to have another in 2 months - this will be her 4th .. Doctors
said that may be her only chance of conceiving ... Sad ..
Molly Shulman wrote:
> Amy, we highly suspect that Rachel also has endometriosis. I am not willing
> for her to have a laproscopy done at 17. I have heard many women on this
> board refer to having both.
> Molly
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amy <amy.crowe@trism.com>
> To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION
> <pcos-medication@forum.obgyn.net>
> Date: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 7:19 AM
> Subject: Re: Confusion!
>
> >I have a question for the group ...
> >Does anyone also have endometriosis along with PCOS? I have a friend who
> has
> >severe endometriosis and when we had dinner last night she mentioned some
> PCOS
> >symptoms ... hair loss, weight gain, acne ...
> >
> >Molly Shulman wrote:
> >
> >> Mary Beth, be very careful. Yes, the symptoms coul d get much worse.
> >> Sometimes they 'go crazy" after a hormonal change, like the birth of a
> baby,
> >> going off the pill, etc. My daughter's body went crazy after she went
> off a
> >> bc pill at 15. She had always been very thin. She gained 40 lbs in 3
> >> months and the hair grew in very thick and coarse. What pill are you
> >> taking? There are certain pills that are not good for PCOS and some that
> >> are. I can understand how some make you feel bad. Have you tried
> different
> >> kinds? My daughter is very progestin sensitive and gets depression from
> >> many of them. We finally found a good one.
> >> Also, you need to look at treating the PCOS. Have you been tested for
> >> insulin resistance? My daughter is IR and takes metformin, an insulin
> >> sensitizer. She lost the weight and is thin again!
> >> Please do some research from this board before you make any decisions and
> >> make sure your doctor is well versed in PCOS!
> >> Molly
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Mary <barbourk@chi.ddbn.com>
> >> To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION
> >> <pcos-medication@forum.obgyn.net>
> >> Date: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 10:59 PM
> >> Subject: Confusion!
> >>
> >> >I was diagnosed with PCOS about 8 months ago. My only symptoms were no
> >> >menstral periods and acne, both of which I thought to be a result of
> >> >stress. Since I was diagnosed, I have been on the birth control pill.
> I
> >> >am not a fan of the pill. I have been on it in the past and have always
> >> >experienced side effects that bothered me and made me feel unlike
> >> >myself. I wish that I could treat this without the pill or a hormone.
> >> >Do you have any suggestions? My doctor told me that sometimes just by
> >> >adding more protein and less carbs to my diet and reducing stress, PCOS
> >> >can correct itself. She said that after one year on the pill, I could
> >> >stopp taking it and see if my body could produce a period on its own.
> Do
> >> >you think this will work, because the pill is driving me crazy!
> >> >ALSO, I am very confused. Everthing I read about PCOS says that the
> >> >women who have it are usually obese! I am 25 years old, 125 pounds and
> >> >wear a size six. I work out regularly. I don't have facial hair
> >> >either. Are ther any other women out there like me who have been
> >> >diagnosed, but do not have a weight problem? Also, should I anticipate
> >> >growth of facial hair, obesity, etc.???
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Mary Beth
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
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