Re: PCOS or Cushings?
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 Mar 2001 05:55:02 +0100 (MET DST)
Hi Christa,
Elevated cortisol without disturbance of other values (Prl, FSH/LH ratio, T, DHEA) may signal Cushing's disease or syndrome. The symptoms may be quite similar to PCOS because of the hyperandrogenism and there may also be an overlap of the two.
Sam (Ob/Gyn,RE)
> I got my blood work back and it showed elevated levels of cortisol and
> normal levels of everything else. Someone on another board said it's
> possible I could have Cushings Disease or Syndrome or whatever. I was
> diagnosed with PCOS after a sonogram showed the little cysts around my
> ovaries. My symptoms from late adolescence (which are still current)
> were acne, hirsutism on my chin, and excrutiatingly painful periods for
> day one and two of my cycle. Now I'm starting to get confused and
> nervous. Can I have both Cushings and PCOS? I am getting the 24hr urine
> test done this week. I have to try and collect my urine on a day that I
> don't work or have school for obvious reasons. Maybe I can start
> collecting on Sunday morning! Does anyone have experience with this? I
> would appreciate some info. I have been to a website on Cushings
> already but I'm starting to get overwhelmed by all the stuff I'm
> reading. I'm not a doctor and it seems like alot of this stuff
> (symptoms) are similar. HELP!!
>
> --
> Christa :-)
>
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