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Re: Breast Lumps??
From: cathy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 27 Apr 2001 18:55:24 -0500 (CDT)
I don't have any lumps, but I have read that women with pcos are more
likely to have fibrocystic breast disease. I don't know if that helps!
Cath
At Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Liz wrote:
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>Can anyone help me with this?
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>I am 19 and have had PCOS for 5 years now. I have only recently (late
>last year) been prescribed the contraceptive pill and metformin.
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>I have most of the PCOS symptoms and i am also insulin resistant.
>
>Just wondering though, are breast lumps linked with PCOS? I have found 4
>large lumps in my breast over the past 2 years One was quite large and
>had to be removed immediately, the others are still with me (!) but will
>be removed later in the year. They are all fybroid cysts and not
>malignant (as far as we know), but they are all growing in size and will
>need to be removed.
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>My Gyno told me it was unrelated, but i placed a post in the other forum
>and a few women said they have found similar lumps. Anyone else out
>there with the same thing? Perhaps a professional oppinon? Dr Sam?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>--
>Liz
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