Re: Breast Lumps??
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 27 Apr 2001 18:36:07 +0100 (MET DST)
Hi Liz,
Sorry, but I haven't had any PCOS patients with breast lumps, although yours seem to be cysts. In general: breasts are hormonally sensitive and any imbalance may result in lumps/cysts.
For your help
Sam
> Can anyone help me with this?
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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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