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Re: question about lab results... Dr. Sam, help if you can...

From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 4 May 2001 18:28:05 +0100 (MET DST)


Hi Lisa,

If you have a period every 5 w, how do you know they are ovulatory (ultrasound, progesterone,BBT)? It is difficult to differentiate between adrenal or ovarian origin of hyperandrogenism. Ultrasound may help visualise your ovaries being policystic (PCO).

> I do ovulate as far as I know.
>
> At Thu, 3 May 2001, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote:
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >Normal period is a very tricky expression (see an earlier post here). A
> period is normal, if you ovulate. Do you?
> >
> >Sam
> >
> >> I have a question about pcos VS adrenal problems. I have almost normal
> >> periods, about every 5 weeks. The only blood test that is very very
> >> elavated is DHEA-S, it is 630 and the range says 35-430. So, to me that
> >> seems pretty high. My testosterone is a little high, 136..range says
> >> 63-120. Everything else is within normal range. Could this signify
> >> that the problem is an adrenal problem rather than an ovary problem? I
> >> am not overweight but I do have problems with excess hair. But since I
> >> have normal periods and am not overweight, I sometimes wonder if it
> >> really is pcos???? Any thoughts??? Thanks.
> >>
>




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