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Re: Question for Dr. Sam re: tests performed

From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 16 Sep 2001 16:40:02 +0200

Hi Meaghan,

BCPs suppress FSH,LH, estrogens and progesterone, some of them androgens too. Therefore it is meaningless to run hormonal tests for PCOS while on BCPs. If you want information on them, you should stop the pill and wait at least until the next period (which is usually late) and have the blood drawn between days 1-3 of that cycle. For your info

Sam

> Dr. Sam:
> I had blood tests done to determine if I have PCOS, and the results can
> back a slight case (I don't have the specific numbers now). However, at
> the time I had the tests done, I was on BCPs. I asked the endo if I
> should go off them before testing, and he said it didn't really matter.
> My question is, should I be re-tested having been off the pill now for
> two months, or should I trust the results from tests while on the pill?
> Thanks, Meaghan

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