PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for January, 2002: Re: Diagnosed at 13

Re: Diagnosed at 13

From: Stefanie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 19 Jan 2002 00:01:55 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 23 Jan 2001, Cyrilla wrote: >
>Beth, I was diagnosed with PCO at 19 (I'm 36 too), and when I found out
>earlier this year about the insulin connection, and the possible risks to my
>health from diabeties, hypertension, heart disease, etc., I was frustrated
>too!! All those wasted years that my condition just kept getting worse!
>The funny thing is, I thought all my extra hair was because I'm part
>Portuguese! Pretty funny, huh?
>

I have got an even better one. I started having these symptoms at 13, with onset of my period. I went to four differnet ob/gyns through the years. I was told that it was because I was Scotttish, because I was "obesse' (i wiegh a whopping 160, hardly obese), because I was sexually active, because I was depressed, because it is PMS, because I have an STD (nope, never had, never did), and because I did not excersise enough. Finally, I rolled the dice, and got a doctor that told me it was non IR PCOS. But all she could offer were BC pills, which made all my symptoms worse, and made me have a period every other week. I was diagnosed at age 25. Now, I am such a mess...my growth was severly stunted, im hairy, overweight, and scarred from the long years of no treatment and a miscarriage. WHy wouldnt a doctor take my complaints seriously? Why was my health made out to seem like a psychosomatic problem, as opposed to a real issue. How many other doctors do the same to other girls. WHat can be done?

>> I was diagnosed with PCOS at 13 and I'm now 25. I never really thought
>> much about it until my husband and I discussed having a child. It's
>> unnerving to me that no one ever educated me on what having PCOS really
>> was. My OB/GYN doesn't see a really big problem with it except for the
>> hirutism and difficulty getting pregnant. But I've also found that PCOS
>> is probably responsible for my hypertension, also diagnosed at 13! I
>> learned 1 in 4 women have it, which makes it pretty common, however more
>> should be done on it in the media and literature because folks like me
>> just thought the hair was because I was German!!
>>
>> I'm not on any meds right now, but I am seeing my OB today and with the
>> research I've been doing I'd like to ask for something that can combat
>> my infertility ... we really want a little one!
>>
>> It's calming to see others out there with the same frustrations ... I
>> always thought I was alone.
>>
>> Beth
>> In the middle of the Pacific
>>

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