PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for May, 2002: Re: Diagnosis of PCOS

Re: Diagnosis of PCOS

From: Victoria (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 5 May 2002 21:44:59 -0400

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Hi,

In addition to what was already there, http://www.womens-health.co.uk/pcos.htm might help. The American Infertility Association at http://www.americaninfertility.com is also good. You don't have to have cysts on the ovaries to be diagnosed. A regular full compliment of tests (like FSH, LH, prolactin, T4, T4, free T, total T, progesterone, SHBG, HbA1C, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, dexamethosone challenge test (for adrenal androgens), fasting glucose and fasting insulin, the ratio of insulin to glucose for starters) might be a start.

As for doctors, I would suggest doing a search on the PCOS general forum archives.

-- Victoria

> From: anonymous@medispecialty.com (anonymous) > > I have recently heard about PCOS and am wondering how it is diagnosed. I > recently went to a dermatologist for several reasons and in giving her > some history about myself she suggested that I might have PCOS. However > since I was moving out of state she wrote me some notes on an RX pad and > told me to contact a doctor once I had moved. I did see an > endrocrinologist and he did an ultrasound to check my ovaries, which > appeared to not have any cysts. After a recent update on a local news > show I found out about the website. Anway I took the short quiz and > scored an 11. My question is how is this PCOS diagnosed if you don't > have cysts on your ovaries? I tried to find a PCOS physician in my area > but didn't see any for Arizona. Can you tell me how it is diagnosed and > perhaps even recommend a doctor in the Phoenix area. > > Thanks for any help you can provide. > k

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