Re: PCOS after taking oral contraception?
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 8 Apr 2003 19:32:23 +0200
Hi Claudina,
PCOS may stike at whatever age, but your problem seems to be more likely a case of post-pill amenorrhoea.
To clarify this, you should have an enocrine check-up.
For your info
Sam
> I have a 9 year old son, and always thought I was "normally" fertile. As
> a teen my period was slightly irregular (sometimes off by 5 days), and I
> only recall skipping a menstrual cycle twice. I did not have acne and
> was not obese.
>
> I am now 30 years old and have stopped taking oral contraception for 6
> months. For three months I had regular periods (off by 2 or 3 days
> only). The last three months I have not had menstruation. I have
> gained about 7-10 lbs, and I have mild acne since I stopped the pill.
>
> My question is:
> "Is it possible that I have developed PCOS? Or maybe I always had it,
> and it has now become more severe? Does taking the pill for several
> years affect PCOS?"
>
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