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Re: Got doctor to order tests, YEAH!
From: Jan (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 21 Mar 2000 20:50:26 -0600 (CST)
Prolactin is one of the hormones that my be elevated in PCOS. It is the
hormone that causes breast milk production. I understand some PCOSers
have problems with milk leakage, even if they aren't nursing.
At Mon, 20 Mar 2000, janeen wrote:
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>I finally got the doctor to order some tests. I went in today and told
>him I thought I was insulin resistant. He looked at me like I was nuts
>and acted like I had never mentioned my PCOS to him in November. Anyway,
>he is sending me for a pelvis us, comprehensive metabolic profile, lipid
>panel, cbc, ca125, FSH, LH, prolactin, testosterone, estradiol, and 3
>hour GTT. I hope the GTT will show something. He seems to think that
>my US will be negative and that there is nothing wrong with me but a
>previous GYN. told me I had PCOS. I am hoping that this will prove to
>him that I am not crazy. He mentioned that if some of the tests come
>back positive he will probably refer me to an endocrinologist. This is
>good right? They handle this sort of thing all the time. What I was
>wondering was... Does anyone know what prolactin is and why he would be
>testing it? Thanks!
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