PCOS Messages for March, 2000: Re: Quick diagnosis. Can this be right?

Re: Quick diagnosis. Can this be right?

From: Molly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 29 Mar 2000 16:30:04 -0800

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Hi Ben, PCOS has many symptoms and you don't have to have them all to be diagnosed. My 16 year daughter has many of the symptoms. I did not but still just learned that also have PCOS. It is important information to have but does not mean she will have all the symptoms at some point in her life. Sometimes the birth control pill can mask some symptoms. When my daughter went off the pill, her body went haywire. After diagnosis last August, she started Ovcon35 birth control pill, spironolactone, and metformin. This site is a wealth of information. Please email me privately if you wish and keep reading and learning all you can from this site. These women know so much! Take care! Molly

-----Original Message----- From: Ben <anonymous@obgyn.net> To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS <anonymous@obgyn.net> Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 10:42 AM Subject: Quick diagnosis. Can this be right?

>My girlfriend has recently been diagnosed with PCOS. After one
>appointment with the Doctor, and an Ultra Sound. They found a number of
>small cysts on her ovaries, and from what I gather, that is enough
>information to diagnose someone with PCOS? I am curious if this is
>correct, as she's never had any of the other symptoms, (i.e. hair loss,
>acne, etc.) Is a person with cysts on the ovaries automatically
>diagnosed with PCOS? Or could these cysts be something else?
>
>I would like to know if caught early enough, in her case, is it possible
>to stop the course of this syndrome? Or is she definitely looking at
>developing all the other symptoms at some point?
>
>The Doctor also told her that she needs to be tested for endometriosis
>(forgive the spelling). Is this a condition commonly associated with
>the syndrome? Any information is greatly appreciated, as I'm very
>confused and concerned. And I would love to be able to tell her that
>she's going to be alright. She's only 23, is this common at such a
>young age?
>

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