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Re: Can anyone help me?From: Sallie (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 24 Apr 2000 08:30:05 -0500 (CDT)
First of all if you are on the pill your LH/FSH would definitely be in normal range as well as your testosterone and prolactin. That is why women with PCOS are put on the pill - to lower these hormone levels. Your doctor is not much of a doctor if he thinks you would not have normal levels on the pill. I would look for another doctor. If you want an official diagnosis you would need to go off the pill for a few months to see what your hormone levels are. The birth control pill stops the ovaries from functioning and the signals of your body to release hormones are shut down. The pill actually makes your body think it is pregnant. What kind of BCP are you on? Is it helping with symptoms like acne or hair? Some of the newer lower androgen pills are recommended for PCOS. As far as not having polycystic ovaries - when was that checked? where you on the pill? It really doesn't matter because some women do not show polycystic ovaries because the attempt to ovulate is shut down sooner than for some women. The cysts are formed when the egg begins to surface on the ovary but it is never released. The egg forms the cyst. If the egg does not ever come to the surface enough then the cyst would not form. Does that make sense? A woman is still not ovulating even if cysts do not form and is making testosterone instead of progesterone that would be released from the ovary after ovulation. If you are on the pill you would not have cystic ovaries because the pill shuts down the ovaries therefore no cysts would form. When you are not on the pill some women attempt to ovulate more than others and all the pasts cysts or eggs attempt to burst out at the same time enlarging and aggravating the ovary. Other women's eggs do not come to the surface as much and the ovaries do not enlarge as much. Again being on the pill makes your ovaries stop attempting to ovulate so the ovaries calm down and become dormant. I hope this helps. SallieAt Tue, 18 Apr 2000, Donan wrote: > >I believe I have PCOS and the worst Dr. in Oklahoma. My period stopped >when I was 21. I have hair growth on parts of my body that a woman >should not have hair--the worst being my face. I've gained almost 60 >lbs and have battling with it for almost 5 yrs, and have battled >depression for several years. I have all of the symptoms of PCOS except >polycystic ovaries. I have read on the PCOSA page that I could still >have PCOS without the bum ovaries. Is this true? And how can I convice >my Dr. if it is. The other part of my story is that my Dr. tested my >blood and found that my FSH, LH, and Prolactin were in normal ranges and >that my testerone was actually a little low. I am on the pill and it >was the day before my period was supposed to start. Would that make a >big difference? My doc says no. I would really appreciate some answers >or suggestions if anyone has them!! > >-- >Signed, >Donan >
-- Sallie
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