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Re: PCOS> Is early puberty ALWAYS a sign?
From: Becky (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 24 Apr 2000 17:33:59 -0500 (CDT)
Thank You so much! The Pill is helping both my acne and periods... I
would like to go off it if I have PCOS and try natural treatments like
diet, etc... Im going to talk to my dr about it, because If she know I
have it, I want to know too!
At Mon, 24 Apr 2000, Sallie wrote:
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>Becky
>>From everyone I have listened to for the past couple of years on the
>boards is that they started their first period around age 12. My three
>daughters ages 18,16,and 15 all started their first period around age 12
>and they all have PCOS.
>Were you saying you wanted to go off the pill to get officially
>diagnosed? Did the doctor just put you on the pill to regulate your
>periods but never gave you a diagnosis? I have heard of so many women
>whom their doctors put them on the pill and did not mention PCOS. Later
>the woman would go in and announce that she thinks that she has PCOS and
>the doctor says "of course you do". It is noted on the chart but the
>doctor doesn't think it is necessary to tell you or give you a name of
>what you have.
>Is the pill helping with the acne and periods? My daughters and I
>decided for them not to go on the pill because if they did we could not
>tell if any of the natural treaments were working or not. How long have
>you been on the pill? I think if the pill is working for you then don't
>mess with it just to get an official diagnosis. Many doctors do not
>think the blood tests are reliable anyway and rely on symptoms alone for
>a diagnosis. It would take a month or two (maybe more) of not taking
>the pill for your system to mess up again before they could do a blood
>test. However if you think you are insulin resistant and want to go off
>the pill to see if regulating your insulin is enough to make your body
>function normally on its own then that is another story. Although it is
>hard to find a doctor sometimes to first test for insulin resistance
>much less end up treating it (especially for young patients that are not
>trying to get pregnant). That is what we ran in to. No doctor would
>test them for insulin resistance or think of doing anything else besides
>the pill. Well I hope this gives you some perspective to think on. At
>Sun, 23 Apr 2000, Becky wrote:
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>>I know that there are many differnet signs of PCOS, but anything I have
>>ever read mentioned early onset puberty (7,8,9). I have some symptoms
>>(about 30 lbs overweight, mild acne, and horribly irregular periods),
>>but I didn't start puberty until I was about 12, and my first period
>>came when I was 13 and a half. I am now 19. I was wondering if I
>>should mention PCOS to my ob/gyn...I am on Ortho-TriCyclen to regulate
>>my periods. I would want to be officially diagnosed with PCOS, rather
>>than being put on the pill so I have regular cycles. Tahnks ~Becky
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>Sallie
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