PCOS Messages for April, 2000: Re: I need some advice please!!

Re: I need some advice please!!

From: Kay (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 30 Apr 2000 16:41:22 -0500 (CDT)

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Jess--You are not alone! I'm new to this site to and it has been a God-send! I've learned more in the past few days about PCOS and it's treatment and have gotten more encouragment than I ever have. Like you, I developed symptoms as a young teen, but now at age 36, I'm just now having confirmation that it's not just that my hormones are a little off and I eat too much. There are days that I look at myself and wonder if I'll become nothing more than a balding, fat, female gorilla--but knowing that there is treatment has boosted my spirits enormously. The symptoms you are experiencing are classic to PCOS and you deserve a dr. to treat you with respect and up-to-date knowledge. As you'll read here, there are treatments that can make a big difference, but it is often an uphill battle finding a dr. to treat you appropriately. Most women have had success finding help with a reproductive endocrinologist, some with a regular gyn (but don't count on that). There are other websites that may be helpful to you to...someone else may be able to help you find those.

At Sun, 30 Apr 2000, Jess wrote: >
>I'm an 18 year old girl who has been diagnosed with PCOS since I was
>15/16. I never really bothered with it before, I believed I had it, and
>there was nothing I could do with it. But then the hair started to
>grow. First it was a patch on the sides of my face, I managed to cover
>it with my hair though. Then I noticed it on the tops of my legs, this
>is really thick, which I shaved off. Now, I have hair on my tummy,
>chin, neck, feet you name it, it's there! The other day I realised it
>was on my bottom, and it was quite a lot of black hair. I've finally
>realised something seriously has to be done.
>I've been to the doctor many a time, and she said she wouldn't give me
>any treatment because of my weight. She's worried that if I go on the
>pill, I'll become even more obese.
>I really can't go on with all this body hair though. It's realy getting
>me down. I always feel depressed which makes me stuff my face, which
>then results in more weight, so the vicous circle goes on.
>I now have a boyfriend who lives 250 miles away, we met on the net. But
>I'm worried about meeting him with all this body hair, I don't want to
>scare him off.
>If anyone knows about any treatment of any kind, can they get in contact
>with me, I would really love to get rid of some of this hair!
>
>Thanks
>
>--
>Jess
>

--
Blessings!
I'm keeping my hairy chin up!
Kay

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