Re: 17 and wondering...
From: GS (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 2 Jun 2000 09:05:14 -0500 (CDT)
Kristina,
I definitely agree with Barbara. I've been irregular all my life, but
every doctor just told me that that was just how some women are. I'm
now 31 and was just diagnosed a few months ago (thanks in large part to
resources like this board - there's more information here than just
about any other source!). I would certainly talk to a doctor - it
doesn't necessarily mean medication - you may be able to control it by
diet and exercise, but it's still really important to know for sure.
Best of luck to you.
At Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Barbara wrote:
>
>First off, good for you for excercising and eating right!
>With the relief in symptoms you have had, I'm sure it is helping. You
>should still discuss it with your doctor though, you may have PCOS,
>which means you may be Insulin Resistant which requires treatment. When
>your doctor noted that your 'male hormones were high' did he offer a
>diagnosis? or any type of treatment? It sounds like you could talk with
>your mom about all this, and that is great.
>Definately take the possibility of PCOS seriously, many of us wished we
>knew then what we know now, the earlier you get treatment the better off
>you will be.
>Good Luck!
>At Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Kristina wrote:
>>
>>I am 17 and just found out about PCOS about a month ago. I have had my
>>period for about 4 years and it has never been regular. I skip months
>>often (sometimes going through all of the motions of a period -cramping,
>>bloating, etc.- but never bleeding) and the months when I do bleed it's
>>only for about 3 days. I never worried about it, but then I got a blood
>>test done and they doctor told me that my male hormones were too
>>high...about 10 points higher than the high end of the normal scale. My
>>mom was reading something and came across a PCOS site and started
>>telling me about it. I also experience a loss of hair...I can run my
>>fingers through my hair at any given moment and have some hairs (about
>>5-7) in my hand. I've been exercising (at least every other day) and
>>eating low carb (for other reasons...I started before I had heard about
>>PCOS) for almost a year and my last two periods have been the closest to
>>normal they've ever been and I don't loose as much hair anymore. My
>>question is...should I still talk to a doctor about this? Will the low
>>carb eating and exercise contain the PCOS or should I still talk to my
>>doctor and get tested to make sure I have it and maybe be put on
>>medication??? Thanks for the help!
>
>--
>Barbara
>
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