PCOS Messages for June, 2000: Re: Could I have PCOS???

Re: Could I have PCOS???

From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 18 Jun 2000 23:28:29 -0500 (CDT)

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Dear Abby,

A year after you start your cycle, you should be regular. I do not think that your school nurse would be familiar with this unless she knew someone with PCOS. Even if she were familiar with PCOS, there is nothing she could do about it. A lot of drs do not know about this problem. Most of us have had to go to endocrinologists, some (me and about 5 others) have been able to get help from a gynecologist). A lot of people are overweight but when you add that to hairy and irregular periods, you really sound like someone with PCOS.

Have you talked to your mom about this? Is she concerned about it? Have you been to the PCOSupport web page at http://www.pcosupport.org? This is a problem that needs to be taken care of. PCOS can (and most likely will) lead to diabetes, heart disease and endometrial cancer. I am not trying to scare you. You can find this out by reading the information that is available.

You can combat this by finding a dr in your area that is familiar with PCOS. There is a list of healthcare professionals on the site I linked above. Be sure to look in the research studies area also because those drs should also be familiar with PCOS. If you cannot find one in your area (or on your insurance plan, you can do a search on this board, if you still cannot find a dr--just ask us.

I wish you well. I also have a teenaged daughter with PCOS and I know that it can be awful from my own personal experience but I also know that it can now be treated and life can go on at a normal weight without extra hair.

At Sun, 18 Jun 2000, Abby wrote: >
>Hey everybody. I'm a 16 year old female in Massachusetts. I've had my
>period for about 2 1/2 years now. I still skip often...by often I mean
>that I regularly skip between 2 and 7 months at a time! This does not
>seem to me to be normal. I asked a couple people and they've said that
>it might be possible that that's my cycle. Is that possible?? I have a
>couple other symptoms of PCOS too, such as being overweight and hairy.
>What should I do? Would my school nurse be of any help?? I'd appreciate
>any information on what is going on with me! Thanks so much!
> ~*Abby*~

-- Hope this helps,

Belle

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