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Re: Have Dr. Appt next month and need advice.
From: Denann (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 23 Jun 2000 11:11:51 -0500 (CDT)
Thank you very much Belle! You have been very helpful!! I was wondering
about the insulin because when I went to the doctor she did the finger
prick to test my blood sugar? and it was ok. She wanted to make sure I
wasn't diabetic. I will ask her about the IGTT and GTT tests. I'm not
sure we have a doctor in town. I will check around.
Thank you again for being so helpful!
At Fri, 23 Jun 2000, Belle wrote:
>
>Your symptoms are those of PCOS, combine that with the family history
>and it looks very much like you may have PCOS. You may want to see a
>specialist that has information about PCOS.
>
>The ortho tricyclen is not a good pill for us. The bleeding that you
>are having between periods is called "break-through bleeding" and is an
>indication that the hormones in the pill are not appropriate for you. If
>you neeed to prevent pregnancy, you should be on a single dosage pill
>instead of a varying dosage pill. The reason your period was so heavy
>with the Provera is because of the thickness of your uterus. All of the
>lining that had build up during the months that you did not have a
>period had to be flushed out. If this had been left, you would be at a
>much greater risk for endometrial cancer.
>
>You do not have to have cysts to have PCOS. The name was determined
>before this was discovered. Also, cysts do not ofter show up on an
>sonogram. I had a normal looking test and during an exploratory
>surgery, it was discovered that I had over 100 cysts on each ovary.
>
>The research on PCOS has really exploded in the last two years. Your dr
>may not know about it yet. You can see if there is a dr in your area on
>the PCOSupport web site. http://www.pcosupport.org You can look under
>health care professionals and under research studies. You can also ask
>here for recommendations for a dr in your area.
>
>If you have PCOS, you should be tested for insulin problems with a 2 - 5
>hour glucose tolerance test with insulin levels (IGTT or GTT with
>insulin). A fasting level will NOT do! It has been determined that PCOS
>is linked with insulin problems. Some drs suspect that all women with
>PCOS will have an insulin problem show up if the tests were sensitive
>enough. You can pass the insulin problem to your *children*, boys and
>girls. You need to find out if this is what you have for yourself and
>your kids.
>
>--
>Hope this helps,
>
>Belle
>
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