PCOS Messages for June, 2000: Re: A light at the end of the tunnel?

Re: A light at the end of the tunnel?

From: Kay (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Jun 2000 13:55:13 -0500 (CDT)

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Well, it sounds a lot like PCOS. I would try to see an Edoicronolgist. That way you can get the test run, and see what your test say. Good luck and just remember, you are NOT alone. Kay #3 At Wed, 28 Jun 2000, D. wrote: >
>I am so glad to have found this web page. During a recent physical, I
>discussed with my doctor some of the current health concerns that I
>have. Based on our conversation, she decided that I was displaying
>symptoms of perimenopause, and offered me a prescription for birth
>control pills. I declined. I am 36 years old, and I smoke. We both
>agreed that my hormones were out of whack, and it seems that
>perimenopause was the only diagnosis that she was willing (or able) to
>make. A blood sample was taken, and my thyroid hormone level was "in
>the normal range". I decided that more research was in order. If my
>hormones were out of whack, I wanted to know why. I'm just not willing
>to accept that I am displaying the symptoms of perimenopause at the age
>of 36 years.
>
>I am the second youngest child in a family of eight children. I have
>only one sister, she has 4 children, the rest are brothers. I have one
>child, and it took me 6 years and a miscarriage to be blessed with him.
>He is now 7 years old, we use no birth control, and so far nothing. I
>wouldn't say that I'm infertile, but I do have problems with conception.
>I suffer from extremely painful ovulation every month. My cycles,
>always regular, have been shorter than normal for the last 7 months. I
>have never skipped a cycle in my life with the exception of my
>pregnancies. My periods are extremely heavy, lengthy, and quite
>painful.
>
>The hair......my goodness....the hair. In the last year I've sprouted a
>mustache thicker than my husbands. The hair on my legs has become much
>coarser and darker, and I've now got a line of hair from my navel to the
>pubic area, which itself has decided to start traveling down my thighs.
>Two nights ago during a soak in the tub, I noticed black, coarse, inch
>long hairs on my arms. Not many, a dozen or so on each arm. Hair on my
>breasts around the nipples...again long dark and coarse. I'm a natural
>blonde with very fair skin. I've noticed no thinning of the hair on my
>scalp thus far.
>
>My entire body shape has changed, also. I have no waist to speak of
>anymore. Definitely gaining weight in a male pattern.....lower abdomen,
>hips. Thickening in the upper back and arms. My voice has gotten
>huskier and deeper. I feel as if I'm turning into a man. But then men
>don't have mood swings like I do, do they?
>
>I've bookmarked the page that Michelle gave the link to down below (PCOS
>FAQ page). I seem to fit the profile of PCOS with the exception of my
>periods. Where most PCOS sufferers experience absent or sporadic
>periods, I've been experiencing just the opposite. Do I accept the
>diagnosis of perimenopause and treat the symptoms with hormones? Or do I
>pursue this further and push for further tests for hyperinsulinemia? The
>way my HMO works, it is indeed going to take alot of pushing on my part,
>but I'm willing to do that. Any input you may have for me will be
>greatly appreciated. I also have to do some more research.

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