Re: A new sufferer from the UK
From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Jun 2000 16:53:23 -0500 (CDT)
Please go to http://www.pcosupport.org. You will find a list of the
current medications and what they do for us. You could also read the
posts here. There is a lot of information that can be gotten from these
posts.
Good luck!
At Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Michelle wrote:
>
>Hi there, I can't tell you all how much better it makes me feel to read
>some of the letters you write. I have been suffering from PCOS for
>around 5 years at least - they always told me my condition of having
>very infrequent but painful and heavy periods was quite normal, then
>changed their minds and said it was Endometriosis, only February this
>year and a change of doctor saw me undergo an internal scan, and I saw
>the state of my ovaries - goodness no wonder nothing is working
>right!!!! I have always been very slim, but recently putting on weight
>which I can't shift, the hair is also a problem body hair gets me so
>depressed sometimes I just don't know what to do - if anyone has found a
>good way of eliminating this please let me know, my hair on my head has
>started to thin at quite a rapid rate - although seems to have settled a
>bit now - does anyone know if this continues, or if indeed there is any
>treatment I could have. I am not taking any pills etc at the moment, I
>am not too sure of side effects etc (my mother died of breast cancer
>last year and I know you have to be careful with certain medications).
>Any advice or chat would be very welcome - at least I know I am not
>suffering alone. thank you for the use of your ears.
>
>--
>Michelle
>
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Hope this helps,
Belle
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