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Re: Multiple pregnancy losses and PCOS!!!!!
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:00:37 -0500 (CDT)
I have had a series of things happen besides miscarriage Unexplained
wheight gain, acne which has not been cured. Painful sometimes
irregular periods. I think since I have not had excessive hair growth,
high blood pressure or difficulty getting pregnant pcod is never
pursued. It is extremely easy for me to concieve I just can't seem to
stay pregnant. I have seen lots of different doctor's and at one point
I was even put on Clomid so that I could be given progesterone in order
to prevent a pregnancy loss. I did 3 cycles of it and never got
pregnant it felt as if it interfeared with my body. The minute I
stopped taking it I got pregnant again. Various OB's have done about 10
ultrasounds during two of my pregnancy's which showed a cyst but they
considered it a simple cyst and it went away. I will keep heading down
the path of enlightenment thanks for your suggestions. I hope you are
succesful in your own quest for a little one.
Tue, 25 Jul 2000, Michele wrote:
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>I know how you feel, I felt like I was getting no where for years. Then
>the fertility doc found the polycystic ovaries and everything else fell
>into place. It explained the irregular cycles, weight gain,
>hypertension, high cholesterol, fatigue, pain, and miscarriage. Endo's
>treat more then just diabetes, but I know some people have a hard time
>with their insurance getting to a specialist. Maybe your doc that ran
>all those other tests would do a fasting insulin for you too. I too
>have had many, many test done that have come back normal. Besides
>pregnancy loss what other symptoms do you have? My regular ob missed the
>polycystic ovaries inspite of 3 ultrasounds.
>I see that you had a gtt done checking for diabetes. After all the
>reading and research that I've done, some day I think that they will be
>testing insulin as regularly as glucose. I think they will find that
>before someone becomes diabetic the first stage of the disease is to
>become hyperinsulinemic. Then becoming diabetic after the pancreas
>produces so much insulin that it finally fails. They might even be able
>some day to prevent the development of some types of diabetes by
>treating the hyperinsulinemia first. So I do encourage you to get your
>insulin tested, if only to rule it out. I believe my fertility
>treatment didn't work this month because though I have had improvement
>since being on the glucophage it is still a very high 42.
>
>At Tue, 25 Jul 2000, anonymous wrote:
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>>Thanks for the information. I have been tested for lupus and it was
>>negative. I have also had normal test results for progesterone,
>>prolactin, estogen, testosterone and hydroxyprogesterone 17 alpha. My
>>LH is lower than my FSH and both are normal. I took a fasting glucose
>>test which was slightly elevated 122 but I was given Dexamethazone
>>before the test to rule out Cushing's syndrome and am told that this
>>increases your blood suger levels. While I was pregnant I took a
>>glucose tolerance test which was normal. I haven't had my insulin
>>tested yet I guess? I have not sought the advice of an Endo because I
>>can never get that far since I am not Diabetic. I will keep pursuing
>>this issue but as a person in the medical field myself I am stumped and
>>so are the doctor's.
>>
>>At Tue, 25 Jul 2000, Michele wrote:
>>>
>>>Have you been to an endocrinologist yet. You do sound like you might
>>>have pcos. I have miscarried and also have a positive ana, which was
>>>misdiagnosed as lupus years ago. You have ruled out Lupus right? Early
>>>miscarriage is very high in women with pco. Have you had your insulin
>>>tested yet? This is different then your glucose. Most general testing
>>>do not regularly test insulin. The tests for insulin are: Fasting
>>>insulin, c-peptide and igtt. Also your male hormones and your LH:fsh.
>>>Many times Lh will be higher then fsh. If you have any of your lab work
>>>look to see if these were tested even if they are in the normal range if
>>>your LH is higher by 2 to 3 times your fsh, then this is a marker for
>>>pco. So find yourself a pco friendly endo. That would be my first
>>>step. If you do have elevated insulin you are at risk for diabetes,
>>>heart disease, hypertension and endometrial cancer. Listen to your
>>>heart if you know that you don't feel right then there probably is
>>>something wrong. I had been told I have fibromyalgia but I kept getting
>>>sicker and fibro is not suppose to be progressive, i knew something else
>>>was wrong. Well I was right and now am feeling so much better with the
>>>right treatment.
>>>
>>>At Tue, 25 Jul 2000, anonymous wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Has anyone suffered from multiple pregnancy losses as a result of PCOS?
>>>>I have been on an 8 year odyssey of unexplained weight gain of over 100
>>>>lbs in a six month period. Painful irregular periods and severe acne on
>>>>my back. Despite all of these issues I was given a clean bill of health
>>>>and I proceeded to become pregnant. I have become pregnant 3 times and
>>>>have lost each of them at 8 weeks gestation. I have been tested for all
>>>>immune disorders, thyroid disease, & diabetes. The only thing I have
>>>>tested positive for is something called ANA (anti-nuclear antibodies). I
>>>>also had a cyst on my ovary during my second pregnancy but was told that
>>>>it was a corpus luetium cyst related to my pregnancy. I have always
>>>>thought that something is really wrong with me but I can't find a Doctor
>>>>who believes that my symptoms are related. What do you ladies think?
>>>>Have any of you ever experienced any of these issues? Have any of you
>>>>had success with treatment and had healthy children? I would appreciate
>>>>any information or personal experiences that anyone would be willing to
>>>>contribute.
>>>
>>>--
>>>michele
>>>
>--
>michele
>
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