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Re: Pregnant with PCOS
From: GS (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 5 Aug 2000 08:13:53 -0500 (CDT)
I know two women who got pregnant on the pill and didn't know it because
they continued to get their periods. They were both between four and
five months pregnant. They both had very healthy little girls. I don't
think you have anything to worry about.
At Wed, 2 Aug 2000, Anja wrote:
>
>About eight months ago I got diagnosed with PCOS. It was a great
>relief. Now understanding what my problem was, I designed my own
>glycemic index based diet and went from 250 to 200lb's in the last 5
>months. My doctor told me it would be very hard to ever get pregnant,
>but he wanted me to continue taking birth controll pills to help
>stabelizing my hormones. 2 weaks ago I got suspicious, due to exsessive
>bathroom runs and kicking, and then found out that I am 5 1/2 months
>pregnant! Sofar, the pregnancy has obviously been a breeze, but I have
>several questions...
>
>1. Could taking the pill have hurt the baby?
>2. Could the weightloss have hurt the baby?
>3. Should I stop loosing weight?
>4. Is there anything different about a PCOS pregnancy I should know
>about (A friend told me women with PCOS often dont have a wide enough
>pelvis, made worse by bigger babys)?
>5. Is the PCOS likely to change (get worse or better) after the
>pregnancy?
>6. If I have a daughter, how is her chances of inheriting this?
>
>--
>Anja
>
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