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Re: curious to learn more
From: kris (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 5 Aug 2000 19:40:28 -0500 (CDT)
Mine started after I got off the pill too. I thought I was going nuts.
And I went thru 3 docs before I found one that listened to me and I
liked. Get a new doc hun, it's your only choice. Then go in armed with
everything you know and request the tests. It will put your mind at
ease and let the doc really know what's going on with you. Some PCOS
sufferers do not have cysts so don't let that fool you. Mine didn't
show up till the 3 rd sonogram. Good luck to you!!
At Sat, 5 Aug 2000, tracy wrote:
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>HI! I have been reading the posts for a week and I finally had the
>courage to write. I'm 30 years old and have recently been diagnosed
>with PCOS, even though I see now that I have had the symptoms for 5
>years. It all seemed to start once I got off the pill. The excess
>hair, I thought was due to my Italian background(you should see pictures
>of my great-great grandmother)and I have a large bone structure so I was
>never very thin. And my periods were never regular and they blamed that
>on my high physical activity.(I am a dance instructor)
>
>I have been put on progesterone tablets to regulate my periods. But
>when I had my testosterone checked is was normal. My gyn never really
>checked to see if a had any cysts but just assumes I do. Is that
>strange? I have been reading about Metaformin this week on the posts.
>Until then no one explained to me that insulin could be the problem.
>Should I have my insulin level checked? Everytime I ask questions to my
>gyn I don't really get any answers. She's nice and all but I don't
>think she understands this any better than I do.
>
>Sorry this is so long but its nice to actually be able to talk about
>this to someone who understands. Any advice would be valuable.
>
>--
>Tracy
>
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