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Re: LH/FSH
From: Angel (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 12 Jan 2001 23:20:47 -0600 (CST)
Thank you Sonnet. I plan to call her next week. For some reason she is
pretty insistent that I take bcp. Other than that she has been my best
doctor so far. My other ones didn't even do any bloodwork. I also
can't afford to keep paying for new patient visits. So I really can't
change doctors. I didn't realize that Met could be used for
hypoglycemia, she seemed to imply that it was for diabetics. I asked
for Blood sugar work but she said I didn't need it yet. Any advice?
Thanks again!
Angel
At Fri, 12 Jan 2001, Sonnet wrote:
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>Okay Angel there is so much info I want to convey to you that I will try
>to keep this short! WHat I THINK your doctor meant about your LH and FSH
>ratio was this: in "normal" people with normal hormone production, the
>ratio of LH to FSH in your blood is about 1:1. In those of us with
>PCOS, the ratio is 3:1 (or is it 1:3?) or even higher. If she said you
>were "6" then I assume she meant your ratio was 6:1 (or 1:6, whatever!)
>which would be an pretty good indicator of PCOS. She didn't test you
>for diabetes because I would guess you are not diabetic. PCOS is
>related to insulin problems though; they think it has roots in over
>production of insulin and what's called insulin resistance, where your
>body can't use your insulin very well. This would account for your
>hypoglycemia. (I too had bad hypoglycemia for years until I went on
>Met.) As to birth control pills being pushed on you as a way of
>controlling this, I would run to find a new doctor. (Combined with the
>way she gave you info without stopping to explain a dang thing to you)
>BCP's are goodin some ways of masking the symptoms, but you really
>should be on an insulin sensitizer to control at the very least your
>hypoglycemia, and keep the other PCOS stuff in check! The pill won't do
>that for you. You're right too, it may make your depression worse. I
>hope you'll at least talk over stuff with her or find a new doctor!
>Remember that you havea right to be treated properly and don't let
>yourself get overrun by a person just because they have a medical
>degree. There is tons more info on this board on all these subjects, so
>look around! I hope your vacation went well :)
>
>--
>Sonnet
>
>At Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Angel wrote:
>>
>>HEY GUYS! I'VE BEEN ON VACATION FOR 3 WEEKS! GREAT TIME. BEFORE I LEFT
>>THOUGH I GOT MY BLOOD WORK RESULTS BACK FROM THE DOCTOR. EVERYTHING IS
>>GOOD EXCEPT MY LH/FSH RATIO. SHE SAID IT IS SUPPOSSED TO BE A 3 AND
>>MINE IS A 6. SHE DIDN'T EXPLAIN VERY WELL WHAT THAT MEANT, SO I WONDER
>>IF ANY OF YOU CAN. SHE JUST WANTS ME TO TAKE THE PILL. BUT MY PERIODS
>>ARE PRETTY REGULAR, EVERY 30-35 DAYS. I AM NOT DIABETIC (AT LEAST I
>>DON'T THINK SO. SHE DIDN'T CHECK THAT BECAUSE SHE SAYS MY SYMPTOMS ARE
>>TYPICAL OF HYPOGLYCEMIA) IS THERE ANY MEDICATION THAT COULD CORRECT THIS
>>RATIO BESIDES BIRTH CONTROL PILLS? I HAVE DEPRESSION ALREADY AND I'VE
>>READ SO MUCH ABOUT THE PILL CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. SINCE I HAVE
>>DEPRESSION, I SURELY DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANYTHING THAT CAN CAUSE IT. I
>>APPRECIATE ANY INPUT I'M GIVEN.
>>
>>--
>>ANGEL
>>
>--
>Email always welcome to: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>
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