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Re: a paranoid ovulation question
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 26 Feb 2001 17:46:18 -0600 (CST)
I got a bit run around on that question but I'll throw my comments in
anyway! I know that with PCOS it is common to have an egg mature and
then not release from the ovary. That's what causes all those little
"cysts" on our ovaries - they are eggs that never quite made it out. I
also have heard that over time, the eggs have trouble breaking out
because of the buildup of so many other eggs etc, they have more to
break through. BUT I haven't a clue about the rest of the question :)
So I hope I am not just repeating stuff you already know! take care,
deep breaths, and feel better.
Sonn
At Sun, 25 Feb 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>There is a new book out on Syndrome X and insulin resistance... it has
>a good section on PCOS. It'a pretty good book and quite cheap, I'd
>highly recomend it to y'all. :) (It's called Syndrome X : Managing
>Insulin Resistance
> by Deborah S. Romaine, et al)
>
>HOWEVER... one little tidbit has got me paranoid.
>
>It says that in some cases, the repeated formation ond reabsorption of
>cysts can lead to the follicular damage... making it impossible in the
>furture for eggs to be released. !!!!!!! So now I have this
>fear/question...
>
>Is it possible to ovulate without releasing an egg???
>
>I know how stupid that sounds. I know that ovulation MEANS releasing
>eggs. But I guess I wonder if... it's possible for an egg to form...
>and to TRY to pop out... but to be unable to do it due to structural
>damage as opposed to haywire hormones like we already have preventing
>their release?
>
>As I understand it... when you ovulate, the egg pops out, and what is
>left is the corpus luteam (sp) ... and that starts releasing
>progesterone to thicken the uterine lining,etc, etc... and that
>progesterone is wwhat is responsible for breat tenderness and other PMS
>signs... True?
>
>So... I ALWAYS have nipple/breast tenderness after ovulation... can
>that happen without the egg actually popping out like it ought to? Can
>the corpus luteam form if the egg isn't actually able to break out of
>it? Can you have all the signs of ovulating but still not really truly
>be releasing eggs?
>
>Has anyone else heard of this, structural damage leading to a physical
>cause rather than a cehmical cause for preventing ovulation?
>
>I hope I havn't made too many people laugh with this question... on the
>other hand, I hope I haven't made any other hopefuls unduly paranoid, as
>I am right now.
>
>(It's becoming consuming how important this is to me... I am finding
>this illness to be something that puts so much of life into
>perspective... ten years ago if you asked me to wish for three things,
>i would have said "a lot of money, a volkswwagen beetle, and a farm."
>now, I would say, "I would like to ovulate, i would like a volkswagen
>beetle, and a farm." I don't think anyone other than you women can
>understand this...)
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