Re: pcos and pco?
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 3 Mar 2001 16:19:49 -0600 (CST)
It's true that women can have cysts without PCOS (And PCOS without
cysts!) and that the difference seems to be apparent in what symptoms
you have. You say that your LH and FSH are normal; but rather than the
independant levels of these hormones, the important thing to look at is
the ratio. I believe a 3:1 ratio is indicative of PCOS. Also you have
some other symptoms like facial hair and irregular ovulation. High
prolactin levels are also common. So I would say it is definitely
possible for you to have PCOS!
The slight rise in bbt is, as you guess, probably due to reduced
progesterone levels. Many of us with PCOS have the same thing. When
TTC, it's suggested that progesterone levels be watched VERY closely and
supplemental progesterone can be taken post ovulation in the hopes of
helping.
I don't know if I gave you the info you were looking for but I hope it
helps all the same. Take care ok?
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Sonnet
At Fri, 2 Mar 2001, anonymous wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>i am confused with my diagnosis. I had an us scan a few weeks ago which
>showed cystic ovaries and wherby my specialist diagnosed pcos. hOWEVER
>my blood resullts showed that my FSH and LH were normal. I thought the
>elevated LH levels caused the cysts to develop?
>
>My prolactin has been high but is now down to normal now and i had a
>random thyroid function test which also came back normal. However i
>have been suffering very irregular and somewhat heavy prolonged periods
>and twice when i had the 7dpo progesterone levels bloods taken it showed
>i possibly had not ovulated. I have done OPK's which show the LH surge
>along with my bbt and cm. I have detected my fertile CM which tends to
>coincide with my postive OPK but i only get a slight rise with my BBT on
>assumed post ovulation.
>
>So my questions are if all my bloods tests came back normal, what other
>cause could attribute to cystic ovaries?
>since my progesterone levels were low, could it also have meant i could
>of ovulated and a minimal bbt be the cause of low progesterone? I am ttc
>unsuccessfully at the moment.
>I have upper lip facial hair, am not obese and thats it along with an
>irregular cycle. I thought that this was possibly a common indicator of
>pcos or pco but i am now left confuses as to why i should have these
>cysts when my results are normal.
>
>Can anyone enlighten me, i feel at a loss?
>
>Many thanks
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