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Re: POS diagnosis
From: Beth (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 28 Mar 2001 22:38:39 -0600 (CST)
Just wanted to thank Paula and Sonnet for the info and especially the
support! I spoke with my regular doctor, and she suggested I have my
bloodwork updated six months from now, after having been on BCP for six
months, and then take those test results to an endocrinologist to get
their opinion. Does this sound legit? I have a follow-up question re:
bcp, but I'm going to post that in a separate message with an
appropriate heading.
Thanks again for your help!!!
At Mon, 19 Mar 2001, paula wrote:
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>>Should I go see a specialist or an endocrinologist and get a second opinion?
>absoultly. PCOS is often misdiagnosed and when its not, it is
>underexplained and undertreated. you should see an endo or PCOS
>specialist. the BCP will indeed mask the symptoms, but in the long run
>it is not effective treatment for the condition. i know right now it
>doesn't seem very urgent because you are not exhibiting many symptoms,
>but the fact that you have started to notice a few symptoms recently
>concerns me because this could mean your hormones are becoming more out
>of balance. and if your hormones are indeed getting worse, than you the
>condition could progress to something more serious than you are
>currently experiencing.
>
>>Is it possible I have POS without having several of the symptoms?
>yes. PCOS is a syndrome. this means that there is a list of symptoms
>that individuals can have. not all people will have all of them. and
>the ones people have vary from person to person.
>
>>How serious are the risks of infertility and diabetes that are associated with this syndrome?
>unfortunately they can be very serious, the vast majority of us have
>difficulty getting pregnant, although your doctor is correct in the fact
>that we usually can achieve pregnancy. but there are often
>complications such as increased miscarriage rate and a higher rate of
>gestational diabetes.
>
>the risk of type II diabetes is rather serious as well. especially if
>you gain weight. most PCOS is caused by a root cause of insulin
>resistance, and as this insulin resistance gets worse, symptoms
>increase. sometimes the pancreas can not keep up and that is when you
>have diabetes.
>
>also there are other risk factors like heart disease. i am not trying
>to scare you, just drill in the fact that your doctor is uninformed. you
>really need to have the standard tests run and see what the results are.
>there is no one test that will tell you whether or not you have PCOS,
>but there are several tests that seem to confirm it. also, before you
>go to another doc, get the test results that you have already had done,
>this way you know what needs to be tested.
>
>please let me know if i can do anything to help you =)
>
>love, paula
>
>--
>feel free to email me anytime at paulam74@hotmail.com (please put PCOS in the subject line =)
>
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