Re: How did I get this?
From: Dona (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 1 Apr 2001 14:14:10 -0500 (CDT)
There is new research being done on the genetics of PCOS. They think it
is a defect in Chromosome #19 which has to do with insulin uptake
receptors and IR which attributes to the indocrine disorder of PCOS.
Dona
At Sun, 1 Apr 2001, Alaniya wrote:
>Hi, ever since I started my periods at the age of eleven,
>I've never had them regularly. What did I do to get Polycystic ovaries
>in the first place? About three years ago, I was put on Dianette which
>regularised my periods and lessened (to some extent) the spots on
>my face. Since it worked for me, I carried on with it for about two
>years.
>I had heard that being on the pill for long periods of time can cause
>difficulties in getting pregnant later on in life. So I've
>been off Dianette for just over a year and my periods have gone back to
>being very irregular...in fact the past month (for the first time), I'm
>actually spotting. My questions are:
>
>1.What did I do to get Polycystic Ovaries in the first place?
>
>2.If I don't take the pill, is there any other way of sorting my
>polycystic ovaries out?
>
>3.Since I've been off the pill for a year, have my polycystic ovaries
>become worse? So the cases without treatment, does the condition get
>worse
>and what would happen?
>
>Sorry about the length of this posting. I hope that you can understand
>my
>worries and share your thoughts with me.
>Thanking you...
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