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Re: Not sure if I have PCOS, maybe you know?From: Melanie (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun, 29 Apr 2001 20:02:44 -0500 (CDT)
This is just a warning. Don't use accutane; it can cause your scalp hair to fall out and not grow back! At Sat, 28 Apr 2001, Char wrote: > >Hi there. My advice to you is to make appointments with 2 doctors. A >gyn and an endocrinologist. Make sure beforehand that both doctors are >familiar with PCOS and it's most recent findings. That way, you will be >sure that you will be receiving the proper blood tests and get the best >treatment that you need. Char > >At Sat, 28 Apr 2001, anonymous wrote: >> >>Hi ladies, >> >>New to the site, and very glad to have run into it. I'm not sure I have >>PCOS, and am wondering if not, what I else could have. Here's the low >>down. I'm 24 and have had constant, moderate acne since I was 18. My >>derm has not really been able to treat it, and maybe acutain will be the >>final go. Anyway before that, I want to make sure the acne isn't just a >>symptom of something else. I've got irregular periods. I'm not sure >>when they come anymore, because I stopped keeping track. 3 years ago >>they varied between 2-5 weeks and 3-6 days long. I would say it's >>stayed the same. I went to the obgyn then, and he said it was normal. I >>don't go months without periods. I do get terrible cramps on the first >>day, and end up staying or going home and sleeping. The other reason >>I'm thinking something is up, is the increased amount of facial hair. >>I'm already a hairy person, but I know without a doubt the hair on my >>face is getting worse. I have blonde hair so it's not super noticible, >>it's just long, and more of it keeps sprouting on my chin, cheeks, and >>around my mouth. I have been waxing my upper lip, because I couldn't >>deal with that, but the rest I'm leaving to mother nature. I also have >>hair on my stomach that has gradually appeared. >> >>I've been really bad, and not seen an obgyn for three years, and plan to >>make an appointment with a new female obgyn this week. I'm really >>embarrased to bring this stuff up, especially as I've been seeing the >>derm for two years now. >> >>Basically just wondering what other people thought and get some advice >>on dealing with the doctor before I go. I'm just very frustrated right >>now. >> >>Oh and I'm not fat, or really thin. I don't really know if I'm tired or >>depressed. I do battle times of sadness, and I can sleep a lot (14 >>hours a night)! That's not all the time, so I've always thought it was >>just part of being a human on earth. >> >>A million thanks! > >-- >Char >
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