PCOS Messages for May, 2001: Re: All test results came back normal :(

Re: All test results came back normal :(

From: Hillary (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 18 May 2001 15:11:26 -0500 (CDT)

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Selena, I'm waiting for my results to be faxed to me right now. I'm anxious to see what they are. I did have a pelvic sonogram on Tuesday (both internal and external), and of course, everything was normal (arggh!). I don't know how informed my doctor is about PCOS, but she did get some award for being one of the 'top doctors' in the Washington, DC area a couple of years ago. She certainly knew what I was talking about when I said I have most of the symptoms of PCOS, and she was immediately willing to do all sorts of bloodwork for me. I asked the nurse about the IGTT (I assume that's the same as the insulin/glucose tolerance test, right?), and she said the doctor said my insulin-glucose ratio from Monday's fasting test (just that one blood draw first thing in the morning) was fine. I didn't even get a chance to tell the doctor that I have AN; I guess I figured she would have asked about my symptoms if it mattered. I'm definitely done with the bcps for a while. I just wish I knew how long it will take my body to get back to normal after 5-6 weeks of artificial hormones.

Thanks for your advice, Hillary

At Fri, 18 May 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Hillary,
>
>I think you did the right thing asking to have your results sent to you.
>You can be within normal range on all the tests and still have PCOS. Part
>of the problem is that every lab has their own definition of "normal"
>levels. Besides, if you have all of these symptoms, then those levels are
>not normal for your body are they? Also, a knowledgeable reading of all
>the tests is necessary. How informed is this doctor on PCOS? For some
>women, the key to reading the tests is to read them in combination with
>each other - none of them really stand alone. Have you ever had an ultra
>sound on your ovaries? Do you have cysts? Have you had a IGTT? If you
>have AN that is considered a major sign of IR. So maybe the nest thing you
>should push for is an IGTT.
>
>I don't know the answer to your BCP question, but stopping and starting
>like that can't have helped.
>
>Selena

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