PCOS Messages for June, 2001: Re: not sure if my dx is correct--please help

Re: not sure if my dx is correct--please help

From: LF (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Jun 2001 09:47:38 -0500 (CDT)

Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
Next message: jodi: "PS to Re: Spironolactone vs. Aldactone?"
Previous message: jodi: "Re: Spironolactone vs. Aldactone?"
In reply to: JaneHG: "not sure if my dx is correct--please help"
Next in thread: jodi: "Re: not sure if my dx is correct--please help"

Jane, This is just my humble opinion, but I would say "no." From what you said, it sounds like he is desparately seeking a label.

Your doc should do an ultrasound to look for cysts or signs that you have had cysts. If your hormone levels were normal, were they in the right proportions? PCOS is caused by insulin resistance, so usually something can be seen in the blood work. Even if IR hasn't shown up in you yet, perhaps he sees a pattern in your family medical history? Do you carry your weight in your belly (apple-shaped)?

Read up on PCOS. If you don't think you fit the profiles, ask your doc if the irregular periods was the ONLY reason you got the dx of PCOS.

PCO Support: http://www.pcosupport.org/ PCOS FAQ: http://www.inciid.org/faq/pcos.html

--LF--

At Wed, 27 Jun 2001, JaneHG wrote: >
>I was just diagnosed with PCOS by my OB/Gyn. I stopped having periods
>at about 16 years, about one year after they started. I have been on
>the pill since then, and I am 30 now. I have always had very sparse
>body hair, and I am relatively thin (5'9'' and about 140 lbs). I don't
>have an acne problem except before my period (pill-induced), and I don't
>have any of the other symptoms that I know of. My doctor did some blood
>tests and told me even though my hormone levels and insulin/cholesterol
>were normal, he is confident that I have PCOS based on my menstrual
>history. Do any of you just have the irregular/absent periods and no
>other symptoms?

Next message: jodi: "PS to Re: Spironolactone vs. Aldactone?"
Previous message: jodi: "Re: Spironolactone vs. Aldactone?"
In reply to: JaneHG: "not sure if my dx is correct--please help"
Next in thread: jodi: "Re: not sure if my dx is correct--please help"

Women's Insurance Checklist from Auto Insurance Quote

use when must restrict search to only the pcos forum...
Enter search keywords:
	Returns per screen: Require all keywords: