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Re: Am I turning into a man?
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 9 Jul 2001 01:28:24 -0500 (CDT)
Hi and welcome! Everything you listed in your post, every last thing,
are all symptoms of PCOS that many of us can relate to! You're
definitely not alone. I wanted to tell you not to give up hope about
losing your hair or any other symtpoms! There are some really good
treatments out there right now that help to stop PCOS at its source,
like Glucophage. Also definitely make sure you get your thyroid tested
- hypothyroid is common with PCOS and it can cause much of your hair
loss. I too had lost almost all my hair until I went on thyroid
replacement - then it all grew back in beautifully! The same goes for
all the other stuff, there are ways of treating it.
At Sun, 8 Jul 2001, Morry wrote:
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>Greetings,
>
>I am 22 years old. And I am haveing all kinds of strange things going
>on with my body. I developed at an early age. The first sign of facial
>hair showed up at 14. Shortly after my mentrual became very irregular,
>it started to skip months, then years. I experienced heavy flow,
>clotting, then very little flow. Meantime my facial hair and acne was
>getting worst, as well as hair growth all over my body. I dont need to
>get into what kind of social problems, and peer problems I had. Im sure
>you all can figure it out.
>
>I went a GYN about it, I expressed that I suspected I had PCOS. It was
>not confirmed, but they just told me it looked like it. Once I went for
>a transvaginal sonogram, the tech told me that my ovaries were
>definately PCO. I only ended up getting some birth control pills, which
>brought on a period monthly, and cleared up my acne a little.
>
>The older I get the worster my symptoms seem to get! Now I am 22, my
>facial is is very bad. I have to use hair removal cream all the time, 3
>times a week, the hairs just keep sprouting and is comeing in THICKER
>and COARSER. I have hair all over my body, more than before. Im not on
>any birth control right now, and my period is comeing regularly, but
>very light.
>
>The hair on my head is thinning, its been thinning over a year. Ive
>lost over have my hair already. Its inevitable that I go bald. I am
>chubby, no matter how little I eat I keep a pot belly and lost of upper
>body fat. I carry most of, maybe even all of my weight, above the
>waist, very little below.
>
>I am now experiencing some weirdness in my chest. My heart seems to be
>beating fast, it started out with fluttering feelings. When I get
>nervouse or upset my heart thumps so fast that I get scared.
>
>Well, thats whats going on with me, briefly. I would love to hear from
>others who have or are going through the same. Free free to e-mail me!
>
>mbourn@xena.com
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