PCOS Messages for August, 2001: Re: Anyone here have PCOS without the excess hair?

Re: Anyone here have PCOS without the excess hair?

From: Chris (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 7 Aug 2001 12:17:42 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 7 Aug 2001, Renee wrote: >
>Bippette - hi there. I have just been diagnosed with PCOS and do not have the facial hair symptoms either. Neither am I overweight. While I feel very lucky, I am also finding it hard to get information as I do not fit the traditional profile. It sounds as though you are "self-diagnosing" at least a little - be careful. Definately check with your doctor and bring up your thoughts and concerns - they are worth checking out.

--
Chris

PCOS manifests itself differently in everyone.  The best thing you could
do is
>visit your doctor, tell him you think you may have PCOS, and ask him to do the
>relevant blood tests. Keep in mind that most doctors aren't very familiar with
>PCOS.
>
>Renee
>
>Bippette wrote:
>>
>> I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Disease (Autoimmune System killed my
>> own thyroid) two years ago.  I miscarried a baby before I knew I had the
>> Disease.  I struggled with a year of infertility after we lost the baby.
>> During that year OPKs always showed two lines no matter what time of the
>> month.
>>
>> I was never able to get pg, and eventual divorced my first husband.  Now
>> I'm remarried.  I have been charting, checking cervical fluids, etc for
>> three months.
>>
>> My temps are low and flat...no rises.  And I only have sticky cervical
>> fluid.  But the OPK showed two dark lines that did get darker towards
>> cd14.
>>
>> Anyway, I really don't think I'm ovulating.  Someone suggested that if
>> OPKs are positive and I'm not ovulating that it might be PCOS.
>>
>> I am significantly overweight...I always assumed it was the thyroid, and
>> have not been very successful at weight loss even though my TSH is
>> normal on meds.  I do not have facial hair, male pattern baldness or any
>> of those symptoms.
>>
>--
>Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS
>
>---
>
>Don't follow in the footsteps of the masters. Seek what they sought.
>        --Zen saying
>

--
Chris






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