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Re: Could I have PCOS? Please help me find some answers!
From: Ade (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 17 Sep 2001 10:19:23 -0500 (CDT)
Sonnet,
Thank you for the advice. I really appreciate it. I'm so glad to have
a place to discuss these issues. It's all a little scary. I'm trying
to remain calm while I wait for the appointment with the new doctor. So
it's nice to have people to talk to about my concerns who truly
understand the situation.
Thanks,
Ade
At Mon, 17 Sep 2001, Sonnet wrote:
>
>PCOS is a strange beast, it appears so differently in all women. It's
>entirely impossible to tell whether or not you have PCOS through a forum
>like this one. Some women have PCOS, and maybe their only symptom is a
>missing period once in a while, or really heavy long periods. Some
>women have just about everything in the book, and then some on top for
>good measure. One thing that seems to come up again and again is that
>often, women who have very light or sparse symptoms find them getting
>more and more severe as time goes on. If you do have PCOS, it might be
>good just to find out about it, so that you can be aware of those things
>or start treatment, and maybe spare yourself some very difficult times
>in the future.
>
>I can totally understand you feeling uncomfortable with this doctor you
>saw. By all means try a new doctor. Tell them that you've seen one who
>suspects PCOS and ask if that is a possibility. I would really suggest
>as well that you get as much information about PCOS together beforehand,
>so that you are well educated. It will help you figure this all out in
>your own head in a much easier way! And, you'll have a better idea of
>whether or not the new doctor you see knows what they are talking about.
>
>Good luck to you! Let us know if we can help.
>
>At Mon, 17 Sep 2001, Ade wrote:
>>
>>A few months ago I thought I was pregnant because I had missed my period
>>for two months. (I had always had regular periods my entire life so
>>missing two periods was unusual. Even though my husband and I use birth
>>control I thought it was still possible that I was pregnant.) After a
>>home pregnancy test came back negative, I made an appointment with an
>>OBGYN.
>>
>>I had never visited this particular OBGYN before so he was not familiar
>>with my medical history. He asked me a series of questions that I now
>>know relate to PCOS symptons. I answered no to all the symptoms because
>>I did not have any of those symptons except missing two periods, acne
>>and being a little hairy. (All the women in my family have to bleach a
>>little bit of hair in certain places but it was never enough hair for me
>>to worry about a medical condition. It might be my heritage - Latina.)
>>After I informed him that I didn't have any of those symptons, he still
>>looked directly at me and said, "I'm pretty sure that you have PCOS. You
>>are the poster child for PCOS. We'll run some tests to confirm it" He
>>said this before he examined and seemed to be basing his opinion all on
>>the acne, the missing two periods and a little facial hair. He went on
>>to tell me about fertility drugs and experimental drugs that help PCOS
>>during this same visit. I was very upset by the visit. I still haven't
>>gone to get the blood tests done for PCOS because I did not feel
>>comfortable with that doctor.
>>
>>After doing some research on PCOS, I decided that I should find a new
>>OBGYN, whom I can trust, to make sure that I don't have PCOS. After
>>reading this, do you think I could have PCOS?
>
>--
>Email always welcome to: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>
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