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Re: Do you think I could have PCOS?
From: Koolaide (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Sep 2001 17:03:04 -0500 (CDT)
Hi there. It does sound like you could have PCOS. When you go to your
doctor ask (tell) them to check your insulin level, fast for the blood
work, and if it high then they may get the idea. Good luck. Bookmark
us here, and let us know how you made out.
At Tue, 25 Sep 2001, anonymous wrote:
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>I'm 35, good health, 1 son (took 9 months to conceive naturally) 1 m/c
>(took 8 months to conceive naturally) and have not been able to conceive
>in 4 years.
>Did the entire infertility workup including drugs (clomid, gonal f , all
>with IUI's and no luck) also had a LAP and RE could not find anything.
>My periods have always been normal except for the last couple of months.
>I have had a lot of spotting before my periods and my periods have been
>very heavy and extremely clotty. For the past year I have been getting
>acne (nothing severe) on my neck area and my stomach is always bloated
>even when I do not have my period. I am about 106 lbs and I always have
>a huge gut. I am at my withs end, especially knowing that my baby
>making clock is ticking. I have had a couple of ovarian cysts in the
>past years, but they have gone away. Concidentally, the both times I
>had a cyst, I got pregnant the next month, after they went away. My
>obgyn or RE have never mentioned PCOS to me but I have been reading up
>on it and it does seem like I have some symptoms. I am going to a new
>OBGYN on Saturday. Is there anything that I should tell him that might
>be pertinent to a diagnosis ? Thanks for your time...
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