Re: Blood work accuracy if recently gone off BCPs
From: anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 5 Oct 2001 07:48:18 -0500 (CDT)
At Fri, 5 Oct 2001, jacq wrote:
Jacq,
I'm new to this too and frankly you sound more PCOS than me. Suggest
you pick up PCOS by Thatcher, MD. and "Women, Weight and Hormones" by
Vliet, MD.
Weight on the belly and sweet cravings tend to indicate insulin
resistance which is often related to PCOS. Remember it;s a syndrome,
and it is not completely understood yet. It has many manifestations.
Best wishes
--
Anne
>
>Hi everyone,
>I am fairly new here (visited for the first time about 2 weeks or so
>ago). Last year I went off the pill to try to become pregnant. Three
>months later I had some blood work done and my LH:FSH ratio was 2.8. I
>had a pelvic ultrasound which showed cysts and my OBGYN diagnosed PCOS.
>He recommended I go back on the pill for one cycle and then go off it
>again - to try to "kick start" my system. I did this and four months
>later when I had my next appointment, I still had not had a period.
>Because of anxiety, we decided it may not be the best time to start a
>family after all and I went back on the pill. My regular doctor
>recommended I see an endocrinologist and because he is so expensive, I
>thought I would try to get more extensive blood work done before my
>first visit. I have just received the results today and everything
>seems normal. I went off the pill for the blood tests (two weeks
>prior). Does anyone know if this is long enough for things to get back
>to normal (i.e. out of whack) like they normally are with PCOS? I am
>very confused, because I am not sure if I have been correctly diagnosed.
>I can relate to many of the problems discussed here (polycystic ovaries,
>acne, LH:FSH), but not others (hirsutism, obesity). I have gained about
>12 pounds recently (all around the tummy) for no apparent reason, have
>been having sugar cravings, and have experienced minor hairloss in the
>past (but not recently). My regular doctor sent me for an OGTT and the
>results came back normal. What's going on?
>
>I also wanted to say thanks to everyone for their frank and open posts.
>It is very reassuring to know you are not alone.
>
>--
>Jacq
>
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