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Re: new to forum, lots of questions
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 12 Nov 2001 11:06:00 -0600 (CST)
Thank you so much. I took the quiz, but I only scored 5, so not too
high. But I'm still wondering, because I can't find any alternative
syndromes to account for the hair and acne thing. I did read that Depo
Provera can cause those symptoms, so I'm wondering if that is the origin
of it for me. This month my doctor did the day 3 blood work that looks
at LH/FSH, testosterone and then we'll do day 21 to look at
progesterone. I've already had prolactin checked and thyroid which were
all normal. I'm still going to bring up PCOS question at my appt
however. But let me ask a couple more questions — From all I've read
here, PCOS seems to be something you have from teen years on, but with
varying presentation of symptoms. Could someone not have any symtpoms
at all until age 35 and then have those appear subsequent to Depo
Provera use? Or would it more likely be due to the hormonal imbalance
from Depo?
What are other symptoms of Insulin resistance? I do have a couple of
tiny skin tags on my chest, but I've never failed my glucose tests when
I've had them during my previous pregnancies. Would IR have showed up
then? Or is that a different kind of test? I am still 10 lbs overweight
from the pregnancy lost in April, but my weight has been stable
otherwise throughout my life.
Sorry for all the questions. PCOS seems to be a very strange syndrome,
and the more I research and read posts, the more confusing it gets!
At Mon, 12 Nov 2001, Sonnet wrote:
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>Hi! There are blood tests your doctor can do to help diagnose you if
>PCOS is what's going on. Some of those would include LH / FSH,
>Testosterone, insulin (particularly with an IGTT) and even progesterone
>or prolactin can give some clues.
>
>There's heaps more info at http://www.pcosupport.org, and you'll find more
>detailed information on those blood tests. There's also a great self
>quiz at http://www.pcosupport.org/support/quiz.php that you might wat to
>take.
>
>Hope that helps -
>
>At Sun, 11 Nov 2001, anonymous wrote:
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>>I'm hoping someone here might be able to help. I don't think I fit the
>>pattern for PCOS, but there's a ocuple of things I'm wondering about.
>>Here's my history. I have 3 children, easily conceived, have either
>>been on birth control pills, breastfeeding, or pregnant, so I have
>>either had no periods, or very regular periods, 30 day cycles, with
>>normal bleeding. After last child, I was on Depo Provera for 1 year.
>>Got off that to try for 4th child. Bled like crazy almost nonstop for 1
>>year, took dose of Provera, got back on regular cycles, conceived 3
>>cycles later. We lost that child in April, 2nd trimester due to
>>chromosome problem. We've been ttc since for 6 cycles. I"m charting
>>with 28-30 day cycles, and appear to ovulate every month, and we've
>>managed to conceive twice, but had very early miscarriages, so we're
>>seeking some fertility intervention next month. On the surface, it
>>seems unlikely that I could have PCOS. However — in my last pregnancy I
>>started getting pimples on my cheeks (I've never had acne before,
>>thought it was just the pregnancy, but I'm still getting it almost every
>>cycle now, 1-2 pimples each cheek) plus in the last couple of years,
>>I've been getting hairs that I have to pluck — 2 or 3 on my chin, a few
>>hairs on my big toe, and some black hairs below my belly button. I
>>thought this was just getting older, but everything I read ties it to
>>PCOS. I had numerous ultrasounds in my last pregnancy and previously
>>when I was on Depo Provera, and no docotr has ever mentioned cysts on my
>>ovaries. But I'm wondering, could someone with nothing but the acne and
>>hairs have PCOS and no other symptoms, or are those the least of the
>>symptoms? Or can those be symptoms of something else? Or is there some
>>quantity or threshold of acne or hairs that I'm not reaching. Do a few
>>hairs or pimples count? I appreciate any advice or help from women who
>>may have some insight. Thank you so much.
>
>--
>Sonnet Fitzgerald, PCOS Association, Online Community Liaison. Email: sonnet@pcosupport.org
>
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