Re: IR in women = PCOS
From: anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 23 Nov 2001 15:23:23 -0600 (CST)
Thanks for the reply Dona, I have been perplexed by this dx, at first I
thought I had it, then not, now I realize I was fortunate to catch it on
the onset. Esp. since I'm 37 and putting off conception for another
year - which actually my endo thinks is great, she thinks I need a year
to straighten things out.
--
Anne
At Wed, 21 Nov 2001, Dona wrote:
>
>Hi Anne,
>High LH/FSH Ratio's along with your insulin resistance are 2 indications
>of having PCOS. We tend to have one or both of these. We don't all
>have the same symptoms. I wish it is all cut and dry and we all have
>the same symptoms and lab results,but we don't. So one person with PCOS
>may have elevated LH /FSH ratio's they might not be IR,or they may have
>high testosterone.These are only Diagnostic tests that Doctors use to
>confirm there suspicions or to get an actual diagnosis.There are some
>woman who have PCOS so badly that all there doctors have to do is look
>at them and know they are PCOS along with there reporductive and
>menstral histories I was one of these woman. The testing was done just
>to confirm the fact that my doctor and I already knew. For Some woman
>it is harder to DX because they have regular periods (every 28 days) and
>they find out they are not ovulating because of LH is too high.These
>woman usually find out they have PCOS when they attempt to become
>pregnant and eigther miss carry or can not get pregnant at all.I know
>this syndrome dosent make sense at all,but I don't know of any syndrome
>that does make sense. No your 2 PCOS symptoms do not seem odd to me. I
>have the same thing going on,but along with excess hair and the abuility
>to gain weight very quickly if I am not on an insulin sensitizer.I only
>started getting the excess hair a couple of years ago. I am 36 and I
>believe my PCOS only got worse as I got older.
>Good luck to you and Happy Thanks Giving,Dona
>
>>At Wed, 21 Nov 2001, anne wrote:
>>Both my endo and gyn think I have PCOS, my only symptom is the IR and
>>very slightly elevated LH (LH 6 and FSH 5 on day 4 of my cycle).
>>
>>Has anyone heard this before? Doesn't this seem odd?
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