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Re: Could it be PCOS?

From: Panacea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 22 Jan 2002 22:34:18 -0600 (CST)


At Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Belle wrote: >
>Today, I answered a post entitled "I hope this works". Within this
>post, I listed a site that talks about acanthosis nigricans, the brown
>patches that are associated with insulin resistance (not PCOS
>necessarily but the insulin resistance itself). There are photographs
>that may help you identify if this is what you have. I will tell you
>though that under the arms and the back of the neck are the usual places
>for the discoloration associated with this condition. You can view the
>post at http://forums.obgyn.net/pcos/PCOS.0201/0839.html

Oh Gag! some of those are nasty. I have slight discoloration but nothing like that. I guess that makes me feel better - it could be so much worse! My sister does have the eye discoloration though, we always thought that meant she looked "sick"! and was related to her asthma or something.

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Panacea



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