PCOS Messages for January, 2002: Re: Could it be PCOS?

Re: Could it be PCOS?

From: Dona (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 23 Jan 2002 11:27:07 -0600 (CST)

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HI A.L. I would just come right and and tell her that you think you may have PCOS.Tell her again about your periods...about having to shave and about the dark skin...do some research..PCOSA website is good for this. And print info and take it with you.Ask her if she feels you should have some testing done to know for sure....if she says no...then find another Doctor who will.Some of us have gone through Several Doctors untill we found one that would even listen to our complaints and do testing..I had gone though 3 myself...some ladies on this board have gone though many more than I.Even though you like your doctor..if you feel she is not going to try to find out why you have missed periods, excess hair,and dark patches of skin...then it's time to move on.Dark patches are usually an indication of Insulin resistance..which is a pre-cursor to Type 2 Diabetes...do you have skin tags too in these areas?I had been with my same OBGYN for 15 years..had I switched earlier I would have gotten treatment for my PCOS earlier because she never put all the symptoms together.When I went to a new Doctor after having a misscarriage...he was the one who said .."you have PCOS" just by looking at me.Well good luck to you.Dona

>At Tue, 22 Jan 2002, A. wrote:
>I started my period at age 12 and was pretty regular until age 16. Then
>I started going anywhere from 1 1/2 months to two and occasionally three
>months between periods. I'm now almost 21 now and I consistently go
>from 2 1/2 to three months between my periods, averaging only four or
>five periods a year. Also, this last period, which was my first one in
>almost three months, lasted for 28 days. I'm 5'2 and 180 pounds. I
>wouldn't say that I have severe acne, but I do sometimes go through
>outbreaks of pimples, especially around my jawline. I have slight
>facial hair, but not serious. It's enough that I shave it, but not
>enough that it can be seen unless you're looking right at it. I'm not
>exactly sure what is meant by the PCOS symptom about dark patches under
>the armpits. I do have a very slightly darker skin tone there, but not
>a lot. Also it is slightly darker around the base of my neck by my
>shoulders, and there is some darker brown color in a strip around my
>waist. Could this be PCOS? I've talked to my doctor about my irregular
>periods, but she didn't seem too concerned. If it might be PCOS, how
>should I mention it to my doctor as a possibility? I want to maintain a
>good doctor-patient relationship with her and I don't want to come
>across as if I'm saying that I know better than she does. Thank you to
>anyone who can give me any information or advice.

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