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Re: Strech marks...anyone have on belly without ever being pg?
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Sun, 24 Feb 2002 10:50:58 -0600 (CST)
I had stretchmarks on my hips at 12. So i'm sure your reasoning is very
possible. I knew before I had kids that i would be carrying around
battle scars!
At Sat, 7 Apr 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Hey ladies, just an FYI. I was seventeen when I had my daughter 8 years
>agao and have the worst marks. They have went from red to white. My
>sisters all have the same marks but have never been pregnant. I tried
>everything from cocoa butter to vitamin E nothing worked. I asked my OB
>and she stated there was little I could do to prevent them or take them
>away.
>
>She stated that stretch marks are caused by a certain female hormone
>which is increased during growth. It has little to do with actually
>being pregnant or gaining weight. Hope this answers any questions.
>
>At Thu, 27 Apr 2000, anon wrote:
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>>I've wondered about this, and never mentioned it to my doctor for fear
>>of being labeled a hypochondriac!! I have strong PCOS symptoms, but am
>>small (100 lbs.) and have never gained a significant amount of weight in
>>my entire life, so it's been been a mystery. I've never been pregnant.
>>Yet-lo and behond-- I've developed stretch marks on the back of my
>>pelvis: not the purple marks some describe but light- colored, long
>>stretch marks. I also have too much pigment wherever i get a bruise or
>>cut. The cut heals, but the darned mark stays forever.
>>
>> At Thu, 27 Apr 2000, Lydia wrote:
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>>>stretch marks, me too,
>>>
>>>thanks
>>>
>>>lydia
>>>
>>>At Wed, 26 Apr 2000, Donna wrote:
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>>>>Wednesday 4/26/00 -
>>>>
>>>>I was so very glad to find this post. I have these awful things, too.
>>>>It never crossed my mind it could be related to PCOS. Thanks for the
>>>>information. My first Endro appt is coming up later this month.
>>>>
>>>>THANKS!
>>>>
>>>>At Sat, 22 Apr 2000, Debbie wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>I am wondering if some people are more apt to getting keloid scars which
>>>>>would mean that they would get stretch marks more readily too. Maybe
>>>>>there's something about our hormone imblance that makes our skin more
>>>>>sensitive. I have a couple of small burn scars and a scar from a dog
>>>>>attack that are VERY lumpy and, have faded since but, were VERY
>>>>>red-purpleish. Just a thought. It seems a lot of us have all these
>>>>>marks. Maybe it's connected!
>>>>>Debbie
>>>>>
>>>>>At Sat, 22 Apr 2000, Susan wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Ohhh that is very interesting...!!! Thanks for the post...I wish my dr
>>>>>>was on the ball...I still can't get the proper treatment!
>>>>>>*sigh*
>>>>>>
>>>>>>--
>>>>>>Susan
>>>>>>
>>>>>>At Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Lori wrote:
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>>>>>>>At Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Amy wrote:
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>>>>>>>>The deep red or purple streatch marks that appear on your stomach are call abdominal straie. I have them too. Right around the age of 20 or 21 I started getting them. Up until recently I thought the were just streach marks, but they are not. The are most definitly related to cushings syndrome, so if you have not been tested for that you should be really soon. I was tested for CS, but it came back negative. So I wonder why I have the the straie. About 6 years ago the very first doctor that mentioned PCOS to me mentioned that the abdominal straie was one of the many symptoms of PCOS. The only thing that Ive tried which helps fade them is coca butter, vitamin e and diet and exercise. Hope this helps. Also I have PCOS with all of the symptoms, never been pregnant, and Ive recently started on Glucophage so I'm hoping for the best.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Mine have come up the past year - you would think I have had 5 children - However
>>>>>>>>my weight gain was RAPID so that is why I imagine....
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>anonymous wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Just wanted to say you are not alone. I am 19 y/o and I don't remember
>>>>>>>>> exactly when I got my belly stretch marks, but I certainly have them.
>>>>>>>>> They are purple and quite unsightly. My panties cover most of them
>>>>>>>>> (they are on my lower belly, are yours?) though. I think I got them a
>>>>>>>>> couple years ago when I hardly ate anything and lost a few pounds. In
>>>>>>>>> any case, it is quite a genetic thing as well. The good news is that
>>>>>>>>> they fade. When I was 12 or 13 I gained a ton of weight and had webs
>>>>>>>>> and webs of stretch marks on my thighs, dark red almost the whole length
>>>>>>>>> of my thighs. Now they are completely faded! So anyways hope that makes
>>>>>>>>> you feel better! Tons of people have this problem! Take care girl!
>>>>>>>>> ---Hugs---
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> At Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Susan wrote:
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> >Hi, I was reading another post and it occured to me to ask...I was
>>>>>>>>> >normal weight until about 21 then I rapidly gained 20-30 lbs and got
>>>>>>>>> >lots of these red strech marks on my belly...I assumed it must have been
>>>>>>>>> >cause of the weight gain..and my dr. check me for cushings becasue of
>>>>>>>>> >lack of af, hairy belly, chin, and elevated prolactin...but everything
>>>>>>>>> >came back fine...apperantly...and af returned so they decided it was
>>>>>>>>> >nothing (prolactin went back to normal)...that was 9 yrs ago...(and
>>>>>>>>> >syptoms continue)...just wondering if anyone else had the same
>>>>>>>>> >problem...or is it just my very bad 'genes' ...bummer...:)
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>--
>>>>>>>Lori Haynes
>>>>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Take Heart. . . .
>>>>
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