PCOS Messages for February, 2002: Re: Treatment for Ovarian Cysts

Re: Treatment for Ovarian Cysts

From: paula (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 15:41:35 -0600 (CST)

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ovarian cysts can be caused for MANY reasons, PCOS being just one. if your wife has NO other symptoms of PCOS, it is likely that she has cysts for a different reason.

if she does indeed have PCOS, a birth control pill should not be the only treatment. PCOS is not a disorder of the ovaries, it is a disorder of the entire endocrine system. while yasmin, alesse and other low-dose birth control pills can help a PCOS patient maintain her uterine health and assist with the reduction of ovarian cysts, other pills have been shown to have a negative effect in the patients, actually worsening the underlying causes of the disorder.

i do not know what country you are moving to, but there are women on this board from all over the world and maybe one of them could help you find a doctor once you are in your new home. there are many tests that can confirm a diagnosis of PCOS, but please remember that PCOS is a syndrome and not all symtpoms need be present for a diagnosis. you can have PCOS without cysts on the ovaries, and you can have cysts on the ovaries without having PCOS. only a doctor can tell you for sure.

hope this helps, and please contact me if i can be of any more help.

love, paula

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