Re: Treatment for Ovarian Cysts
From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 28 Feb 2002 16:18:29 -0600 (CST)
In addition to this wonderful post, I would just like to add that most
"normal" cysts will disappear on their own. Many, many women get
ovarian cysts but only between 8 - 15 % have PCOS. To help determine if
your wife is likely to have PCOS, visit http://www.pcosupport.org .
There is a quiz that will help her know if she should persue this
further. With PCOS, we are at far greater risk of diabetes and heart
disease so it should not be ignored.
--
Belle
At Thu, 28 Feb 2002, paula wrote:
>
>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
>
>--
>please feel free to email me at paulam@communicomm.com
>
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