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Re: Low testosteroneFrom: lollo (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 15 Apr 2002 07:00:35 -0500 (CDT)
At Sun, 14 Apr 2002, cheri wrote: > >At Sun, 14 Apr 2002, lollo wrote: >> >>At Sun, 14 Apr 2002, cheri wrote: >>> >>>At Sun, 14 Apr 2002, lollo wrote: >>>> >>>>I thought the definition of pcos was high levels of lh, fsh and >>>>testosterone together with ovarian cysts.... >>> >>>That's what I have been gathering. He was unable to see my ovaries on >>>the ultrasound; so there is no way of knowing about ovarian cysts. I am >>>beginning to doubt this diagnosis. I have many other endocrine symptoms >>>for over a year (Abdominal striae, hot flashes, low grade fever, hair >>>loss all over my body, and of course all the classic pcos symptoms) Some >>>symptoms seems to fit pcos and some don't. I am afraid that something >>>is being overlooked, and I seem to be getting much sicker lately. >>> >>>Thanks, >>>cheri >> >>The prolactin is messured to see if there is a problem with the >>pituitary gland. Did he say anything about that test? > >He repeated the prolactin and I will have results next week. I am also >concerned because I have had problems with swelling of the optic disk >and visual disturbances in the past(6 years ago- the same time my >periods stopped). The doc said that it is unlikely that the prior >swelling and the currect prolactin levels are related. He seems >unconcerned with pituitay problems. I am usually very proactive (doc >probably calls it annoying :)) at my appts, but my last one was on the >tail end of a migraine so I was pretty much in a stupor. >Have you heard of low grade fever being accosiated with pcos? >cheri Iīm not a doctor so donīt listen to me too much. I donīt know all problems connected with prolactin levels, only one, and that is it could be lika cyst/tumour by the pituary gland. That can cause lack of menses and visual disturbances if it presses on the optic nerve. I knew a woman who had this, and she got hormones to replace what the pituary gland couldnīt do and lives with it quite well as far as I know. She lost a lot of weight, didnīt have her period for half a year and on Christmas Eve she sort of collapsed. She thought it was stress first. But donīt worry to much now, as I said, all I know about it I have learned from this girl.
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