PCOS Messages for April, 2002: Re: Low testosterone

Re: Low testosterone

From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 15 Apr 2002 18:18:14 -0500 (CDT)

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The diagnosis of PCOS is frequently a matter of elimination. You do not have to have cysts on the ovaries in order to have PCOS. The name was determined before this was discovered.

Your testosterone levels can fluctuate. You can have high levels at one testing and then low levels later. It can also depend on whether you have been eating a low carb diet or a high carb diet when you have PCOS. The testosterone levels are also debatable. Some doctors feel that the lab norms are appropriate while other doctors think a much lower level is required for good health.

Since PCOS is a syndrome and since not every woman has the same symptoms, PCOS can be difficult to define and therefore difficult to diagnose.

PCO is entirely different from PCOS. Many women have poly-cystic ovaries but less than half of that number actually have PCOS.

For more information on PCOS, http://www.pcosupport.org is a good place to start.

At Sun, 14 Apr 2002, lollo wrote: >
>At Sat, 13 Apr 2002, cheri wrote:
>>
>>I was diagnosed with PCOS and IR this week. I have been cruising the
>>archives this week-end. (RE gave me lo ovral and I am too sick to get
>>out of bed.) So far I have seen a lot of information on high hormone
>>levels. I have low testosterone, low/normal estradiol, normal dhea and
>>normal FSH, LH and FSH/LH ratio, and slightly high prolactin.
>>I would like to hear about someone's experience with PCO and low
>>testosterone and estradio..
>>
>>Thanks,
>>cheri
>
>I thought the definition of pcos was high levels of lh, fsh and
>testosterone together with ovarian cysts....

-- Hope this helps,

Belle

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