Re: A couple of questions??? - a correction
From: tera (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 12 Jun 2002 23:34:55 -0500 (CDT)
Hi!
Sorry, it's late : ). I said that surgery IS recommended for cysts.
That is not correct. It is NOT USUALLY recommended unless the cysts are
larger (4-5 centimeters). God bless, and sorry! Tera
At Wed, 12 Jun 2002, tera wrote:
>
>Hi!
>
>You absolutely need to get regular periods!!!!!!! Regular periods shed
>the lining of the uterus. You must shed the uterine lining regularly -
>not doing so will put you at a high risk for uterine cancer. Many of us
>take Provera every few months to have a period. It means taking a pill
>everyday for a week or so which will cause you to get a period. I
>needed to do this every few months to get a period. Now I am on a very
>low dose of Glucophage and I am now getting a normal period every month.
>
>Cysts associated with PCOS are real cysts. They are essentially benign,
>fluid filled sacks. Most cysts with PCOS are very tiny. On occasion
>some can get larger and cause pain and yes, some can twist and cause
>pain. The location of the cysts can also cause pain. Usually surgery
>is recommended for cysts unless they are quite large (at least 4-5
>centimeters).
>
>You said you are possibly IR. Yes, get tested. As you have probably
>read on this board, the subject of PCOS and IR absolutely going hand in
>hand is a contested topic. I have a few things to say about it that may
>help you. When I was first diagnosed I did not have as many symptoms as
>I do right now and I did not test positive for IR. My PCOS has
>progressed more each year (PCOS is a progressive syndrome). The values
>that many labs use to interpret the results of tests can be high in many
>labs. You do not have to be severely IR to have it screw up your body.
>Many women with PCOS have levels of IR that are too low to be picked up
>by most labs. Thus, many women with PCOS are walking around with NOT IR
>on their charts. I have read in many places that EVEN WOMEN WITH PCOS
>WHO ARE NOT IR CAN BENEFIT FROM GLUCOPHAGE or from going on a low carb
>diet and exercising. I am one of those people. There are women out
>there who have "tested" not IR. That does not mean that doing something
>for IR will not help them - I'm living proof of that. As far as
>treatment goes, doing something for IR is about all we have for now and
>for that vast majority of women, it is helping ALOT so if there is not
>connection to IR then in theory, doing something about it would not help
>us - does that make sense? I hope your appointment goes well. And yes,
>have them put you on Provera (progesterone) for a few days to get a
>period. You should go on it again every 2-3 months if you need to in
>order to shed your lining. God bless, Tera
>
>At Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Kirstie wrote:
>>
>>I am seeing a gyno who specialises in PCOS on Sat so I want to get my
>>facts straight so I recieve the best treatment possible. The only
>>symptoms I have are scattered periods (1 every few years), cysts on
>>ovaries, fatigue, very slight hiruitism & I suspect IR. I will ask for
>>the insulin resistance test so I can make sure I am on the right diet
>>but I have a couple of other questions.
>>
>>1)I asked my GP if I need to take meds to have periods as I was
>>concerned about any side affects there are from not menstrating as I
>>only have periods every few years, but he said no that it was fine not
>>to have them. But I have been reading on here that some of you take
>>provers(?)to flush out your system. Can complications arise if you do
>>not have periods?
>>
>>2)I have also been having some occassional pains around my ovaries/
>>kidneys, anyway my GP diagnosed this as "the cysts on your ovaries are
>>either swelling up/ twisting. He has told me to tell the GYNO on
>>Saturday who can treat this. Well I didn't think PCO cysts were real
>>cysts, can they do this?
>>
>>Thanks for your help
>>Kirstie
>
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>Tera
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Tera
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