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Re: A couple of questions???
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:27:55 EDT
Thankyou very much for your replies, I will let you all know how it goes!
Kirstie
In a message dated 13-Jun-02 12:32:03 PM W. Australia Standard Time,
jasonandtera@att.net writes:
> 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
>
> --
> Tera
>
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