PCOS Messages for June, 2002: Re: PCOS--too much estrogen or too much testosterone?(to Belle)

Re: PCOS--too much estrogen or too much testosterone?(to Belle)

From: Linda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 13 Jun 2002 11:28:48 -0500 (CDT)

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Hi Belle,

So this means that if one has too much estrogen in the body, it can get converted into testosterone as well?

I was just confused b/c when I started noticing my pcos symptoms, I also noticed that a lot of the veins on my arms and legs were becoming visible (this didn't happen with time. it just happened like within 2 months, which scared me), not spider veins but the larger ones that are deeper down than the fine spider veins that I see in older people. I don't think they are varicose veins either b/c they don't bulge...just visible blue veins. Anyway, I heard that they can be caused by excess estrogen in the body. My periods also changed all of a sudden. I used to get irregular bleeding and when I did get my periods, they were HEAVY, but it got really light all of a sudden. A couple of months later, I got my hormones tested and my estrogen levels were normal and I had high (total and free)testosterone levels. So, I was just thought maybe the estrogens in my body are being converted into testosterone...

--
Linda

At Thu, 13 Jun 2002, Belle wrote:
>
>Testosterone and estrogen are both steroids.  They are chemically very
>similar to one another.  Testosterone can be converted easily into
>estrogen in the fat cells.  PCOS'ers do not necessarily produce too much
>estrogen (but they can since there is nothing to oppose the production).
>
>Our bodies are a system of checks and balances.  If one thing is out of
>whack, it can affect many other things in our bodies.
>
>At Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Linda wrote:
>>
>>Can someone clarify for me? Read in this forum some women saying that
>>pcos'ers are producing too much estrogen.  What about the testosterone
>>side effects? Is it too much estrogens causing the elevated testosterone
>>levels? confused.
>>
>>--
>>Linda
>>
>--
>Hope this helps,
>
>Belle
>

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