Re: Could I have PCOS
From: kim (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 09:34:48 -0400
If you go to http://www.soulcysters.com you will find all the info you need.
Kim
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (anonymous)
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Subject: Could I have PCOS
>Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 05:42:29 -0500
>
>I am 32 years old this year. Since the age of 22 I started having
>strange problems with my body. It started out with acne, this coming
>from surviving puberty with perfect skin. This I had treated by a
>dermotologist, but as the years progress it just gets worse.
>
>I have for many years before felt like I had more hair on my body than
>the average women, but during this time frame the hairs started to grow
>thicker. On my face, chest, chin and stomach, the more I pluck the more
>thicker they grow. They often come back as very large hair bumps. I
>have tried many painful methods to get rid of them without success. I
>also have about a three to four shade discoloration under my chin and
>between my legs. I also have between my legs what I call the giant
>pimples that never really go away.
>
>By the time I was 27 years old, I started to gain weight and assumed
>that this was due to my body going through its natural changing process
>(aging), but then I calapsed at work and was rushed to the hospital.
>After extensive test it was found that I had two very large cysts (8 and
>4)in each of my fallopian tubes. During surgery it was discovered that
>I also had endometriosis. One year earlier I had asked for a hormone
>workup and was told that my hormone levels were normal for me. I took
>that to mean that they were ok. After reading articles from this site
>today, I am concerned that I have been walking around for ten years with
>a problem that has not been diagnosed.
>
>How can I find out if I have PCOS? What type of tests do I request?
>
>Regards
>
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