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Re: symptoms of PCOS
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 25 Jul 2002 14:00:06 -0500 (CDT)
Sure it's true that some women have PCOS and no obvious symptoms of it,
and some women have PCOS and normal bloodwork, but if you have no
symptoms AND normal bloodwork (as this woman does) then I'm thinking no
PCOS is pretty likely.
At Tue, 23 Jul 2002, Rochelle wrote:
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>Hello,
>
>I am not a dr. and I can't even remember my test results--except for
>that they did not "show" PCOS. Some women have no symptoms, i.e. male
>hair growth, thinning scalp hair, sudden weight gain with an inability
>to lose it, acne, etc. However, their tests show classic PCOS. Others
>are in the middle. Others like me, all the signs, perfect tests.
>
>PCOS ovaries try to release an egg by forming the normal cyst that
>everyone does. However, while a normal woman's cyst bursts and send the
>egg into the fallopian tube, ours do not. This happens over and over
>until the overies are covered in cysts. The ovaries are bumpy instead
>of smooth.
>
>Talk to your dr. If he is not supportive in really digging around to
>find out what is going on find another. Sometimes diagnosis is only
>possible by an endocynologist.
>
>Hope that helps.
>Rochelle
>
>At Tue, 23 Jul 2002, anonymous wrote:
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>>I am 27 yr. old and married 4 years back. My periods are irregular
>>from last 4 yrs and never came in time without medicines (progesterone).
>>Now from last 6 months we are planning to conceive. My 2nd day hormone
>>test report is : FSH=6.85 mIU/ml, LH=4.50 mIU/ml, TSH=2.48 uIU/ml,
>>Prolactin=6.70 ng/ml, progesterone=0.79 ng/ml, Estradiol(E2)‘.36pg/ml.
>>Doctor has tried clomiphene 100mg for 3 cycles but follicle size in Rt.
>>ovary not increase after 5-6 mm and Lt. ovary 4-7 mm.Next doctor gave
>>Decapeptyl on days 2,3&4 and then Metrodin 75IU on day 6,7,8,10,11 and
>>150IU on D13,16. The follicle size on day 19 was 9.4 mm in Lt. ovary.
>>The Rt. ovary was detected having 11mm cyst + many small follicles of
>>5-7 mm in both ovaries. Tubes are open. I don't have facial hairs. no
>>hair loss. My height 5.5 inch, weight 65 kg. Are these may be signs of
>>PCOS? How you know that those small structures are cysts not follicles.
>>Any technique? Can pelvic ultrasound will help?
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