PCOS Messages for September, 2002: Re: I have symptoms and feel alone

Re: I have symptoms and feel alone

From: angela (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 27 Sep 2002 21:04:18 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 27 Sep 2002, anonymous wrote: >
>I am a young 20 something and have had a stready increase in the amount
>of hair on my face and body for the last 5 years. I have been really
>embarassed about this but now it is really getting me down. I have
>thick hair sprouting around my nipples and on my stomach. It has
>gradually become worse and now I have facial hair which is getting more
>and thicker. I have had irregualr and very painful periods in the past
>but they have evened out to what I would consider quite 'normal'.
>I know very little about what causes this and if there is ANYTHING that
>can be done to reverse the symptoms or at least stop them from getting
>worse
>I have had hormone tests and they come back as normal...If any one can
>offer advise I would be so grateful as this is startin gto effect all

I am mid 20's and have experienced similar hair growth, thinking when I was younger that I was a freak too and too scared to say anything to anyone. It wasn't until my husband and I tried to conceive that I discussed this with my doctor. She sent me to a reproductive endocrinologist which sounds like you should too. My FSH and LH levels were elevated but lab tests did not show insulin resistence, however my RE said you could still have resistence and it not show on tests. He put me on metformin and then after some tests clomid which has regulated periods and started ovulation. Talk with your doc about seeing an RE, if you're not trying to conceive then the metformin and some other medicaiton could be helpful for you. There is a prescription cream vaniqa out there but runs about $60 a small tube, lasts about a month and insurance will not pay for it. Tweezing and some waxing is the only method that seems to help. Hope this helps, keep us updated- Good luck >aspects of my working and social life as I quite simply feel like a
>freak.

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