PCOS Messages for November, 2002: Re: Need Advice please !?!

Re: Need Advice please !?!

From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 27 Nov 2002 13:26:58 -0600 (CST)

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Sonia, I'm not real sure what standard practise in the UK is these days, but in the US an "internal exam" of any sort os not usually used for diagnosis any more. They sometimes will still use an ultrasound, sometimes through the vagina, to look at the ovaries. but this is NOT a prerequisite for a diagnosis. I wouldn't think that a yearly exam and smear would tell you anything about PCOS either, although they really truly are beneficial for keeping an eye on your health.

If doing this is the only way to get yourself some medical treatment (although before going through it, you might ask her what that treatment entails - someone who is using a pap smear to diagnose PCOS is a little cracked I think so ask!) it might be worth it. OBGYN.net has a great tutorial available online that goes through the steps of an internal exam for you. Lots of women who are virgins have them done, and for the most part they're painless. I can understand that you'd feel uncomfortable, but let your gyn know this and ask if she can help you feel more comfortable. You can usually even have a friend come with you and stand up by your head so they can't see anything that's going on "down there" but can be there to support you. There's usually a shett over your knees so you can't see either. It's not as bad as it sounds, really - I know when faced with it in black and white it can seem very graphic! But think of it just like taking your temp or having an x-ray or anything else that's done to check your health. It's important, and it should go without a hitch for you if you have a kind doctor.

Either way, it may be worth making that other appointment for 8 months from now just in case you find yourself going nowhere with this doctor. You deserve to have somebody help you with all the obvious symptoms you have! I hope you find the help you need.

At Tue, 26 Nov 2002, Sonia wrote: >
>I am in the UK, and have a problem. I think I may have PCOS, I have
>always been very hairy, and have had hair loss on the scalp. I am
>excessively overweight, and have always had irregular, very painful
>periods, and little abcesses all over my body.
>
>Lately things have got a lot worse. My periods are worse, my hair is
>growing so fast on my face that I'm using a facial hair removal cream
>every two weeks and plucking in between, and in the past three months I
>have put on nearly 2 and a half stone, pulling me up to 18 and a half
>stone - as I suffer from Arthritis in my ankle joints, this is not what
>I need, so my mobility is effected, and it's not like my diet has
>changed, and I certainly don't eat crisps and sweets all the time.
>
>With all this in mind, I went to see my GP. I told her my symptoms and
>here's where the problem really lies. She said that I need an internal
>exam, and a smear test before anything further is done. There is no way
>I want, or can have one. I am very upset about it. She said I need to
>have 10 clear days after my period has stopped, but that was three weeks
>ago and I'm still waiting for it to stop anyway ! But I am scared stiff.
>I'm 27 years old with major self esteem issues, and have never even had
>a boyfriend, never mind had an affair, and therefore I am still a
>virgin. I told this to my GP and she didn't listen, and said that it's
>nothing to worry about as she can deal with that, it's not a problem,
>and explained how. I feel actually quite nauseaus at the thought, and
>filled with total dread. But she insists that it is the only way to
>preceed, and cannot do so until an internal exam is complete.
>
>I have looked into changing doctors, but no one is available a for a
>further 8 months, and I am really at the end of my tether now, and my
>health is suffering due to my weight gain.
>
>Is there another way to diagnose ??? Is there anything I can do to help
>myself ??? I need advice desperately. I feel like I am going to peices
>here.
>
>Kind Regards
>Sonia

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