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Re: My daughter, 21 just diagnosed
From: Janet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 4 Dec 2002 12:35:09 -0600 (CST)
Hi,
First I have to agree with Jenn. If you have to have pcos the earlier
the diagnoses the better. I was Dx in 1995 at 31. How I wish I had
been 21 and had metformin to change my life the way it is doing now.
Don't worry, there might be some extra effort involved, but there are
lots of us out here with kids. Concentrate on fixing the PCOS, the rest
will fall in line. As for Endomitrial cancer, any of us could walk out
the door and get hit by a bus. The earlier she gets her periods going
the less likely she will encounter this problem.
Janet
At Tue, 3 Dec 2002, Jenn wrote:
>
>Penny,
>It sounds to me like you're dealing with two very separate issues:
>1)abnormal paps and 2) PCOS.
>Having PCOS does not mean your daughter will get cancer. As mentioned
>before, cancer comes into play for those women who have PCOS and do not have
>regular periods which in turn causes a build up of the endometrial lining
>and then in turn increases the risk for endometrial cancer. I have PCOS
>however I bleed more than normal (twice a month) so every woman is
>different. As far as the abnormal paps...I don't have a good answer for you.
>If you're concern is that having PCOS has caused endometrial cancer that has
>now spread to the cervix, causing the abnormal pap, then a biopsy is what's
>needed. But, like Jodi (I think it was Jodi) said, abnormal paps and PCOS
>ARE NOT RELATED to the best of my knowledge. Of course, I'm not a doctor. As
>far as kidlets go, if it were me I would concentrate on getting the PCOS
>under control with Glucophage say for maybe a year before trying to
>conceive. Women with PCOS can have some special concerns during pregnancy
>and the healthier your daughter is before she gets pregnant the better it
>will be for the baby.
>Having said that, I wish I would've been diagnosed when I was 21. The sooner
>the better.
>Take care,
>Jenn
>PS And don't worry about starting any fights... this board is made up of a
>bunch of women with way to many hormones...there's usually some pretty
>strong opinions flying around here. :-)
>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Penny" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 9:10 PM
>Subject: Re: My daughter, 21 just diagnosed
>
>> At Tue, 3 Dec 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>> >
>> > To the lady that said that the 21 yr. old should think long and hard
>> >about having a baby, I'm sure the 21 yr. old is well aware of the
>> >responsibility of having a child. Just because someone is a young adult
>> >doesn't mean they are not capable, financially, or emotionally ready for
>a
>> >child. There are many responsible young adults out there. If the lady
>wants
>> >to have a baby there shouldn't be any reason for her not to have one.
>PCOS is
>> >a very complex syndrome and treating it is not always easy as it may take
>a
>> >few years and I think it may be in her best interest to have a family
>right
>> >now if she wants to before it gets worse. Women with PCOS aren't just
>> >concerned with getting periods, most of them are also concerned about If
>they
>> >will be able to conceive or not. Also, most abnormal pap smears are not
>> >caused by the human papilloma virus, which causes genital warts or STD's.
>> >Sometimes women just have abnormal cells and if caught early, can be
>easily
>> >lasered off by your doctor.
>>
>> I did not mean to start a fight here. My daughter is very mature & is
>> in a stable relationship. Their plan was to wait another 5 yrs to have
>> children until this came up but are now trying to figure out the best
>> way to approach it. They very much want to have children. I am just
>> trying to come up with the correct answer for her. Since I know very
>> little about this syndrom I was hopeing to get some advise from people
>> who know more. She has had 2 bad paps and if this next one is bad will
>> have to have biopsy. At this point test have not come up with the
>> reason why the bad paps. I can tell you she does not have genital
>> warts. He did not want to do biopsy due to the fact it will thin her
>> cervix out. Bad paps can be the result of your partners past
>> relationships also. We all know that in this day & time kids are
>> sexually active for the most part and can run into problems because of
>> it. My daughter has had one other relationship so who knows. I really
>> don't care. My concern is with this syndrom and because of the bad paps
>> has it already taken its toll on her body. If this runs into cancer
>> eventually or if this stuff gets worse with age then my question is &
>> was should she not consider going ahead & try to start her family. I
>> would think that the longer this goes the harder it will be. Can anyone
>> tell me?
>> Again Thanks, Penny
>>
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Janet at JanetHeller@msn.com
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