Re: My daughter, 21 just diagnosed
From: carrie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 4 Dec 2002 15:16:46 -0600 (CST)
unfortunately, i don't think being diagnosed earlier would have helped.
i was diagnosed at 14 and only was able to get metformin this year at
29. ahhh, wishful thinking. i know what you mean though. my sister is
17, has been diagnosed, and is on met. i'm a little jealous...
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carrie
At Wed, 4 Dec 2002, Janet wrote:
>
>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
>>>
>--
>Janet at JanetHeller@msn.com
>
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carrie
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