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Re: age the different aspects of pcos began? (reply to Kristy Sokoloski)
From: ja (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 20 Dec 2002 23:25:45 -0600 (CST)
Thanks to all of you for responding!!!
Kristy, if it's all right and not too much trouble, I would love to read
the articles!
At Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Kristy wrote:
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>Jenn,
>
>I don't remember such an article being on MedScape and the age
>correlation but I will check and see. I know that one of the
>last articles that came out on PCOS by Turkish experts agreed
>with one thought that I had as to how I got PCOS. I had to take
>testosterone shots 31 years ago to help me with some problems I
>had at the time, I was premature: born at 36 weeks.
>
>I asked the endocrinologist that diagnosed me with PCOS in 1996
>if he felt that the testosterone shots might have had something
>to do with this and he said no that it wouldn't do that even
>years later. Well, I've since discovered otherwise.
>
>I developed my breasts at 11 years old, and started having my
>period at 13 like a lot of the kids of my generation even though
>my mother had started her periods at 11 she said.
>
>Apparently that was normal for her family so she thought I might
>too.
>
>I will try to see if I can find the article that talks about
>what I discovered in relation to myself.
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>Also, even Dr. Thatcher has a few theories on how PCOS is
>caused, and one of them kind of touches on what I'm talking
>about in relation to the PCOS. I'll see about finding that list
>at least the chapter to refer you to if interested.
>
>Take care,
>
>=====
>Kristy :)
>
>http://www.geocities.com/sokokl/kristyspersonalpage.html
>
>For women who are interested in additional support http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Endo_Vulvodynia_PCOS/
>
>I am a Medical Secretary who does a lot of learning from reading on the Net, books, my dr(s), as well as sharing my own personal experiences.
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