PCOS Messages for January, 2003: Re: cent diagnosis

Re: cent diagnosis

From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 29 Jan 2003 19:09:24 -0600 (CST)

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Hi and welcome -

A lot of people go through this, and is sooo unfortunate because it's so unnecessary!

Women with PCOS almost always CAN have children. If you use the technical diagnosis of infertile (meaning: you could have sex for a year without birth control and not get pregnant, not counting any fertility drugs) then yes, some of us are "infertile." I myself am. But that doesn't mean not able to ever have children! It is also true that "infertility" is common in women with untreated PCOS, but once the PCOS is addressed many women go on to have children without intervention. The majority of the rest will only need an intervention as simple as Clomiphene (a cheap, safe, common oral ovulation inducer) to get pregnant.

It sucks that your doctor diagnosed you, scared you so needlessly, and then sort of dropped you with no further information or treament!! Can you find someone else to manage this chronic condition for you?

At Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Maeghan wrote: >
>I'm just about to turn 21, and I was diagnosed with PCOS about three
>months ago with PCOS. My first words were, "will this screw up my
>chances to have kids." The response was, "it could leave you infertile."
>I'm a nursing student, and I find it shocking to find no information in
>my text books about this condition. Since the diagnosis, I've found it
>difficult to concentrate, and my stress levels are through the roof.
>I've wanted children since I was little, and I find myself suddenly in a
>panic. I have no one in my life, but I can't help but wonder if I'll
>ever have children.
>
>Can anyone tell me if this is normal? Has anyone else gone through this?
>I feel so completely alone, and it's as if no one understands me.

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