PCOS Messages for February, 2003: Re: All tests are negative and Dr. wants me to take glucophage (Help!)

Re: All tests are negative and Dr. wants me to take glucophage (Help!)

From: Melissa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Feb 2003 12:07:47 -0600 (CST)

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Terrie, I am 28 now and was officially diagnosed when I was 26 with PCOS. But when I was 21, I had never had a real GYN visit and didn't have insurance, but my mother really wanted me to get a check up. The Dr did a urine test and a pap smear. No blood work and had mentioned to me that I probably had it, but he did not call it PCOS. He described it as I don't have any viable eggs and I will probably be over weight all my life. So just deal, that’s what he said. I was scared to go back to a Dr after that. Scared about what they would say. Hoping that cause he did not do any blood work, he was wrong. I mean how could he just look at me and make that diagnosis. But then when I got a real good job with insurance, I went back and talked to a different Dr. he was another OB/GYN, I told him what the other one had said. He said it could have been possible, but he wanted to do blood work. The results were true. He sent me to a RE to get further answers. He took more blood and diagnosed me as having PCOS and type 2 diabetes (Adult onset). He also told me that if I have eggs they aren’t viable. I have a period every month, maybe a few days off but always had a period. But he said I don’t ovulate. I guess I am more angry on having a period and hoping cause I do have a period I should ovulate. But I don’t. I now take 2,000 mg of Glucophage everyday. I don’t feel any different. I have skin tags, obese, and facial hairs. No problem with acne or hair loss. But basically I do have PCOS. So yes I think it can be possible to be diagnosed just by looks and the over all. I have never had an ultrasound. I want to have one, to see how big my cysts are, or if I even have any. The Dr says if I have not conceived so far on Glucophage, they may have to look for blockage and clomid. I just wanted to see if Glucophage could do it on my own. I guess not. But good luck Terrie, I wish you all the luck in the world. You will be in my prayers. Melissa

At Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Terrie wrote: >
>My symptoms are as follows:
>I have had infertility problems and I finally got pregnant three years.
>I had a problem with the maturation of my eggs. I am obese and have
>facial hairs. Also, I do suffer from for depression and have irregular
>periods(cycle can be 21-38 days)
>
>I have had an untrasound and it showed small ovarian cysts that were
>considered normal and no signs of PCOS. The lab work came out normal.
>
>The gyn and my primary physician wants me to take glucophage as I have
>symptoms even though the tests are negative. This makes no sense to me.
>They say that tests could come out negative and still have PCOS.
>
>Has anyone heard of this?
>
>--
>Terrie
>

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