PCOS Messages for March, 2003: Re: Help me, please, to find a a new doctor in London, UK

Re: Help me, please, to find a a new doctor in London, UK

From: Yovita (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 31 Mar 2003 10:00:56 -0600 (CST)

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Thank you, Sonnet, for your rely. I called my GP today and the earliest possible appointment - only in 2 weeks! and if I have to repeat my blood test again and see a doctor that means at least 6 weeks of waiting!!! All that makes me feel so saaad...I am having the pain on the left side of my abdomen (low part)that sometimes I can hardly walk. How can I ask for a referral to a specialist if my doctor is sure that I am healthy...? What should I tell her to look at my problem more seriously? (by the way, the next appointment I made with is the other doctor and it's male - well, maybe he will be more "sensitive" :P?) and by the way, what do DHEAS, SHBG and cortisol mean - what do they show? Regards, Yovita

At Sun, 30 Mar 2003, Sonnet wrote: >
>Keep in mind: A scan for cysts is NOT usually used to diagnose PCOS -
>many women have cysts who do not have PCOS, and many women with PCOS do
>not have cysts. It would be a shame to insist on a scan, find no cysts,
>and then have your doctor forever telling you to put the idea of PCOS
>out of your head because of the scan.
>
>I agree that checking testosterone and DHEAS is a great idea. I'd also
>add insulin levels and cortisol. Having endocrine symptoms like you
>describe is a problem, it's not just 'normal' - you deserve to have it
>figured out and treated, no matter what the cause.
>
>At Sun, 30 Mar 2003, emma wrote:
>>
>>At Sun, 30 Mar 2003, Jovita wrote:
>
>Have you had an ultrasound scan? This is a useful test to
>>confirm the ovarian cysts that are seen in PCOS. Also your doctor
>>should check your testosterone, DHEAS and SHBG cos these may be abnormal
>>in PCO.
>
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>

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