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Re: Anyone ever get diagnosed after a successful pregnancy?
From: AJ (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 30 Apr 2003 17:04:07 -0500 (CDT)
Yes! I was pregnant at 23 and had no idea I had PCOS, I had no problems
with the pregnancy (other than weight gain!- alot!) and did not develop
gestational diab. or hbp.
Now at 29 I was diagnosed after TTC for 2 years with no success. I
recently started metformin so we'll see!
At Mon, 3 Apr 2000, Cindy wrote:
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>At Fri, 31 Mar 2000, Barbara wrote:
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>>At Thu, 30 Mar 2000, Nethermind wrote:
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>>>Hello, and thanks for all that you guys do here to support each other. I
>>>have had the symptoms of PCOS ever since puberty (father is also
>>>diabetic), but never been diagnosed. I currently have an appt with my
>>>OBGYN to discuss hormone testing and ultrasounds to determine if this is
>>>what is going on in my body. Here is my question: can you actually have
>>>a nonmedicated,successful pregnancy and still have PCOS? I have a
>>>daughter, conceived after months of trying with irregular cycles. Now
>>>that she is two, we want to try for another child. It is because of our
>>>lack of success this time around that all these seemingly unrelated
>>>symptoms have come to the forefront. I am finding it harder to conceive
>>>than last time. Was my daughter just a miraculous surprise? I know that
>>>my symptoms are getting worse (scant hair on my face now enough to wax
>>>off, weight loss harder and harder, etc, less cycles in any given year).
>>>Any advise anyone has here would be greatly appreciated. - Sincerely,
>>>Nethermind
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>>I had irregular cycles through my teens, then on BCP until my early twenties, went off and that is when my symptoms started to present-the usual, facial hair, irregular very heavy periods, cystic acne, skin tags etc. Not knowing about PCOS and having doctors tell me it was "normal for you" kept me from putting it all together. I went back on BCP to regulate my periods but was not diagnosed. I went off BCP to become pregnant and conceived after about 9 months. I always felt as if something was "off" with me, but was always told I was "normal". After giving birth to my daughter, I nursed her for a year and then went on BCP for about 3 months and then off again, because I felt that maybe they were causing all of my problems. It took almost 3 years after that for me to be diagnosed. An aside: when I conceived my daughter I was having acupuncture treatments for something else, but I feel that it may have helped my fertility as well, just my opinion. Good luck to you!
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>I had 2 miscarriages then a successful pregnancy 10 years ago. No more since, until now. One year ago I was diagnosed with PCOS (at age 40), took Met, did low carb diet, lost 70lbs., had relief of many symptoms, and had regular cycles for the first time in my life. Now I am 12 weeks pregnant and all is well so far. Good luck to you.
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