PCOS Messages for June, 2003: Re: Help! How do you find a doctor who will treat PCOS?

Re: Help! How do you find a doctor who will treat PCOS?

From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 5 Jun 2003 20:16:49 -0500 (CDT)

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Your doctor is doing you a disservice by sending you off with progesterone and orders to lose weight!! Many women with PCOS see an endocrinologist, or even more specifically sometimes a reproductive endocrinologist. PCOS is a disorder of the endocrine system, and NOT simply a disease of the female reproductive system - hence the endo instead of the gyn. There are definitely some gyns who know a lot about PCOS and are perfectly well qualified to treat this but the endos are the apecialists.

Either way, here's a link to some Denver doctors who are profesional members of the PCOS Association. (That doesn't automatically mean they'll be great doctors, but one can assume taht by taking the time to become members, they must care about PCOS, right?) Hope it helps!

http://www.pcosupport.org/membership/professionals.php#Colorado

At Thu, 5 Jun 2003, Jo wrote: >
>I was diagnosed with "borderline" PCOS a little over a year ago and
>started on progesterone cream, then moved to Lo-Estrin and told to lose
>weight throughout it all. Now I feel four times worse than I ever have
>and my doctor just keeps throwing more progesterone into the mix. I'm
>insulin resistant and have high estrogen levels, 2 week long periods,
>weight gain, extremely cystic breasts plus other classic symptoms and
>have probably had PCOS all my life.
>
>I have been going to a GP and wonder what type of physicians most
>commonly specialize in this type of condition. I know I need to lose
>weight but before I can do that successfully I have to get some
>additional help. Right now I just want to eat my refrigerator in
>frustration and irritability! I'm not trying to become pregnant, I just
>want to feel better so I can live my life. I am in the Denver, CO area
>if anyone has specific suggestions.
>
>Thanks for any information.
>
>--
>Jo
>

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