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Re: Losing Weight/Losing PCOS
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Jun 2003 02:49:21 -0500 (CDT)
Excess weight is a SYMPTOM..not a cause... so although your weightloss
may help to not exacerbate the problem, it doesnt necessarily mean the
PCOS is gone. It probably just helps in some areas...like insulin
production etc.. Congrats though!
At Tue, 17 Jun 2003, Jen wrote:
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>I was diagnosed at 17 as having PCOS. I had weighed 190 lbs for nearly
>two years at that point and rarely had periods. The doctor prescribed
>the pill for regular cycles. Later, I lost weight, but stayed on the
>birth control pills prescribed to me. I gained much of the weight back
>and was still on the pill (so still having regular periods) but have
>since lost weight and discontinued the pill. I now have regular periods
>- every month, like clockwork.
>
>I am now 32 and am very concerned at this point with fertility issues.
>Could it be that I no longer have PCOS? And has it done any permanent
>damage to my ability to conceive?
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