PCOS Messages for June, 2003: Re: Period All The Time!!

Re: Period All The Time!!

From: Janet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 28 Jun 2003 17:55:48 -0500 (CDT)

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I am one of the no periods at all chicks but I know several girls that post here that are like you. Understanding that PCOS is a enocrine problem, not a reproductive one is the key to why I have (I should say had) no periods while you cant get them stopped. Our bodies can react differently to the high insulin levels in our blood. This is same reason why not everyone gets every symptom. If you havent been to an endocrinologist in a few years, I highly suggest trying again. When I was first Dx in 1995 I was told there was nothing they could do for me because I had had a pulmonary embolism from BCPs, which was at that time was how they treated PCOS, then known as stien-levanthal syndrome. I went along getting fewer and fewer periods, gaining more weight and feeling miserable until last year when, by accident I saw the just out of school physician assistant of my family doctor. She, being up to date on current treatments for PCOS, immediately ordered blood tests and put me on metformin. Well, 40 and 12 normal, regular periods in a row have gone by the wayside. I have more energy and feel better than I have in years.

-- Janet Heller

At Sat, 28 Jun 2003, anonymous wrote: > >I know that most of us with pcos have a problem with never having a >period, but while I have ALL the other symptoms of pcos and was >diagnosed 7 years ago, I have my period almost constantly. I had it for >8 months straight last year and went to my gyno who did a biopsy and put >me on ? (can't remember the drug name) to stop the bleeding. I was >blood-free for about 4 months but have now been bleeding since the >beginning of this year. I have to wear the huge overnight pads every >day and the clots are horrible. My gyno has never done anything for my >pcos but tell me to lose weight. (5'2", 260) I am now on the South >Beach Diet and have so far lost 11 pounds. It seems like since I >started the diet though, my period has been much heavier and more clots. >I do not know if there is a connection or not. A few years ago I saw an >endo about the pcos too and he told me the same thing as my gyno . . . >lose weight. Much easier said than done! My family is planning a trip >to a waterpark the 3rd weekend in July and since I can't wear tampons >(clots come out right around them)I will probably be sitting on the >sidelines instead of having fun. > >Anyone with similar symptoms, please give me some advice!! > >THANK YOU!!!!

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Janet at JanetHeller@msn.com

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