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Can Breastfeeding cause Polycystic Ovaries?From: Alane (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sat, 16 Aug 2003 01:38:57 -0500 (CDT)
Hi! I'm new to the board and could use some advise from all you experts. I'm currently breastfeeding my 15 month old and have been trying to get pregnant again even though I have not gotten my period back. I just went to my ObGyn and had an ultrasound that showed multiple cysts on (in?) each of my ovaries. He's sent me for blood work (not yet back) on various hormones and I've been trying to educate myself about what these cysts might mean. Obviosly PCOS came up in my web searches. What I didn't find much information on is the 10-15% of women with polycystic ovaries that do not have PCOS. ...and of course clues as to which group I fall into. Does anyone know whether it's normal to be polycystic before your fertility returns if you're still having lactational amenhorrhea? My doctor seemed to say that being polycystic is never normal. Is this true? As I'm learning about how polycystic ovaries develop, it occurs to me that the nursing hormone (prolactin) may be preventing the follicles from bursting and leading to a backlog (for lack of a better term) of unutilized follicles. Could my ovaries be showing months worth of failed attempts at ovulating becuase the nursing's being preventing a full cycle? Is this possible or am I just kidding myself? Many thanks for the help in figuring this out!!
-- Alane
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