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Re: Can Breastfeeding cause Polycystic Ovaries?
From: chelsea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 16 Aug 2003 07:13:51 -0500 (CDT)
i know that i'm not answering all your questions, but i saw that you
were breastfeeding and trying to get pregnant. i have a friend who just
had a baby and her doctor told her that if you're breastfeeding you
can't get pregnant, or your chances are lower, her doctors having her
use that as a type of birthcontrol. do you have any of the symptoms of
PCOS? were your periods irregular before you had your child(ren)?
At Sat, 16 Aug 2003, Alane wrote:
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>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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