PCOS Messages for August, 2003: Re: Can Breastfeeding cause Polycystic Ovaries?

Re: Can Breastfeeding cause Polycystic Ovaries?

From: Janet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 16 Aug 2003 11:21:22 -0500 (CDT)

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Hi Alane, Many women have polycystic ovaries without having polycystic ovarian syndrome. PCOS is really a misnomer as there are also women with this syndrome that do not have any cysts. The cysts that are involved with this syndrome occur when eggs do not release into the usterus and develop into cysts. This is a side effect and not the cause of PCOS. Not having any of the other symptoms doesnt totally rule you out from having PCOS and it is good that your doctor is running blood work to help confim a diagnosis. However,if you do not have PCOS it is very common for women that are breast feeding to be without a period for extended amounts of time. It should return when you are finished nursing or you may have to have a shot of provera to "kick start " your cycle again. I do want to add that if he does give you provera to start your period, most likely your milk will dry up. My son was 2 when I was given provera and I dried up almost instantly. If I had known that would have happened, I would have just lived with the occational spotting that was occuring. I make it a point of letting you know about this because my doctor never bother mentioning this fact in spite of knowing that I was still nursing.

-- JAnet Heller

At Sat, 16 Aug 2003, Alane wrote: > >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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Janet at JanetHeller@msn.com

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