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Re: advice please
From: click (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 1 Sep 2003 00:58:25 -0500 (CDT)
Yes, being on birth control can effect the hormone work you had done.
Have yourself tested for insulin resistance. If you have PCOS with
insulin resistance, to treat the PCOS unless you're trying to get
pregnant theyw ould put you on birth control. ...so you just have to
figure out if you have the other side of it, which it sounds like you
might..have them check your insulin levels and sugar levels.
At Sun, 31 Aug 2003, mp wrote:
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>Hello. I'm new here and a little bit confused. I haven't been
>diagnosed with pcos, but I think I have many of the symptoms:acne,
>excess hair, skin tags, dark patches in my armpits, slightly irregular
>periods, family history of diabetes. I had some bloodwork done to test
>hormone levels which came back normal, but I’m also on the pill which I
>think would affect the outcome. Am I crazy to think that it could be
>pcos? It would just be nice to know there is a reason for all the lovely
>things I'm experiencing. I also found out I have endometriosis when I
>had a dermoid cyst removed about 3 ½ years ago.
>Anyway, one of the things I'm confused about if the relationship between
>pcos and weight. I actually read somewhere that being overweight can
>cause pcos, is that true? I've gained a lot of weight over the past few
>years, but had these symptoms for much longer. I know there is no cure
>for pcos, but for many people the symptoms lessen or disappear after
>losing weight. Does this mean hormone levels return to normal,
>therefore the pcos goes away? Sorry if this has been discussed already,
>but I just haven't found an answer.
>Thanks.
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