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Re: another endo ?
From: Char (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 5 Sep 2003 09:33:18 -0500 (CDT)
That is interesting Kristy, because I have had the complete opposite
experience. I guess it's just the luck of the draw.
At Fri, 5 Sep 2003, Kristy wrote:
>
>Char,
>
>I just wanted to make a comment about a couple statements you made about
>REs. You said, "Try a Reproductive Endocrinologist if you can." and
>"Even if you are not
>interested in fertility, they seem to be more "up" on PCOS testing and
>treatment."
>
>It is not necessarily true that an RE is more up to date on PCOS. I
>spent time under the care of an RE myself at one point and the
>relationship was not the best b/c of the fact that I did not want to
>have kids. He made it known that he didn't want to treat me. And this
>is the attitude taken by most REs these days. This same kind of thing
>is also being especially noticed by women in the endo community b/c it
>was once thought that REs knew about endometriosis more than a regular
>OB/GYN but that has been changing for a while and the same is applying
>to the care of PCOS.
>
>Sometimes an endocrinologist can actually be more up to date on PCOS and
>so can an OB/GYN sometimes.
>
>Every PCOS patient has to find the dr that's right whether it be an
>endo, an RE, or an OB/GYN.
>
>Kristy :)
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