PCOS Messages for September, 2003: Re: quick question

Re: quick question

From: Janet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 12 Sep 2003 23:38:12 -0500 (CDT)

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Hi monica, This sounds like easy to answer questions but their not. The reason that women have fertility problems with PCOS is that elevated insulin levels "screw up" many of the other hormones that effect our cycles. Now here is where it gets complciated. Not everyone is effected this way. There are many of us with PCOS that have children often with no help from anyone but our husbands and boyfriends. I myself became pregnant with my now 5 year old son and had not had a period for 8 months prior to conception. SOme of us even with the use of insulin sensitizers like metformin still have problems conceiving. I am assuming that your doctor is going by the fact that, generally speaking, ovulation is what brings about a period. Can he know if you are ovulating just because you are having some kind of bleeding??? Not really. Does not having a heavy period mean that you are not ovulating??? maybe, maybe not. You are not going to know if you are ovulating if you are on BCPs. Bcps do not treat PCOS, they merely mask the symptoms. Of course this may be benificial to you as long as you understand that the syndrome is still there possibly progressing unchecked. Doctors concerning themselves with treating just one part of this syndrome leave you open to all the others including higher risks for obestity, heart desease, liver problems, diabetes, and stroke. Have you considered seeing an endocrinologist??? PCOS is a hormonal not a reproductive problem. Endos specialize in treating this>

At Fri, 12 Sep 2003, Monica wrote: >
>Hi,
>I was very recently diagnosed with PCOS and put on Yasmin. Although my
>periods have been VERY light and VERY short in the past couple years, my
>doctor mentioned that the fact that I do at least bleed means that I
>will probably not have as much trouble getting pregnant in the future as
>is often predicted for women with PCOS. My question is why is this
>true? What exactly is it about PCOS that makes it difficult for women to
>get pregnant? Thanks for your information!

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