PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for July, 2002: Re: To Anyone: Just diagnosed with PCOS and scared-Please help!!

Re: To Anyone: Just diagnosed with PCOS and scared-Please help!!

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 22:13:19 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Lynn wrote: >
>Hx: Went off bcp's last Nov. and was diagnosed as being anovulatory.
>Two cycles ago I took Clomid 50 mg days 5-9 and ovulated on day 22.
>During this cycle, I was diagnosed with a 6 cm ovarian cyst on my right
>ovary and went back n 6 weeks later for another u/s to see if the cyst
>was functional or not. I didn't take clomid that next cycle and I got a
>+OPK on day 19 and started period on day 28. Went back to dr this past
>Monday for 6 wk visit and cyst was still there so I scheduled
>laparascopy for this Friday. Dr. said he would also do "ovarian
>drilling" because I have polycystic ovaries. He had never mentioned
>this to me before and he said I would probably have some fertility
>trouble and need to take fertility drugs.

That is what Clomid is.

BTW, my dh and I have not >been actively TTC to conceive during this time.

Then why were you on Clomid????

I'm just a little >confused b/c he has never checked my hormone levels at his office and 3
>mos ago my GP checked them and everything was fine. From what I've
>read, PCOS usually involves elevated hormones and PCOS sufferers are
>usually overweight and have increased body hair.

Not always.

I'm neither. My >question is: Should I be concerned that the dr made this diagnosis and
>is doing "ovarian drilling" before doing any add'l testing and knows
>that I have been responding to clomid?

Ask for a second opinion from a Reproductive Endocrinologist before agreeing to any surgery.

If anyone could explain what all >this means or has been through all this, I would greatly appreciate it.
>Thank you so much for your time.
>
>--
>Lynn
>

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