Re: To Anyone: Just diagnosed with PCOS and scared-Please help!!
From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 22:17:12 -0500 (CDT)
At Wed, 31 Jul 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Dear Lynn i am not a medical professional but know that PCOS diagnosis
>involves FSH and LH testing,
Not necessarily anymore.
cysts on the ovaries do not mean PCOS, and
>no cysts do not mean PCOS is ruled out.
Right.
Ovarian drilling is a rather
>invasive procedure, i wonder why he wants to perform it for one cyst.
>Obesity and excessive hair do not necessarily accompany PCOS, but
>generally irregular periods do.
Right.
I would see another ob/gyn just for a
>2nd opinion.
Three answers (Two from the Laity and one from the Physician all
recommend a second opinion. 3 out of 3 can't be wrong.
Good Luck.
>
>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. BTW, my dh and I have not
>>been actively TTC to conceive during this time. 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. 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? 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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R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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