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Re: accuracy of FSH on BCP - another question
From: Chris (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 20 Apr 2000 11:10:35 -0500 (CDT)
I lost my rt ovary after developing a cyst and it twisting and being
strangled by an adhesion.
I am having the same kind of symptoms on my left side. My doc said my
ovary is still functioning due to the results of my FSH level - (but i'm
on BCP). What's the best way to tell? Should I get a second opinion?
I'm having pain when moving, golfing,etc...and by the end of the day my
abdomen feels really achy. I don't want to lose this ovary.
At Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Lynn D. Montgomery, MD wrote:
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>At Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Chris wrote:
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>>Can you get an accurate FSH while on BCP
>>to see if an ovary is still functioning?
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>No and its not. Those are the short answers to your questions. The
>BCP's are hormones like those your body secretes. They function by
>fooling the body into thinking it is pregnant and therefore, it does not
>cycle and ovulate as per usual. Your ovaries as such are basically
>dormant.
>Lynn
>
>--
>Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
>Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
>Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
>Missoula, Montana
>
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