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Re: my doctor just called - 'extremely low estrogen levels'

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 20 Dec 2000 09:38:24 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 19 Dec 2000, Anna wrote: >
>I'm 26, I have a history of endo, although it's not currently bothering
>me at all. June 2000 I had my right ovary removed due to endo.
>
>The past 3-4 months, I've had weight gain and severe blood sugar drops.
>I talked to my GYN about it, and she sent me for labwork during my week
>off of low-ogestrol BCP. They checked my hormone and thyroid levels.
>The only thing abnormal was as my doc put it, "extremely low estrogen
>levels". She wants to recheck the results this month. She said she had
>no idea why a healthy young woman would have such low estrogen. I
>didn't get an exact number.
>
>What can cause this? What would the symptoms of low estrogen be in a
>young woman? I feel fine except for the blood sugar problems. I'm not
>really worried about this, but should I be? I guess this would explain
>why my endo has been in "remission" since my last surgery (knock on
>wood).
>
>Thank you for any replies.
>
>--
>Anna
>

The vast majority of estrogen is made in the ovaries. You are missing one, and if the other was non-functional, or functioning badly, you would be hypoestrogenic. This would explain why your endo is no longer acting up.

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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