WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2007: Re: MENORRHAGIA: SHORT cycles (12 days), spotting mid cycle, excessive hair loss, help please

Re: MENORRHAGIA: SHORT cycles (12 days), spotting mid cycle, excessive hair loss, help please

From: Carolyn (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:28:42 -0500 (CDT)

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Hi Melissa, Thank you for taking the time to respond. I am familiar with PCOS, my best friend has it and is on Metformin for it, but do not think that I fit the mold for that. I'm not overweight, but at the high end of normal but I do gain weight VERY easily. I do not have excessive hair growth, I have very good blood pressure. I have hair loss (not balding, but the loss seems abnormal), and irregular cycles. I tend to think that my thyroid is not functioning as it should. I believe I have read a connection with thryoid disorders and cycle irregularities as well as weight control issues. I'm very willing to look further into the PCOS and see if a Gyno thinks I fit the bill for it and get tested, if needed. I just don't think I fit the bill for the symptoms that are listed for PCOS.

I do try to keep a log of my symptoms, though I'm sure I miss things.

Thank you again for your reply! Carolyn

At Mon, 6 Aug 2007, Melissa L wrote: >
>Let me start off by saying that I am not a doctor, lol, or a medical
>professional, BUT, it sounds to me like you are describing some symptoms
>of PCOS. Have you been tested for this?
>http://www.obgyn.net/pcos/pcos.asp?page=/pcos/articles/whatispcos this
>is a great article here on obgyn.net that explains alot of what PCOS is.
>There are many ways PCOS can be treated, including the use of an oral
>birth control pill to regulate cycles, since most women with PCOS do not
>ovulate, the pill helps to regulate their cycles. PCOS has no cure, and
>basically, as far as I know, right now, doctors are only able to treat
>the symptoms and not the illness as a whole. the article will also give
>you some other symptoms of PCOS that you may not even connect to a gyn
>problem. hope this helps. Really, the best way to go into a new gyn is
>with a laundry list of your symptoms, if you notice they happen more
>often during a certian spot in your cycle, then write that down. as Pat
>says, calander EVERYTHING, lol....

>Melissa L, Doula
>~A woman's attitude and perception of what the birthing experience will be
>greatly effects what she will actually experience.~
>Proud Mamma of Joey Jr
>Angel baby #1, Caitlin, HLHS, 2002, Angel Baby #2, Rebecca, Born Sleeping, 2007
>

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