WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 2008: Re: PCOS: PCOS? Abnormal Ultrasound

Re: PCOS: PCOS? Abnormal Ultrasound

From: Walter Futterweit, MD, FACE,FACP (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:26:41 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 20 Apr 2008, kelly26pa wrote: >
>My gyn hx consists of 2006 abn pap/abn colposcopy, & cone biopsy (showed
>dysplasia but got it all out), and now cervical stenosis from the cone.
>2 mos ago during a visit to my former gyn for my ongoing battle with
>stenosis my Dr ordered a trans vag ultrasound. It showed that my R&L
>ovaries were abnormal and it stated that they both showed multiple small
>follicles and that they were consistent with PCOS, it also showed a
>small fluid buildup from the stenosis which it stated was most likely
>blood trapped in the cervix. Over the past year I have gotten 2
>previous US that showed my ovaries as being normal. My former Dr never
>explained this change to me, and I had to read it myself when I
>requested my records to go to a new dr for better stenosis treatment. My
>new dr is most concerned with getting another US next week to check out
>my fluid buildup from the stenosis, if there is any at all...I feel that
>I have been menstruating for the past 3 mos but not sure. I was on depo
>for 9 years and then switched to bc pills for three mos, and for the
>last mo I have been on nothing. I have never had my hormone levels
>tested either, Why don't docs do these tests when you have gyn probs or
>weight gain? 5 years ago I gained +60 lbs over 4-5 mos, and I have to
>wax my upper lip. If the US showed those follicles on my ovaries what
>else could it be if not PCOS.My new dr will talk to me after the US next
>week, and I like to be prepared with questions, any advice is much
>appreciated.

DR.FUTTERWEIT: The importance of the ultrasound is in that it shows multiple follicles in PCOS, and other conditions, however. Unlike a positive ultrasound showing features in the ovaries of PCOS, although not diagnostic since it may be present in other conditions, a negative US makes the diagnosis much less likely. Hormonal studies are important and then a diagnosis may be made sfter exlusion of other conditions. A medical endocrinologist may be helpful here. Best wishes, Dr.Futterweit

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Walter Futterweit, MD, FACP, FACE
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029
http://www.aacehost.com/pages/page.php?r=716

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