WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for September, 1997: Re: No periods and ovarian cysts

Re: No periods and ovarian cysts

From: vickie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 28 Sep 1997 13:10:00 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 1 Aug 1997, AJ wrote: >
>Two years ago at 36 I had my 2nd child and a tubal. It then took 5
>months to get my period, which resumed for 6. Then stopped for 3 and
>resumed for 5. No period for 4 so I went to doctor. Provera for 10
>days triggered it the first time but no more (tried 2 more times). Four
>more months without it. Prolactin was elevated on first visit but now
>normal. Thyroid okay, estrogen okay (checked for early menopause).
>Referred to a GYN and had pelvic then vaginal ultrasounds. Three
>obvious cysts on one ovary and one small on other. No obvious pain.
>Considerable weight gain with the pregnancies (still carrying excess
>weight). From searching this forum, I understand this all to be fairly
>common. My concern is that I had a first cousin my age (35 at the time)
>who died within 2 weeks of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Our
>grandfather died of colon cancer. Other than that, common relatives
>basically have diabetes, obesity, and heart problems (no other known
>cancers). The GYN nurse said the doctor will probably propose
>depo-provera shots (I'm waiting for doctor to get back in town). I am
>just looking for opinions on whether normal, non-invasive treatments are
>the way to go or should something more aggressive be considered because
>of family history and the fact that I have had a tubal. Thanks for your
>time!

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