Re: Polycystic Ovaries and Pain
From: Anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net(Anonymous))
Wed, 28 Jan 1998 05:50:40 -0600 (CST)
At Sun, 25 Jan 1998, Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. wrote:
>
>At Sun, 25 Jan 1998, Anonymous wrote:
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>>I have been reviewing the archives, and I can not locate a particular
>>message sent by Dr. Harvey Marchebein (sp?) which states that there is
>>no pain associated with PCOS.
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>Don't remember saying that but PCO is a chemical diagnosis, not a pain
>diagnosis.
What is a "chemical diagnosis" ? What is a "pain" diagnosis? Just as an
example, is a bloody nose a pain diagnosis or a chemical diagnosis ? Are
there more illustrative examples ?
>>Is it the experience of other women that they do not have
>>pain with PCOS ?
>
>Being the doctor of other women, I'd say "Yes", they have no pain......
>or at least not more than the average non-PCO patient. Why can't it be pain unrelated to PCO?
How would it be possible to rule out PCO as the cause of the pain ?
>
>>Is is possible that the diagnosis of "bilateral tender
>>ovaries with sonographic appearance of polycystic ovarian disease" is
>>limited ?
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>Depends upon where that diagnosis came from. Tender is a symptom and
>PCO via sonogrphy is a presumptive diagnosis.
>
Is tender a "pain" symptom ? What do pain symtoms help diagnose ?
What is a presumptive diagnosis ?
>>What is an intramural fibroid ?
>
>New topic!!!!!! Intra - within, mural - wall, fibroid - benign muscle
>growth in the uterus.......a benign muscle growht in the wall of the uterus (as opposed to the outside or inside or the uterus).
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>Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG
>OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York
>Great Neck, New York
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