WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 1998: Re: Risk of cysts and PCOS due to Clomid use

Re: Risk of cysts and PCOS due to Clomid use

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 30 Jan 1998 16:52:52 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 30 Jan 1998, Carrie wrote: >
>My understanding is that PCOS is one of the causes for irregular
>ovulatory cycles. PCOS occurs when the ovum and the follicle which
>contains it does not fully mature; the follicle therefore does not
>release the ovum and disentegrate. Over time these follicles build up
>on the ovaries forming little bumps, hence the name 'polycystic ovarian
>syndrome'. (This is my non-technical version of PCOS -- is it right?)

Close enough for now. Kind of like saying the basis of the Universe is planets - true but incomplete.

>Clomid is a fertility drug that helps the ovum and follicle reach full
>maturation. However, I have also read somewhere that it may cause an
>increase in the size of existing cysts.

Not common but possible.

>My question: Does this side effect of Clomid pertain to the cysts or
>bumps formed as a result of PCOS, or does it cause an increase in the
>size of ovarian cysts formed as a result of things other than PCOS.

>As
>a related question: are all cysts the same regardless of what caused
>their formation in the first place (be it as a result of PCOS or
>something else)?

Nope. Love to tell you more but that's at least 10 medical textbooks worth.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG
OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York
Great Neck, New York
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