YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for May, 2002: Re: Long history of period irregularity... PCOS? other possibilities?

Re: Long history of period irregularity... PCOS? other possibilities?

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 28 May 2002 14:27:29 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 28 May 2002, lyndsey wrote: >
>I'm 21, and have had very irregular periods since I started when I was
>15. When I started someone told me not to worry because I could be
>irregular for up to two years, but I still have this problem six years
>later. It is not unusual for me to miss my periods for up to three
>months at a time, and when I do have them in succession they are never
>during the same time of the month. It's not unusual to miss between
>four and six months every year. The pill usually regulates it, but I
>want to make sure I'm not covering up a bigger problem without checking.
>My mom was told that she couldn't have children in her twenties, shortly
>before she had me, and later had to have a fallopian tube removed when
>she was in her early thirties due to a cyst, but I don't know what the
>cause was. Someone told me this week that PCOS is related to
>irregularity, along with facial hair growth, acne and weight gain. I
>have these other things, but so do many women my age. I'm a college
>student now, and my insurance doesn't cover much. Is this worth
>pursuing, or is a doctor just going to tell me something I could hear
>here? Are there other causes for persistant irregularity like this? Are
>some people just like this without a cause?
>
>--
>lyndsey
>

You need to go see a gyn. I cannot see or examine you, so there is no way that I can diagnose you, and there are lots of potential problems, some no big deal, and others more concerning. PCOS is a really good candidate, but not the only one.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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