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Q: Vaginal Odor, Thick Dark Hair All Over, Painful Periods.....
asked by: sleepychic on August 1st, 2007
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I have been to my family doctor and also my gynecologist to understand why I have all these symptoms, but they both found nothing.

I have serious hyperpigmentation in sensitive areas......underarms, under eyes, between breasts (velvety and thick texture), under breasts, knees, elbows, buttocks, vagina and anal areas, groin and between thighs, nuckles on toes and fingers and near the nails...the cuticle area I think.

I weigh 145lbs and have actually lost quite a bit of weight to get to this point but no matter what I do I can't lose a pound more than this. I can usually eat as much as I like now without gaining more than 1-2 pounds and the next day being back to normal. I am overweight seeing as I am 5ft 1" tall and 145lbs puts me at 27 BMI. NO THYROID PROBLEMS! I made sure my doc checked that. I really need to lose weight.

I am also very tired at all times of the day, no energy.....I mean I can force myself to do something I really really want to do...but can't help but think about the sofa or the bed instead of what I am doing. I can sleep for upto 14 hours comfortably until my back starts hurting. Most days I'm just plain lazy...exhausted even....some days I'm a little bit more energetic....but still can't manage getting up in the morning.

My period is absolutely awful, it has gotten to the point where I've had to grab my vaginal area or lower belly and slowly drop to the floor cause of the pain. I've actually almost lost consciousness from the cramping when using a tampon for the first time.

I have very long, dark and thick hair on my face (upper lip, neck, cheeks, and allover my face) on my cheeks, sideburns, arms and legs is just so horribly thick that even when I wax the hair just breaks off before the follicle...which leaves huge fat pepperspots. My stomach has long hair and the lower you go down my waist the more it looks like a mans body. My buttocks and my private areas are very dark and have long and thick hair allover. My back,shoulders, chest and breasts also have very thick dark hair. I am currently getting laser hair removal on all of these areas.

I also have a strong vaginal odor w/ no itching or burning. Lots of discharge, thick and white/gray or rarely thick and clear. It gets so bad that I have to change my underwear 2-3 times a day. It constantly just smells down there. Never had sex by the way.

I also sweat more than normal, and have to use extra extra strong deo, or male deodorant in order to control it.

I am sick and tired of these problems and can't figure out how to deal w/ them all. The Laser hair removal is costing me over $7000 alone. If I began to take care of the rest of my problems just cosmetically then I wouldn't have money to eat.

I don't think I've ever gotten my testosterone levels checked but I could talk to my doc about that. The last test I got was a ultrasound type thing of my lower belly and above my vagina. The results were normal...no ovarian cysts...at least the gynecologist said so.

If anyone could please help me figure out what more tests I might need that can help me figure out what I might have that would be great. Any ideas what might be going on w/ me? Suggestions would be amazing.

Thank you thank you THANK YOU sooooo much!!!!
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Georgia59
replied on August 17th, 2007
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I would definitely get a hormone checkup. Sounds like no fun.
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newbie22
replied on August 19th, 2007
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HI,

I see a Fertility and Reproductive Endocrinology doctor for a constant bleeding problem (5 years) - maybe a doctor in this type of area would be helpful to you - at least some sort of Endocrinologist would be able to help in some way.

Contact the local university hospitals to find a good doctor - I found the referral line a big help in locating a doctor for my needs.

Good luck and don't give up, it takes a while to find a good doctor, but once you do its worth the hassle.
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devils_advocate
replied on August 21st, 2007
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Sounds like a testosterone imbalance. You should def. see a specialist in that field...because honestly, that sounds like no fun. Sad Good luck.
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linda73
replied on October 31st, 2007
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It sounds like you have PCOS. You're doctor can help with a diagnosis. PCOS is short for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. There is no real test to confirm that you do have this...but they can pretty much tell by the symptoms you describe and possibly and ultrasound of your ovaries. you should read all about it online. Best of luck to you.
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Hell Fire
replied on November 15th, 2007
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PCOS. Ive read what uve put and i have similar problems. After a long time of tests etc it finaly showed PCOS. usually happens to obese women but im the right weight and i still have it. Im lucky i finaly found a good doctor!!! Basicaly i had to much testostorone etc and as the PCOS says Polisistic Overies. Read up about it. many peoples reactions are different. im now taking hormones and HRT at 22!!!!! Yeah i know young to be going thru the menopause but ive had similar menopasal probs. But the tablets have helped and also after a while aparently reduce body hair but i havnt noticed much of a difference on that front. Good luck and if u want to talk to me about PCOS let me know. I have lots of info on it all
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