I have been reading up on pcos since I
seen an article in a magazine.The
description was me down to a t. Since my
teens my periods have been irregular from
every 8 - 6 weeks and on the rare occasion
it will be the 28 days.
I have noticable facial hair and its now
showing on my abdomen.As you would
,ipanicked and shaved it off - now its
alot worse.It is really getting me down.
I am too embarrassed to go to my gp.Last
year I miscarried - the doctors say it
was a missed miscarraige.I am worried that
this is down to pcos
hockey
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1421 Location: Sydney
Posted: 12-31-03 09:57am
Hockey,
i'm 48 & have had several miscarriages
etc but i'm not totally up with computer
or modern lingo so what is pcos??
I know that others who come into ehealth
forums know what it is but not me, but I
would like to help you if I can. So
please reply.
Apart from irregular periods, facial &
now abdomen hair do you have any other
symptoms?? Weight loss/gain? Diet
changes at certain times??
You say you've had this problem since your
teens, do you mean since you first had
your period? Also how old are you &
are you in a regular relationship (as in
relationship where you have fairly regular
sex) or just dating. All these questions
affect the sort of answers anyone can
give. They are also questions a dr would
ask.
I know that unless you're in a large city
in ireland seeing a dr can be a
local/village affair if this is the
problem could you go to a town further
away & see a dr there??
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hockey
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Dec 2003 Posts: 4 Location: ireland
Pcos Posted: 01-06-04 16:01pm
Pcos - is polycystycal ovarian syndrome ,
its were you have irregular cycles , you
will have mulitple cycst on your ovaries
as eggs do not develop properly at
mensruation and turn into cysts.Some women
may get facial and body hair.
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1421 Location: Sydney
Posted: 01-07-04 03:45am
Hockey,
thanks for explaining. I really do think
though that you need to talk to a dr,
especially in relation to all the other
questions I asked & those that a dr
would think to ask. I know some people
who irregular periods & others with
facial hair etc & others with both.
The causes/reasons differed for each
person. I have also known people who have
pcos without having the other symptoms!!!!
All of which is why the other questions I
asked make a difference, I know from
personal experience how easy it is to try
& self-diagnose (& sometimes this
is good & can give you the strength to
fight the drs in order to get the help you
know you need but other times it can be
dangerous!!)
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