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Originally Posted by punkylovesjohn  I keep hearing about people getting pelvic ultrasounds and women talking about how big their cysts are. I haven't been to the doctor in 3 years because for a while I kind of gave up on myself, but when I did go last time a pelvic ultrasound wasn't even offered as an option. My doc just assumed, because of my symptoms, that I had PCOS and put me on met... it was the best thing that ever happened to me because I got pregnant but I'm upset that I feel like I didn't get to hear all of my options. I'm going back to the doctor soon and am just wondering what the benefits are of maybe asking for an ultrasound to see if I have cysts and how big they are. |
Actually, way back in 2002(ish) when the doctor I was seeing sent me for a pelvic (vaginal) ultrasound they did not find any cysts at all despite much looking and uncomfortable poking with the "wand."
The doctor was quite interested in learning about PCOS (it was relatively "newly discovered" among the medical community at that time) and made sure I understood that sometimes the cysts remain quite small and difficult to detect especially considering the "habit" of cysts to shrink and grow and to come and go.
Also, in one of the stickies I read when I "found" this forum yesterday, I read that not all cysters actually HAVE cysts, it is more a matter of ticking off boxes regarding everything and seeing how it adds up rather than being determined by any one specific "issue."