I had to wait four months to get in to see her, but she is worth the wait! Her name is Dr. Katherine Sherif, and she is the Director of the Drexel Center for Women's Health at Drexel University College of Medicine. Here is a web link for her: http://www.healthgrades.com/director...ans_GetProfile
She takes her time with you, goes over your medical history, runs thorough bloodwork and then goes over a treatment plan with you. Very personable and does not rush you at all. She seems to really know her stuff regarding PCOS.
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dx October 04
Avandia 4 mg/day
Lexepro 10 mg/day, gradually increasing to 20 mg/day
Allegra 180 mg/day
multivitamin + selenium, vitamin E, vitamin C, iron, calcium, magnesium
Hello!
I too see Dr. Sherif/, I just recently started seeing her. She is the greatest! I found her name on this message board, waited several months, but it is so worth it.
She is just so smart and so easy to talk to! My first talk with her lasted over an hour!!!
I actually just saw her again today.
Has she put you on the vitamin D?
She has really helped me in recovery from eclampsia and bp that just wont go down....I primarily see her for that, not only pcos but more the blood pressure. She also specializes in that.
Just thought I would drop a note about her b/c I am so happy with my treatment plan.
I'm really excited to go see her tomorrow. Every other doc I have been to has been a nightmare. I'll update my post tomorrow afternoon, just wanted to say thanks for adding her info here. Quite a few people on these forums have recommended her to me since I am not far away. I just know this will be a positive step in getting better... FINALLY!
...stay tuned!
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She is really great. I highly recommend her. She listens to you and really cares. I have been seeing her since September. She doesn't rush you-my first appt lasted SEVERAL HOURS! Good luck!
Also, if you are in the philly area there is a group that meets-here is the link. It is full of single and married cysters. I highly recommend it. It meets nexts Thursday. Join us!!
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Dr.Sherif is a GODSEND. All I can say is, WOW. Here's a copy/paste of what I wrote as an update on my prev threads in other forums. I cannot speak highly enough of this doc:
Update: Went to see Dr.Sherif today and my prayers have been answered. She sat with me for over an hour and a half and went over each and every lab, symptom, history, even family history. She did not seem condescending in any way, as many of the docs I have seen were. She said my labs while most were in "normal" range according to scale, were NOT in fact normal. She found many things that the endocrinologist never even found. She determined that without a doubt I have PCOS. She also determined that I have something called Raynaud's (a condition of autoimmune origin that affects the mainly the hands and feet). In order to be thorough, she asked me to take one more series of blood tests in order to rule out Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (which if I do have is treatable as well, but she is 99% sure I do have PCOS). I agreed and they took the blood there. However, I think due to the lack of sleep and eating I experienced quite possibly the scare of my life. I normally feel faint when getting blood drawn. Sometimes I faint. This time I felt the dizziness, then my arm went numb, then I felt like I was going to pass out. I ended up going into seizure. I have to admit, it was the worst experience of my life. I still feel a headache, nausea, and very weak from it. Plus I bit the side of my tongue. Dr. Sherif came to me when they saw the seizure. She dropped everything she was doing to come and sit with me while I recovered. I LOVE this doctor. She is a godsend. Though I had a horrible scare, today was a step in making the rest of my life a better one. Thank you all for hearing me out through all my anxiety driven posts, my rants, my endless questions, and my depressing posts. I am going to look more positively on this now, because my doctor assured me we could make things better. I can't thank you all enough, especially the ones who recommended this amazing doc.
I'm cross posting this on the other threads where people offered me help and support when I was in need, just to thank them all and let everyone know the update. I finally have a diagnosis and treatment is on the way. I just have to stick it out 2 more weeks to make sure the hyperplasia is ruled out. I will most likely be given Metformin, not postive yet. She did give me the go ahead to start my Yasmin as it contains no androgens. That's about all I have for now, in 2 weeks I will know more.
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I am SO SORRY about the seizure but she did the same exact thing with me! I have Raynard's and she did the blood test for the other thing; i don't have it.
ISN'T SHE GREAT?!?
best of luck in relaxation.
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Thank you guys so much for posting about Dr. Sherif! I called to make an appt and found out that she is taking PCOS pts right away now and was able to get an appt for the following week. I couldn't take it though cause I have a surgery coming up and I am not sure what the date is...however, I will be scheduling with her very soon. I cannot wait. Thanks for posting!
Yes I saw that and was like, Hey thats my doc! She really is so nice and genuinely concerned for all her patients. Every time I go to see her I feel like she really is looking out for MY best interest.
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I'm curious if part of her cure is to put you on yasmin; i saw that in one of the posts. I hate yasmin; my daughter was on it for several yrs and I think the primary reason for her hair loss and lack of periods which she never had before she started yasmin.
I'm curious if part of her cure is to put you on yasmin; i saw that in one of the posts. I hate yasmin; my daughter was on it for several yrs and I think the primary reason for her hair loss and lack of periods which she never had before she started yasmin.
Dr. Sherif's cure for PCOS? I've been seeing her for a over a year and I never got the impression she was trying to cure me or anyone else and not once has she ever mentioned putting me on Yasmin. I imagine that she tailors treatment towards the individual, what their symptoms are and what their goals are.
Great PCOS specialist in Philly, PA! 
Me Too! 
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