Thread: HELP! OBGYN or ENDO

You might want to find a OBGYN, then if you feel you need to see an ENDO have them give you a referral to one. I know I was thinking of going and seeing and ENDO and they told me I need to have my doctor call for a refferal. Its good to have both of them on your medical team. Welcome and Good Luck.

Of interest: http://www.soulcysters.net/pcos-mark...post1886971050

Endos don't only see patients who want to have babies. If your PCP thinks you have symptoms, I'd go ahead and establish a relationship with a good endo for the present and future.

I get the feeling that my female OB/GYN doesn't even believe in PCOS. She was very casual about telling me to stop taking Met when I first got pregnant. Out of fear of miscarrying I stayed on it for a while.

But I came to her years after getting treatment from other doctors. I am no longer on Met after seeing an endo last year who ran a lot of tests on me. But starting out on my PCOS journey I was glad I first went to an endo who is trained in PCOS, unlike OB/GYNs.

Good luck wherever you go.

I would see an OBGYN first and then maybe get a referal to an endo! I went to my Gyno first and I wasn't happy with the dx, so I went to an RE even though Im not trying to concieve. I just felt that I need more info and a better dx, Turns out, I do have PCOS, so I am going Monday to discuss where we go from here! I am more pleased now!

welcome to sc i see an endo for my pcos, and im not ttc.
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i would suggest getting with a ob/gyn first, then an endo if necessary, alot of these brand new female gyns are very good at managing pcos and aren't so close-minded (as the older ones). i myself am starting with a new gyn, she's young and hip and seems ready to help, (i'll know how good she is on the 27th, my first appt.) and ill be seeing an endo a lil later, like they said above, it's good to have them both in your corner. good luck!

I have only ever gone to an ob/gyn for my PCOS. She was willing to refer me to an endo if I had issues TTC after 6 months, but luckily once we figured out my issues and I got on metformin I conceived after 4 months of seeing her (had gone 18 month w/o AF prior to seeing my ob). Later, when you do get pregnant, some work with the endo and ob as a team...so in the long run, both can be helpful.