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02-29-2008, 01:28 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CA
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My Mood:  Points: 478.15 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 478.15 |  new job, new insurance, new doctor (advice?)
Hi! So I just got a new job with benefits that I'm SUPER excited about. I was diagnosed with PCOS about three or four years ago, and have been on and off BCPs since then (mostly on). I am insured again and I can go to a doctor now and see about getting some other kind of treatment, I really want to do something about the hair growth and my insulin resistance and all of that.
Should I go to a general practitioner for this or just go straight to a reproductive endocrinologist? If I went straight to the latter first, should I still have a regular doctor? All of my medical issues are PCOS/weight related.
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02-29-2008, 10:10 AM
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I go to my repro. endo for most of my stuff. I do have a general practioner for colds, minor stuff. Allergist for allergies, but everything else (quit smoking, weight, etc) is my endo! | |
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02-29-2008, 03:55 PM
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I would definitely go to an endocrinologist. Very few other doctors know about PCOS so you would be wasting precious time. Take it from me, it took 6 years to get my diagnosis.
Good luck!
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02-29-2008, 04:08 PM
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Check to make sure insurance doesn't require a referral for specialists. I lucked out, my gen.prac. was who gave me the PCOS diagnosis, but she was a rare occurrence.
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02-29-2008, 07:28 PM
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Thanks, ladies! I think my insurance will let me go straight to an endocrinologist without a referral, so I will definitely try that. I'm sick of being given blank looks about PCOS, like it's no big deal! | |
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02-29-2008, 07:32 PM
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I'd still keep your GP no matter how many specialists you have. I have 4 or 5 doctors that I go to, but I'll never stop going to a GP - they're your "all around" doctors. And if you develop another medical problem later in life, your endo might not catch it because your endo only focuses on certain parts of your health.
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02-29-2008, 09:41 PM
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Great advice ladies, my gyno was the one who diagnosed my PCOS but I feel that to get in depth advice for my condition i'm going to have to find and Endocrinologist! Thanks | |
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