Jess1216

Honestly they didn't really. I started working for an Endocrinologist my senior year in high school. While I was still working there a year later when I went in for a gyn visit with my usual doctor. She became suspicious and ordered blood work and an ultrasound for me.

Since I worked for an Endo I pulled some strings and got my labs and ultrasound report early (instead of having them get sent to my gyn, then reviewed by her, then get a referral to an Endo, then having my labs reviewed by them...). Once my lab and U/S reports was faxed over I gave it to one of the 5 Endo's I worked for. I didn't like her to begin with but she was the only one in the office that day--she looked at it and said I was fine. I was like "uh...ok." it seemed weird to me since thing were out of the reference ranges and the U/S mentioned multiple follicles with the largest one being 1cm. But I told myself she's the expert--chill out.

A few days later my gyn calls me and tells me she was right, it looks like PCOS and to get in with an Endo. So I started seeing another Endo I worked for, one I liked & trusted more. He ran some more blood work and put me on Met. I think because I worked for him he didn't necessarily explain things to me like he would a normal patient. I was 19 and naive and did what he told me.

I have since gotten older, gotten married, am wondering how this will effect my chances of having kids, I've found this site which has a plethora of info! I'm much more invested in my health now than I've ever been.