carrie640

I am 33 years old. 2 years ago I had gone off the pill so we could TTC. Prior to going ON the pill, I had been as regular as regular could get! Going off, I became anovulatory with long cycles. Blood results showed a LH/FSH whacked ratio. That was the ONLY issue and she indicated "PCOS". I want to know, does this just show up out of nowhere?????? You can PCOS like you can get any other problem out of nowhere?

I was able to have our daughter with clomid (first round) but after 17 months, still no PP AF, bleeding..nothing. My OBGYN put me back on the pill to get that started and after the first pack, it has happened. Prior to going back ON the pill, we did more blood work and the nurse told me everything looked normal.

WTF??? Normal??? She said the LH/FSH was fine.

So....am I missing something??? Do I have this or not??? I haven't been back to my OBGYN after the lab came back, but this is a little bothersome to me. I just am not getting this.

I was "normal" before the pill the first time...I go off...and things go ALL crazy everywhere in every sense, I swear.

Yes, the pill can do whacked things, but I was off it for MONTHS before doing clomid. I ovulated ONCE on my own in that time.

I don't have any sugar/glucose issues (according to all the tests I've had)....and everything else is fine!

UGH. I don't get it.

Do you?

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Heidi50089

If you do have PCOS, it is hard to diagnose because blood work can look normal. There is a certain pattern to the lab work and I wish I could tell you it, but I have no idea personally. My first blood work all looked normal to me, but my doc had to explain why it meant I had PCOS.
Also, just to make one thing clear, just because AF is around does not mean you are ovulating. Women who have PCOS have a few periods, but do not ovulate. And it is also possible for a PCOS woman to have normal periods, however is rare. Sorry to make you more confused.

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Heidi
Diagnosed September 2005
Age 26
Initial Symptoms: Irregular cycles, hirutism, weight gain, depression, panic attacks.
Meds: Glucophage 750mg x 3, b-complex w/ex folic acid
Weight loss: 40lbs in first year
Diet: Low carb/High Protein, whey protein shakes
Since prego: prenatals with 1mg of folic acid, still continuing with high dose of glucophage, colace, 6 ultrasounds that look good so far.

carrie640

Oh..I do know that just because "AF" is here doesn't make someone ovulatory.
I've been there, done that, etc with the charting and all of that good stuff as I had stated. I am like THE expert charter...I swear! LOL!

I just am really confused on the blood results and if you can actually sort of "catch" PCOS out of nowhere. I mean, for 30 years, I was TO THE DAY just about with periods (and they weren't long cycles, either...we are talking like every 28 days-ish). So this is what is strange to me.

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