tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post8189457053494535314..comments2024-03-17T10:07:53.205-07:00Comments on The Well-Rounded Mama: PCOS: Testing and DiagnosisWell-Rounded Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-78314107242401284462012-06-24T12:17:54.558-07:002012-06-24T12:17:54.558-07:00You say that the right time to test is right after...You say that the right time to test is right after your period, do you mean right after your period starts or right after your period ends? And does that apply to all the hormonal tests or just some of them?<br /><br />I was diagnosed as having PCOS a long time ago by an endo despite having very few blood tests run, but I'm now questioning the diagnoses strongly and I'm taking over. I'm going to get the right tests from my GP and figure out what's going on, since all doctors seem to see is my weight. <br /><br />Since being treated for hypothyroidism that two endos said I didn't have, I've had totally regular periods with normal temperature shifts and I've never had a sonagram with the string of pearl ovaries, I've recently strongly started suspecting a different problem, but I wanted to eliminate PCOS first.<br /><br />Thanks for your help.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12662034858495383191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-44636076731919195712011-10-16T19:53:56.668-07:002011-10-16T19:53:56.668-07:00penguinlady: I delivered a few weeks ago. My prod...penguinlady: I delivered a few weeks ago. My production has been much better this go around, and I think part of that is that my dr did not take me off metaformin this go around while breastfeeding. Goats rue is a galactalogue, and also happens to be a precursor to metaformin :>monocothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480337435507224825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-5794557326121008622011-10-11T07:10:59.168-07:002011-10-11T07:10:59.168-07:00Thank you so much for writing about PCOS. I'd ...Thank you so much for writing about PCOS. I'd like to add that I've found the A1c test helpful. It provides more information than the fasting test without taking the GTT (which I do think would make me very sick, based on my usual reaction when I eat too much sugar). In my own case, my fasting blood sugar has always been right in the middle of the normal range, and I would never have known there was any cause for concern if I hadn't started seeing an OB who recommends the A1c test for his PCOS patients. My most recent A1c result is in the prediabetic range and my fasting blood sugar is still perfect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-8441730543765818752011-10-09T20:22:23.968-07:002011-10-09T20:22:23.968-07:00Penguinlady, I had great results for milk producti...Penguinlady, I had great results for milk production with the stuff from Susun Weed's <i>Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year</i> as well as another book, the name of which I forget. I'll see if I can find it upstairs. <br /><br />And for the record, my son latched 2x, I ended up pumping for 13 months with formula assist for the last 5.Orodemniadeshttp://dazzleships.net/birchandmaplenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-37958973431778696502011-10-08T17:56:23.085-07:002011-10-08T17:56:23.085-07:00Orodemniades, we'll be talking treatments in f...Orodemniades, we'll be talking treatments in future installments of the series. Alas, there is no magic button or pill that makes this go away; it's more a management of a chronic disease thing than a real "fix."<br /><br />Penguinlady, yes, there is definitely an association between bfing supply issues and PCOS, but not for everyone with PCOS...about 1/3. I have a future post on this in the PCOS series coming up. There are lots of theories why bfing is affected in some but not a lot of proof. Probably has to do with the development of breast tissue when young. <br /><br />In the meantime, I can't recommend the MOBI website highly enough. (Mothers Overcoming Breastfeeding Issues.) They have lots of information and support, and info about how PCOS can affect supply too. Also try lowmilksupply.org for advice as well. Some women have good luck with some of the herbal stuff recommended on these two websites.Well-Rounded Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04129621631406155340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-1567957671749373782011-10-07T16:20:26.561-07:002011-10-07T16:20:26.561-07:00I have a rather random question. Having PCOS and ...I have a rather random question. Having PCOS and a week-old twins, I'm wondering if the hormonal/endocrine imbalances are what is making my breastmilk production so slow. There are other factors, for sure, but I'm just wondering if that's yet another thing that is involved with this complicated condition.penguinladynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-73588641199751982492011-10-05T19:52:43.572-07:002011-10-05T19:52:43.572-07:00Cassandra, thanks for the link, I'd forgotten ...Cassandra, thanks for the link, I'd forgotten WAP has stuff on PCOS. Alas, I can't afford to take any more medicines - heck, I've just started eating Dulse in an attempt to add some iodine into my diet.Orodemniadeshttp://dazzleships.net/birchandmaplenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-30609972366309259922011-10-05T11:54:18.391-07:002011-10-05T11:54:18.391-07:00You should be writing a book on these subjects. Yo...You should be writing a book on these subjects. You have the rare knack of explaining medical concepts quite clearly.<br />Endocrinologists, of all people, should be more aware that fatness is concomitant to, and often caused by, many endocrine disorders. <br />It wsan't hard to diagnose me, even 40 years ago - fat, (male-pattern) hairy, infrequent/missing periods, seborrhea, ovarian cysts... What else COULD it be?<br /> By the way, I found it interesting that, in one of your PCOS posts, you say that the symptoms can worsen after menopause. I can't help but wonder why. After all, isn't menopause the time when hormones decrease? Are PCOSers still bubbling over with them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-20571736892116355342011-10-05T09:57:22.152-07:002011-10-05T09:57:22.152-07:00Orodemniades, have you tried this? http://www.west...Orodemniades, have you tried this? http://www.westonaprice.org/ask-the-doctor/pcosCassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576504078115706818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4738062031052371885.post-57029846088170874842011-10-04T20:21:52.142-07:002011-10-04T20:21:52.142-07:00Well that made for depressing reading, but certain...Well that made for depressing reading, but certainly explains why I've never gotten a proper diagnosis. <br /><br />When I lived in the UK there was a 3 year wait list for the local PCOS clinic in Aberdeen and I never made it that far, we moved countries after I got kicked off the IVF wait list for being too fat (even though I'd lost 50lbs). <br /><br />Even at my current clinic, because I only have 1 of the 3 acceptable markers - string-o-pearls ovaries - I've only had a soft diagnosis. it's all very frustrating even though to me it all seems pretty obvious.<br /><br />But, my question is, are there any treatments to be had?Orodemniadeshttp://dazzleships.net/birchandmaplenoreply@blogger.com