Could these be symptoms of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome or a hormone imbalance?!
Question: ? Hair loss and thinning on head
? Dark hairs appearing on breasts, big toes, above eyebrow line, below belly button and above top lip where they weren't before.
? Body hair growing thicker and faster
? Body hair growing back over a wider range than it was previously if it is shaved or plucked
? Acne (face, back and shoulders)
I'm not sure if my periods are irregular or not, though I don't believe they are. The flow is usually heavy and my cycle seems to be fairly long. I am slim and have a healthy BMI.
Thanks.
Answers: ? Hair loss and thinning on head
? Dark hairs appearing on breasts, big toes, above eyebrow line, below belly button and above top lip where they weren't before.
? Body hair growing thicker and faster
? Body hair growing back over a wider range than it was previously if it is shaved or plucked
? Acne (face, back and shoulders)
I'm not sure if my periods are irregular or not, though I don't believe they are. The flow is usually heavy and my cycle seems to be fairly long. I am slim and have a healthy BMI.
Thanks.
it sounds like it but a simple blood test at the doctors will rule this out. But some times hormone changes can give you these symtoms. if you have had a lot of stress over a period of time this can also affect your body, giving you some of these symtoms. to be on the safe side i would go to the doctors.
thats what it kinda sounds like to me. but its nothing that can't be taken care of! just go to the gyn.
in polycystic ovary disease, enlarged ovaries with thickened sclerotic capsules and an abnormally high number of follicles are present. The follicles may concurrently exist in varying states of growth, maturation, or atresia.
The prevalence of polycystic ovaries is difficult to accurately quantify. The inclusion criteria of most studies limit participants to those with specific clinical symptoms or syndromes and thus preclude a full accounting. In other studies, control subjects without polycystic ovaries often have symptoms that are associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome. Thus, a dilemma of nomenclature surrounds this clinical entity.
Most authors agree that polycystic ovaries are present in 3-7% of women worldwide. Almost 75% of women with irregular menses and/or infertility may have polycystic ovaries, as determined with both radiologic and biochemical criteria. Polycystic ovaries have been found with ultrasonography in more than 50% of women with regular menstrual cycles as well; however, most of these women had some degree of hirsutism, acne, or male-pattern baldness
Mortality/Morbidity
* Infertility is the most common clinical finding in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome. Low levels of circulating FSH and increased androgen production in the ovary prevent follicular maturation and ovulation.
* Endometrial adenocarcinoma has been associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome. Unopposed estrogenic stimulation of the endometrium is known to increase the risk of endometrial hyperplasia and its subsequent transformation into endometrial carcinoma. In addition, the risk of breast cancer may be increased.
* Secondary effects of the elevated levels of circulating androgens include, but are not limited to, hirsutism, abnormal or absent menstrual cycles, virilization, and dysmenorrhea.
Sex
Polycystic ovarian disease occurs only in females.
Age
* Polycystic ovaries can be diagnosed in patients of any age, from menarche through menopause.
* Typically, women in their 20s present with difficulty conceiving.
* Although uncommon, some patients between ages 10 and 20 years present with primary amenorrhea.
Clinical Details
Most patients in whom polycystic ovarian syndrome is ultimately diagnosed initially present with infertility, amenorrhea, or irregular menses. Although most woman present in their 20s or 30s, polycystic ovarian disease can affect females of any age, from menarche to menopause. Findings in almost 75% of patients meet the radiologic criteria for polycystic ovarian syndrome. Primary amenorrhea is a well-known but uncommon presentation.
Although infertility is the most common presentation in affected patients, polycystic ovarian syndrome may be associated with obesity and insulin resistance, among other symptoms. A number of patients are identified only when they present with unrelated complaints; these patients may believe the symptoms that are associated with the syndrome are not of sufficient clinical significance to warrant medical attention.
A second population of patients presents with systemic signs of androgen excess