Could I have pcos?!
Question:
Could I have pcos?
My period have always been abnormal, very heavy. lasts 9 days and sometimes absent. i have 5 cysts on my right ovary. Awful pain during menstation and pelvic pain all the time. My doctor said it could be pcos or endometrosis. I have no other syptoms of pcos (no unusual hair growth, weight gain, acne, hair loss) matter of fact i am very small and very feminie. Could I have pcos without these symptons. And please dont tell me to ask mt dr!
Answers:
I actually was diagnosed with PCOS before having any symptoms. I thought all my pelvic pain was from endometriosis, but the doc did an ultrasound and saw what looked like a string of pearls on my ovaries. Several months later I did develop hair growth & other symptoms typical with PCOS. Have your doc do an ultrasound to tell for sure though. I'm having ovarian drilling done in a few weeks - it's been 5 years since my diagnosis & nothing else has worked. Hopefully this will relieve my pain.
Also, ask your doc about Meclomen. It's an NSAID like Advil or Aleve, but it does something more - it minimizes your period - less flow means less pain.
You could also try a BCP - if that helps with the pain, it's probably endometriosis. The only way to know for sure if it;s endo is through a laparoscopy though. That's how the doc's doing the drilling for me. So, hopefully both my endo and PCOS will be alleviated. If not, I'll be stuck on Lupron - yuck!