Not IR…..NOW what?? (child ment, long vent)
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I just KNEW it. I was very disappointed today, to learn that I am not insulin resistant. :( The nurse couldn’t understand why I was so upset. She says that I should be glad that I’m likely not facing a future of diabetes. I guess I don’t know HOW I should feel. I was hoping that I was IR, and that I could get on Met to correct it, and my Damned PCOS along with it. I’ve been dying to go on Met for years. My RE won’t prescribe Met to her non-IR pco-ers. ….and I can understand why. (yes, I know that it seems to help some pco-ers, who are nonIR…). I still have few frozen embryos, and my insurance will cover a few more IVF’s. I have a son (who I went thru hell and high water for, for 14 years, to get), and would like one more child. I was going to do IVF, anyway (I ain’t getting any younger)….and figured that Met would be my "safety net"…..that it might restore (more like "initiate") spontaneous ovulation, giving me *some* hope for another pregnancy….should I use up all my remaining IVF’s and embryos, w/no success. Then again, I kinda fear a non-IVF pregnancy, seeing I did have an ectopic, once (with an IVF, as luck would have it). My risk is therefore high for another…altho I had a clear/normal HSG a year later. I do not, not, not, not, NOT ovulate at all on my own. I went for 16 years without a single period (age 16-32). I have to shave my face, neck and chest every friggin’ day….sometimes twice. Yet I’m hormonally "normal". I’m still awaiting my DHEAS and free testosterone results…which will likely be "normal"…always have been in the past. So what the hell’s wrong with me?? Say my DHEAS and free testosterone are abnormally high? THEN what?? Dexamethasone??? And what if they’re normal?? What is my problem? Why can’t I ovulate, then? This is crazy….. Still with me?? I’m thinking……why am I so devestated? Maybe I CAN have one more baby via IVF. After that, *so what* if I can’t get pregnant? What would the point of going on Met *be*, after that?? My insulin doesn’t need controlling. What would be so bad about being on bcp’s and spironolactone for the rest of my life? Well, I did have *some* good news (altho I suppose lacking IR really IS good…), which is that my baseline FSH is only 2 !! 
Not bad, for a 36.5 year-old, huh? My prolactin is nice and low, also….even tho I had a baby 3.5 months ago, and was breastfeeding (albeit poorly) a month ago. TSH is perfect (am on synthroid)…….blah, blah, blah. Well, if you’ve read all this babble, then you’re a saint! So does anyone know what kind of research is being done for non-IR PCOS?? Well, I DO have another RE….my IVF guy. Guess I’ll see what he has to say. -Kay
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Kay I have never been dx as IR. Got metformin anyway. It is possible. Keep after them. Yes, it worked for me. Victoria – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Kay wrote: > I just KNEW it. > I was very disappointed today, to learn that I am not insulin resistant. :( > The nurse couldn’t understand why I was so upset. She says that I should be > glad that I’m likely not facing a future of diabetes. I guess I don’t know HOW > I should feel. > I was hoping that I was IR, and that I could get on Met to correct it, and my > Damned PCOS along with it. I’ve been dying to go on Met for years. My RE > won’t prescribe Met to her non-IR pco-ers. ….and I can understand why. > (yes, I know that it seems to help some pco-ers, who are nonIR…). > I still have few frozen embryos, and my insurance will cover a few more IVF’s. > I have a son (who I went thru hell and high water for, for 14 years, to get), > and would like one more child. > I was going to do IVF, anyway (I ain’t getting any younger)….and figured that > Met would be my "safety net"…..that it might restore (more like "initiate") > spontaneous ovulation, giving me *some* hope for another pregnancy….should I > use up all my remaining IVF’s and embryos, w/no success. > Then again, I kinda fear a non-IVF pregnancy, seeing I did have an ectopic, > once (with an IVF, as luck would have it). My risk is therefore high for > another…altho I had a clear/normal HSG a year later. > I do not, not, not, not, NOT ovulate at all on my own. I went for 16 years > without a single period (age 16-32). I have to shave my face, neck and chest > every friggin’ day….sometimes twice. Yet I’m hormonally "normal". I’m still > awaiting my DHEAS and free testosterone results…which will likely be > "normal"…always have been in the past. So what the hell’s wrong with me?? > Say my DHEAS and free testosterone are abnormally high? THEN what?? > Dexamethasone??? > And what if they’re normal?? What is my problem? Why can’t I ovulate, then? > This is crazy….. > Still with me?? > I’m thinking……why am I so devestated? Maybe I CAN have one more baby via > IVF. After that, *so what* if I can’t get pregnant? What would the point of > going on Met *be*, after that?? My insulin doesn’t need controlling. What > would be so bad about being on bcp’s and spironolactone for the rest of my > life? > Well, I did have *some* good news (altho I suppose lacking IR really IS > good…), which is that my baseline FSH is only 2 !! Not bad, for a 36.5 > year-old, huh? > My prolactin is nice and low, also….even tho I had a baby 3.5 months ago, and > was breastfeeding (albeit poorly) a month ago. TSH is perfect (am on > synthroid)…….blah, blah, blah. > Well, if you’ve read all this babble, then you’re a saint! > So does anyone know what kind of research is being done for non-IR PCOS?? > Well, I DO have another RE….my IVF guy. Guess I’ll see what he has to say. > -Kay
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Kay, I got Met, too, last week immediately on the same day I was diagnosed. Only my free testosterone was elevated, the rest was "normal". But I have symptoms abundantly. Maybe if you post where you live, someone can lead you to a good doc? Have you tried pcosupport.org to look for one? I have lost ten pounds in one week, though some was *side effects* related. I hope it’s not just an initial loss! Keep trying. Anja – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Victoria Nicholls wrote: > Kay I have never been dx as IR. Got metformin anyway. It is possible. Keep after > them. Yes, it worked for me. > Victoria > Kay wrote: > > I just KNEW it. > > I was very disappointed today, to learn that I am not insulin resistant. :( > > The nurse couldn’t understand why I was so upset. She says that I should be > > glad that I’m likely not facing a future of diabetes. I guess I don’t know HOW > > I should feel. > > I was hoping that I was IR, and that I could get on Met to correct it, and my > > Damned PCOS along with it. I’ve been dying to go on Met for years. My RE > > won’t prescribe Met to her non-IR pco-ers. ….and I can understand why. > > (yes, I know that it seems to help some pco-ers, who are nonIR…). > > I still have few frozen embryos, and my insurance will cover a few more IVF’s. > > I have a son (who I went thru hell and high water for, for 14 years, to get), > > and would like one more child. > > I was going to do IVF, anyway (I ain’t getting any younger)….and figured that > > Met would be my "safety net"…..that it might restore (more like "initiate") > > spontaneous ovulation, giving me *some* hope for another pregnancy….should I > > use up all my remaining IVF’s and embryos, w/no success. > > Then again, I kinda fear a non-IVF pregnancy, seeing I did have an ectopic, > > once (with an IVF, as luck would have it). My risk is therefore high for > > another…altho I had a clear/normal HSG a year later. > > I do not, not, not, not, NOT ovulate at all on my own. I went for 16 years > > without a single period (age 16-32). I have to shave my face, neck and chest > > every friggin’ day….sometimes twice. Yet I’m hormonally "normal". I’m still > > awaiting my DHEAS and free testosterone results…which will likely be > > "normal"…always have been in the past. So what the hell’s wrong with me?? > > Say my DHEAS and free testosterone are abnormally high? THEN what?? > > Dexamethasone??? > > And what if they’re normal?? What is my problem? Why can’t I ovulate, then? > > This is crazy….. > > Still with me?? > > I’m thinking……why am I so devestated? Maybe I CAN have one more baby via > > IVF. After that, *so what* if I can’t get pregnant? What would the point of > > going on Met *be*, after that?? My insulin doesn’t need controlling. What > > would be so bad about being on bcp’s and spironolactone for the rest of my > > life? > > Well, I did have *some* good news (altho I suppose lacking IR really IS > > good…), which is that my baseline FSH is only 2 !! Not bad, for a 36.5 > > year-old, huh? > > My prolactin is nice and low, also….even tho I had a baby 3.5 months ago, and > > was breastfeeding (albeit poorly) a month ago. TSH is perfect (am on > > synthroid)…….blah, blah, blah. > > Well, if you’ve read all this babble, then you’re a saint! > > So does anyone know what kind of research is being done for non-IR PCOS?? > > Well, I DO have another RE….my IVF guy. Guess I’ll see what he has to say. > > -Kay
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Kay, I am so sorry for the frustrations you have went through. There is still so much they don’t know about PCOS. Perhaps other non-IR women can give you advice on what to do next. One thing though, have your tests repeatly annually. I know one women who was not *IR* one time she tested but was the next time. Also, I know another woman who was normal with a regular GTT but *IR* with a clamp. Did they do a clamp or make you drink the yuckky stuff? ^—^ Cathy { ‘ . ‘ } ` Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. 4Cysters: http://pages.ivillage.com/bh/cystercat Other pages: http://peaceonearth.faithweb.com http://littlec.faithweb.com http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/cat
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What’s a clamp? Donna "Cathy the Cat Loving Cyster" <cyster…@aol.comedyclub> wrote in message news:20000411084736.12423.00001002@ng-fb1.aol.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Kay, > I am so sorry for the frustrations you have went through. There is still so > much they don’t know about PCOS. > Perhaps other non-IR women can give you advice on what to do next. > One thing though, have your tests repeatly annually. I know one women who was > not *IR* one time she tested but was the next time. Also, I know another woman > who was normal with a regular GTT but *IR* with a clamp. Did they do a clamp > or make you drink the yuckky stuff? > ^—^ Cathy > { ‘ . ‘ } > ` Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. > 4Cysters: http://pages.ivillage.com/bh/cystercat > Other pages: > http://peaceonearth.faithweb.com > http://littlec.faithweb.com > http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/cat
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Kay, I’m sorry that this is hitting you so hard right now. I can definitely sympathize. Let me say a little bit about those "normal" test results though… Over the years, I’ve had test after test after test after test run, only to be told that everything was "normal" and they couldn’t find what was causing it. Then, last year, I got REALLY pissed and started asking questions and doing a lot of my own research. A lot of those "normal" test results fell in the "normal" range… but they weren’t "normal" for ME. Over the years, my hormones have slowly crept to the outer limits of the "normal" test ranges, until, they all started being ABnormal. My TSH, my FSH/LH ratio… all of them, at one point or another, have tested out of range now. My TSH is the real kicker. It has tested in and out of normal like 6 times in the past 3 years… every time it went out of normal, they’d rerun the test, and the value would be normal, so they’d just say it was a fluke, and ignore it. Well, they can’t ignore it anymore. I had a miscarriage in March, and they tested my TSH AGAIN. It was so low, I couldn’t believe it. Well, this time, since I was SOOO upset (who wouldn’t be?), they ran an ultrasound on my thyroid to see if I had a node. I have one, the size of a QUARTER in one of its dimensions (this on an organ the size and shape of a butterfly). I’ve now been through the biopsy and its benign, but the waiting in between damn near made me go postal. So, I’m borderline hyperthyroid now, in addition to mild IR and all the great things that go with full blown PCOS. Am I the worst case there is? Certainly not, but I have it bad enough that I don’t ovulate, and I don’t have periods, and I grow all kinds of neat hair everywhere but on my head, it seems. Here’s my advice – get copies of those lab reports, folks, and read them through THOROGHLY. Take a good hard look at trends in your results: are certain values dropping/rising over time? Is there anything that is only slightly out of the normal range, that your doc might just say was close enough? If I had known then what I know now, I could have TOLD them that something was wrong. "Normal" for test results is simply an average range for the average person. NONE of us are "Jo Average." Not one single, solitary human being. Until medicine gets a lot more precise, we’re going to have to live with these kinds of numbers, and hope that we’re close enough to average to be OK. For those of us who aren’t though, we have to REALLY keep an eye on ourselves AND our docs. Hope this helps! It may not make anyone feel better, but it might just prepare you to find some of the problems the docs don’t. Kimberly (the allergic one)
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Listen to her, I know what she’s saying. And a doctor will tell you it’s normal, never even telling you the level. So one is expected to trust them. DON’T. I know this. I was supposedly normal IR. I overhear the doctor say my level was 19.3. Which is not high. But on the higher end of normal. He wasn’t going to do anything about it. I switched doctors. And now am being tested for glucose as well. Which is what he should have done. Don’t trust them. Donna "Kimberly Sargen" <ksar…@trianinvestments.com> wrote in message
news:B518B945.67E3%ksargen@trianinvestments.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Kay, > I’m sorry that this is hitting you so hard right now. I can definitely > sympathize. Let me say a little bit about those "normal" test results > though… > Over the years, I’ve had test after test after test after test run, only to > be told that everything was "normal" and they couldn’t find what was causing > it. Then, last year, I got REALLY pissed and started asking questions and > doing a lot of my own research. > A lot of those "normal" test results fell in the "normal" range… but they > weren’t "normal" for ME. Over the years, my hormones have slowly crept to > the outer limits of the "normal" test ranges, until, they all started being > ABnormal. My TSH, my FSH/LH ratio… all of them, at one point or another, > have tested out of range now. My TSH is the real kicker. It has tested in > and out of normal like 6 times in the past 3 years… every time it went out > of normal, they’d rerun the test, and the value would be normal, so they’d > just say it was a fluke, and ignore it. Well, they can’t ignore it anymore. > I had a miscarriage in March, and they tested my TSH AGAIN. It was so low, > I couldn’t believe it. Well, this time, since I was SOOO upset (who > wouldn’t be?), they ran an ultrasound on my thyroid to see if I had a node. > I have one, the size of a QUARTER in one of its dimensions (this on an organ > the size and shape of a butterfly). I’ve now been through the biopsy and > its benign, but the waiting in between damn near made me go postal. > So, I’m borderline hyperthyroid now, in addition to mild IR and all the > great things that go with full blown PCOS. Am I the worst case there is? > Certainly not, but I have it bad enough that I don’t ovulate, and I don’t > have periods, and I grow all kinds of neat hair everywhere but on my head, > it seems. > Here’s my advice – get copies of those lab reports, folks, and read them > through THOROGHLY. Take a good hard look at trends in your results: are > certain values dropping/rising over time? Is there anything that is only > slightly out of the normal range, that your doc might just say was close > enough? If I had known then what I know now, I could have TOLD them that > something was wrong. > "Normal" for test results is simply an average range for the average person. > NONE of us are "Jo Average." Not one single, solitary human being. Until > medicine gets a lot more precise, we’re going to have to live with these > kinds of numbers, and hope that we’re close enough to average to be OK. For > those of us who aren’t though, we have to REALLY keep an eye on ourselves > AND our docs. > Hope this helps! It may not make anyone feel better, but it might just > prepare you to find some of the problems the docs don’t. > Kimberly (the allergic one)
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>What’s a clamp? >Donna
From what I understood (I haven’t had it done myself), the glucose substance comes through an IV clamp rather than a person drinking it. I could be wrong or have misunderstood though, so don’t quote me 
. I am sure that someone here probably has been through it and tell more. ^—^ Cathy { ‘ . ‘ } ` Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. 4Cysters: http://pages.ivillage.com/bh/cystercat Other pages: http://peaceonearth.faithweb.com http://littlec.faithweb.com http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/cat
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In article <20000410224919.16038.00000…@ng-ck1.aol.com>, edek439…@aol.comnospam (Kay) wrote: > > So does anyone know what kind of research is being done for non-IR
PCOS?? Hi Kay, How about we call it "covert IR PCOS"? Some researchers will bet anything that you have some degree of insulin dysfunction. Been there with the not-IR thing. . .last May, when my GTT came back A- OK. My doctor thought I was nuts to be upset, too. Anyhow, do a search on Dr. Nestler’s work. . .I think he maintains that there is some insulin pathology going on in all women with PCOS. I’m betting that he can explain why. Dr. Mark Perloe also claims that with a C-peptide test, all or nearly all of his patients show some IR. I think he posted that to this newsgroup about a year ago, but it may also be at www.ivf.com/ — Beth’s PCO Page You Are Not Alone http://www.win.bright.net/~mickbeth/pco.htm Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
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In article <20000411084736.12423.00001…@ng-fb1.aol.com>, cyster…@aol.comedyclub (Cathy the Cat Loving Cyster) wrote: > Also, I know another woman > who was normal with a regular GTT but *IR* with a clamp.
Afer being told I wasn’t IR, I asked my GP for a clamp test and she about laughed me off the phone. She said most places aren’t geared to do it, though from the way she made it sound, it is mostly just a pain in the butt for staff. :-/ — Beth’s PCO Page You Are Not Alone http://www.win.bright.net/~mickbeth/pco.htm Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
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Wow, I have a feeling that my initial post was rather miscommunicated or misunderstood. That’ll teach me not to vent, ponder and ramble, when I’m peeved, I guess. Anyway, to respond to several posts at once…. My RE *is* a very good one, who is highly published, regarded and recipient of several awards in her field. Just because she doesn’t prescribe Met for those who are non-IR doesn’t make her "bad". She is well aware of Glueck & Nestler’s work. Still, I will see what my "other" RE has to say. One question of my post was, that since I’m not IR, and say I’m not trying to conceive, then what benefit would Metformin have for me over spironolactone and bcp’s….which I’d also be on, anyway? I am well-aware of every analytical value ever performed on my blood. I know exactly what my trends are, and what’s going on, and what to look for…believe me. I am constantly tracking my FSH and TSH. However, I recognize that it is not always useful to compare values derived from different labs……and different labs have different reference ranges, different analyzers, etc. I agree that "normal" isn’t hard and fast. I too, had "normal" TSH’s at one lab, borderline high at another lab, and Just Above Normal at yet another……therefore, I’ve been on synthroid for the past year….however, that’s thyroid, and with thyroid, numbers don’t tend to mean a heck of a lot…symptoms and how you feel are what are important. I agree with the advice to get my bloods analyzed periodically, and will continue to do so. A Thing to Ponder comes to mind…. During pregnancy, those with PCOS tend to have gestational diabetes. I did not, but I did fail my 1-hr GTT at 26 weeks. Since I am only 3 months postpartum, I wonder if my insulin status is still in "pregnancy mode" or is still in the process of reverting back to PCOS mode…..assuming that I really might be IR. That could explain my normal results….or not. Certainly would be justification for a retest in 6 months, right? I did not have a GTT. They go by fasting glucose:insulin ratio and by glycosolated Hgb. Some results are still outstanding. All tests were performed fasted, on cycle Day 3. I will ask why they don’t do GTT’s, or maybe we could give it a go. I DREAD doing a 3-hour one….ugh. But, shouldn’t a fasting G:I ratio be sufficient to determine if my insulin’s working properly or not? Maybe not… If you’re interested, my values are: DHEAS – still awaiting results FSH – 2 Free Testosterone – still awaiting results Glucose – 92 Insulin – 16.7 GHgb – forgot…will get when others come in….but is normal. Prolactin – 2.9 TSH – 2.5 As far as I know, my RE hasn’t seen my results, yet. She’ll review ‘em when they all come in. I’ll let ya know what happens. I will ask her for a retest in a few months…to see if my present "normalcy" might be due to recent pregnancy. If you’ve read this far……..wow! Thanks for listening! -Kay
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Thanks Beth…..I’ll re-review Nestler’s stuff, and will check into this C-peptide thing! …..hopefully before I discuss the verdict w/my RE. -kay
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Adding my 2 cents… I had a C-peptide test done by mistake at the lab (thank God!) and it showed me to be IR, when all of the doctors at my PCM’s office said THERE WASN’T A DISORDER!!! I’d ask for it to be run SPECIFFICALLY! — Aubrey mailto:fiz…@wavecomputers.net ttc#1 6 years Metformin 1500 mg Clomid 50 mg Prenatals, Vit. C&E supplements PCOS, Insulin resistant ICQ# 65587110 dizney ( ) ( ) ( ) ………..This mouse has teeth.
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>I did not have a GTT. They go by fasting glucose:insulin ratio and by >glycosolated Hgb. Some results are still outstanding. All tests were >performed fasted, on cycle Day 3. I will ask why they don’t do GTT’s, or >maybe >we could give it a go. I DREAD doing a 3-hour one….ugh. But, shouldn’t a >fasting G:I ratio be sufficient to determine if my insulin’s working properly >or not? Maybe not…
They will not even use glycostated hemoglobin to even diagnose diabetes (or according to the ADA, they shouldn’t). The reason why–this blood test is an average on values for a certain amount of time, so values could be low at some times, high at others and come out normal. Also, GTT’s can better tell rather than fasting tests alone how you react to the consumption of glucose. I don’t think normal fasting values are of much help myself. They would only be of help if you were really IR or downright diabetic, because most women do not show anything until at least the 2nd hour or sometimes the 3rd of a GTT. I only say this because I have talked to alot of women past few years. I am sure not a dr., but drs. don’t seem to agree on what is best. ^—^ Cathy { ‘ . ‘ } ` Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. 4Cysters: http://pages.ivillage.com/bh/cystercat Other pages: http://peaceonearth.faithweb.com http://littlec.faithweb.com http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/cat
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>Afer being told I wasn’t IR, I asked my GP for a clamp test and she >about laughed me off the phone. She said most places aren’t geared to >do it, though from the way she made it sound, it is mostly just a pain >in the butt for staff. :-/
Oh, gee, let’s not ask for anything inconvenient or something that might require help from another lab. };-) ^—^ Cathy { ‘ . ‘ } ` Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. 4Cysters: http://pages.ivillage.com/bh/cystercat Other pages: http://peaceonearth.faithweb.com http://littlec.faithweb.com http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/cat
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You don’t have to be IR to be put on met, I know lot’s of women who are not IR and are on met. emz emz_mi…@powelle84.fsnet.co.uk – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Kay wrote in message <20000410224919.16038.00000…@ng-ck1.aol.com>… >I just KNEW it. >I was very disappointed today, to learn that I am not insulin resistant. 
>The nurse couldn’t understand why I was so upset. She says that I should be >glad that I’m likely not facing a future of diabetes. I guess I don’t know HOW >I should feel. >I was hoping that I was IR, and that I could get on Met to correct it, and my >Damned PCOS along with it. I’ve been dying to go on Met for years. My RE >won’t prescribe Met to her non-IR pco-ers. ….and I can understand why. >(yes, I know that it seems to help some pco-ers, who are nonIR…). >I still have few frozen embryos, and my insurance will cover a few more IVF’s. > I have a son (who I went thru hell and high water for, for 14 years, to get), >and would like one more child. >I was going to do IVF, anyway (I ain’t getting any younger)….and figured that >Met would be my "safety net"…..that it might restore (more like "initiate") >spontaneous ovulation, giving me *some* hope for another pregnancy….should I >use up all my remaining IVF’s and embryos, w/no success. >Then again, I kinda fear a non-IVF pregnancy, seeing I did have an ectopic, >once (with an IVF, as luck would have it). My risk is therefore high for >another…altho I had a clear/normal HSG a year later. >I do not, not, not, not, NOT ovulate at all on my own. I went for 16 years >without a single period (age 16-32). I have to shave my face, neck and chest >every friggin’ day….sometimes twice. Yet I’m hormonally "normal". I’m still >awaiting my DHEAS and free testosterone results…which will likely be >"normal"…always have been in the past. So what the hell’s wrong with me?? >Say my DHEAS and free testosterone are abnormally high? THEN what?? >Dexamethasone??? >And what if they’re normal?? What
is my problem? Why can’t I ovulate, then? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->This is crazy….. >Still with me?? >I’m thinking……why am I so devestated? Maybe I CAN have one more baby via >IVF. After that, *so what* if I can’t get pregnant? What would the point of >going on Met *be*, after that?? My insulin doesn’t need controlling. What >would be so bad about being on bcp’s and spironolactone for the rest of my >life? >Well, I did have *some* good news (altho I suppose lacking IR really IS >good…), which is that my baseline FSH is only 2 !! Not bad, for a 36.5 >year-old, huh? >My prolactin is nice and low, also….even tho I had a baby 3.5 months ago, and >was breastfeeding (albeit poorly) a month ago. TSH is perfect (am on >synthroid)…….blah, blah, blah. >Well, if you’ve read all this babble, then you’re a saint! >So does anyone know what kind of research is being done for non-IR PCOS?? >Well, I DO have another RE….my IVF guy. Guess I’ll see what he has to say. >-Kay
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>You don’t have to be IR to be put on met, I know lot’s of women who are not >IR and are on met. >emz
That’s true if you have an open-minded dr. who will prescribe the medicationI got a call last night from a Cyster whose Dr. only did a fasting test-no GTT, found no IR and will not give her met. All her other hormone levels are abnormal. She is thinking of seeing my dr. now. Her dr. told her the usual crap-if you want to get better, lose weight, but on the other hand, women who get to be your age (39) usually won’t drop the weight at that stage. She definately needs to dump him. He is the director of the clinic and has an ego the size of Georgia. Well, let’s pray that she can get some help with this. ^—^ Cathy { ‘ . ‘ } ` Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched. 4Cysters: http://pages.ivillage.com/bh/cystercat Other pages: http://peaceonearth.faithweb.com http://littlec.faithweb.com http://www.i-love-cats.com/meow/cat
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