PCOS effect on pregnancy?
Question:
I did miss my periods when I didn’t get them because I felt very strange…it almost felt like I was not a woman anymore. Periods are not fun, but not having them is abnormal. I don’t think that doc is very understanding of women to say that to you. I have a son who is almost 7 and I was not diagnosed with pcos until after he was born. I had gestational diabetes when pregnant which was probably due to the PCOS. Be sure if you are pregnant to get some excercise each day, you will feel so much better and maybe be able to prevent yourself from getting diabetes while pregnant (this type usually goes away after the baby is born). Once you get gestational diabetes when pregnant it can be hard to control…mine got worse and worse as the pregancy went on. I wish someone had encouraged me to excercise some…I was gaining so much weight and didn’t want to do anything. also, relax and watch your stress level. stress can contribute to diabetes too. I am a single mom and had my pregnancy alone so was very very stressed then, as you can imagine. good luck and hope all is well. I got a blood test done too just to make sure..in my case, think I was a bit in denial LOL My son is a difficult kid (hyper active and more) but even so, he has made my life so much more important and the hard work has been worth it!
Response:
Thanks – I will ask for a blood test, it didn’t occur to me that it would be more accurate. You know, reading the rest of the postings here, I can’t believe the difference in care in the States compared to the lousy situation in my area of the UK. When my doctor told me I had PCOS, I didn’t have a scan and I was told that there were no treatments available except to alleviate symptoms (I was offered Dianette). When I first told my Doctor that I wasn’t having periods, he said’ "Do you WANT periods?" I found it difficult to explain that, of course I didn’t want to have periods, but I wanted to know what was stopping them. I think you can get used to seeing doctors as being omniscient super beings and never to doubt what you’re told. It’s encouraging to talk to other people intelligent enough to question the accepted wisdom and have a good knowledge of the topic. Oh my god, that sounds so creepy, but really, I began to feel as if I was alone. Thanks for your help! Angela "Silly One" <silly…@altavista.com> wrote in message
news:f701c2eb.0207190852.6af7dd83@posting.google.com… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Angela, > My uneducated guess is that you are pregnant. The urine test they > gave you at the hospital may have indicated a "false-negative" because > the urine hadn’t been in your bladder long enough to pick up the HCG. > False-negative pregnancy test results are common, while > false-positives almost never happen. Since two of your tests were > positive, I think you are pregnant. > I would tell the hospital you want a blood test. Demand it. Or just > wait another 6 weeks and see if you get your period. Start taking > pre-natal vitamins (or atleast folic acid) just in case you are > pregnant. > Here is a link to a quiz to tell if you are pregnant:
http://www.americanbaby.com/ab/CDA/readerQuiz/quizPage/0,2066,46,00.h… 2 > Let us know what happens! > "Angela Wilkinson" <us…@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message
<news:3d37ed79$0$23832$afc38c87@news.ukonline.co.uk>… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> > Hi there, > > I’m new to this group and I was wondering if anyone’s had a similar > > situation to me and any advice on how to deal with it as I’m confused! > > Intro: I’m Angela, aged 27 living in the UK. I was diagnosed as having PCOS > > about 3 weeks ago and a week later I did a positive pregnancy test, it was > > faint so two days later I did another one which came out more strongly > > positive. > > I had another pregnancy test left (3 pack) so I did another one several days > > later but this time it came out negative. I went for an early pregnancy > > assessment scan and the sonographer found a small black circle within my > > womb which she said could be a pregnancy but told the nurse to give me > > another urine test. I did this which came out negative and the hospital > > told me that I wasn’t pregnant. > > I asked the hospital if PCOS could give me a false positive and they said > > no. I just don’t understand how I could be pregnant and then not pregnant > > without any intervening change. I’m also worried about the something they > > found in my womb, that according to the hospital isn’t a pregnancy. > > Is this typical of PCOS or is it me being weird? (Don’t answer in the > > positive!). > > If anyone has any advice or could shed some light on it I’d be grateful as > > my hospital has been quite abrupt and I feel a little shell-shocked. > > Thanks.
Response:
Angela, I am sorry that you have had a rough experience. We are here for you if there is any support that you need. Jennifer "Angela" <us…@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3d385b09$0$8292$afc38c87@news.ukonline.co.uk… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Thanks – I will ask for a blood test, it didn’t occur to me that it would be > more accurate. You know, reading the rest of the postings here, I can’t > believe the difference in care in the States compared to the lousy situation > in my area of the UK. > When my doctor told me I had PCOS, I didn’t have a scan and I was told that > there were no treatments available except to alleviate symptoms (I was > offered Dianette). When I first told my Doctor that I wasn’t having periods, > he said’ "Do you WANT periods?" I found it difficult to explain that, of > course I didn’t want to have periods, but I wanted to know what was stopping > them. > I think you can get used to seeing doctors as being omniscient super beings > and never to doubt what you’re told. It’s encouraging to talk to other > people intelligent enough to question the accepted wisdom and have a good > knowledge of the topic. Oh my god, that sounds so creepy, but really, I > began to feel as if I was alone. Thanks for your help! > Angela > "Silly One" <silly…@altavista.com> wrote in message > news:f701c2eb.0207190852.6af7dd83@posting.google.com… > > Angela, > > My uneducated guess is that you are pregnant. The urine test they > > gave you at the hospital may have indicated a "false-negative" because > > the urine hadn’t been in your bladder long enough to pick up the HCG. > > False-negative pregnancy test results are common, while > > false-positives almost never happen. Since two of your tests were > > positive, I think you are pregnant. > > I would tell the hospital you want a blood test. Demand it. Or just > > wait another 6 weeks and see if you get your period. Start taking > > pre-natal vitamins (or atleast folic acid) just in case you are > > pregnant. > > Here is a link to a quiz to tell if you are pregnant:
http://www.americanbaby.com/ab/CDA/readerQuiz/quizPage/0,2066,46,00.h… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> 2 > > Let us know what happens! > > "Angela Wilkinson" <us…@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message > <news:3d37ed79$0$23832$afc38c87@news.ukonline.co.uk>… > > > Hi there, > > > I’m new to this group and I was wondering if anyone’s had a similar > > > situation to me and any advice on how to deal with it as I’m confused! > > > Intro: I’m Angela, aged 27 living in the UK. I was diagnosed as having > PCOS > > > about 3 weeks ago and a week later I did a positive pregnancy test, it > was > > > faint so two days later I did another one which came out more strongly > > > positive. > > > I had another pregnancy test left (3 pack) so I did another one several > days > > > later but this time it came out negative. I went for an early pregnancy > > > assessment scan and the sonographer found a small black circle within my > > > womb which she said could be a pregnancy but told the nurse to give me > > > another urine test. I did this which came out negative and the hospital > > > told me that I wasn’t pregnant. > > > I asked the hospital if PCOS could give me a false positive and they > said > > > no. I just don’t understand how I could be pregnant and then not > pregnant > > > without any intervening change. I’m also worried about the something > they > > > found in my womb, that according to the hospital isn’t a pregnancy. > > > Is this typical of PCOS or is it me being weird? (Don’t answer in the > > > positive!). > > > If anyone has any advice or could shed some light on it I’d be grateful > as > > > my hospital has been quite abrupt and I feel a little shell-shocked. > > > Thanks.
Response:
Hi there, I’m new to this group and I was wondering if anyone’s had a similar situation to me and any advice on how to deal with it as I’m confused! Intro: I’m Angela, aged 27 living in the UK. I was diagnosed as having PCOS about 3 weeks ago and a week later I did a positive pregnancy test, it was faint so two days later I did another one which came out more strongly positive. I had another pregnancy test left (3 pack) so I did another one several days later but this time it came out negative. I went for an early pregnancy assessment scan and the sonographer found a small black circle within my womb which she said could be a pregnancy but told the nurse to give me another urine test. I did this which came out negative and the hospital told me that I wasn’t pregnant. I asked the hospital if PCOS could give me a false positive and they said no. I just don’t understand how I could be pregnant and then not pregnant without any intervening change. I’m also worried about the something they found in my womb, that according to the hospital isn’t a pregnancy. Is this typical of PCOS or is it me being weird? (Don’t answer in the positive!). If anyone has any advice or could shed some light on it I’d be grateful as my hospital has been quite abrupt and I feel a little shell-shocked. Thanks.
Response:
Angela, My uneducated guess is that you are pregnant. The urine test they gave you at the hospital may have indicated a "false-negative" because the urine hadn’t been in your bladder long enough to pick up the HCG. False-negative pregnancy test results are common, while false-positives almost never happen. Since two of your tests were positive, I think you are pregnant. I would tell the hospital you want a blood test. Demand it. Or just wait another 6 weeks and see if you get your period. Start taking pre-natal vitamins (or atleast folic acid) just in case you are pregnant. Here is a link to a quiz to tell if you are pregnant: http://www.americanbaby.com/ab/CDA/readerQuiz/quizPage/0,2066,46,00.h… Let us know what happens! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"Angela Wilkinson" <us…@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message <news:3d37ed79$0$23832$afc38c87@news.ukonline.co.uk>… > Hi there, > I’m new to this group and I was wondering if anyone’s had a similar > situation to me and any advice on how to deal with it as I’m confused! > Intro: I’m Angela, aged 27 living in the UK. I was diagnosed as having PCOS > about 3 weeks ago and a week later I did a positive pregnancy test, it was > faint so two days later I did another one which came out more strongly > positive. > I had another pregnancy test left (3 pack) so I did another one several days > later but this time it came out negative. I went for an early pregnancy > assessment scan and the sonographer found a small black circle within my > womb which she said could be a pregnancy but told the nurse to give me > another urine test. I did this which came out negative and the hospital > told me that I wasn’t pregnant. > I asked the hospital if PCOS could give me a false positive and they said > no. I just don’t understand how I could be pregnant and then not pregnant > without any intervening change. I’m also worried about the something they > found in my womb, that according to the hospital isn’t a pregnancy. > Is this typical of PCOS or is it me being weird? (Don’t answer in the > positive!). > If anyone has any advice or could shed some light on it I’d be grateful as > my hospital has been quite abrupt and I feel a little shell-shocked. > Thanks.
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