I have been doing research on psoc and starting to woner if i should get checked?What tests would they do?Here is some background.I have had 2 m/cs.I found out i have low progesterone and also take baby aspirin because i tested + for a clotting disorder.Over the past 5 years i have had much more rapid hair growth,my periods have gone from 29 days to 36-37.I have passed out a few times,crave sugar,just last year a skin tag on my eye lid appeared,had a cyst under my arm....I have had a ton of blood work done.I have had lh/fsh,estrogen,progesterone,thryroid.I go in nov 22nd and trying to get all the info i can.not sure what to ask to be tested for.TY

Was very concerned about symptoms i have been having.Everytime i post on this site nobody responds.

You do have a lot of the symptoms of PCoS. I would definitely look into it. The trouble is the only way it can truely be diagnosed, at least according to my Dr., is surgical. I was diagnosed when my Dr. preformed an exploritory lapriscopy. Now that Im diagnosed though things are better. The Dr has been able to help with alot of the worst symptoms. This is my first post here so I hope you will forgive the shortness of it. Please feel free to ask more questions about PCoS and Ill try my best to answer them.

-Windy

I don't have any medical experience and I was recently diagnosed myself and an opinion from me on what tests you need would be pretty useless . I'm sorry you feel you didn't get any responses, I don't think anyone is trying to ignore you. The only advice I can give is to tell your doctor everything that you can think of when you see him or her, even if it seems unrelated to the rest of your symptoms or you think it is embarrassing. I hope you find some answers!

There are several blood tests you can take to see if you do have PCOS. I have never heard of having to have surgery to find if you have PCOS. Most women who have PCOS usually have irregular or absent periods (usually 6 or fewer a year) which causes you to NOT ovulate, have a high testosterone level, their FSH/LH (I think that's the combo) is irregular, male pattern baldness, male pattern hair growth (face, stomache, back, chest), adult acne, skin tags, and other symptoms.

I was diagnosed by answering a few questions from my OBGYN (back in 1995), it was then confirmed blood work (back in 2002).

I see some actual PCOS symptoms that you've posted, some of the others you've mentioned I've not seen as being a PCOS symptom myself, but I'm not a medical professional so they could be. Each person is completely different when it comes to symptoms.

I would definately bring PCOS up to your doctor at your appointment and see what they say. Explain to them your symptoms and how you feel that PCOS could be the factor and that you'd like further examinations.

Oops, shows how much I know. I was told the only way the doctor can know for sure is when they actually see the cysts during an exploritory. I was diagnosed awhile back, around 1998. They were looking to find endometriosis and found PCoS instead. Its good to know you don't need surgery to be diagnosed. My apoligies for giving the wrong info.

-Windy

Windy, that's ok. That's the way you found out and how you were told. No need to apologize. Not all women with PCOS have cysts on their ovaries, I don't. I think it all depends on your doctor and what they consider to be PCOS. I think that's one of the reasons many women don't get diagnosed with it until later in life (when they are actually TTC) rather than as a teenager or young adult just going through routine annual exams. The doctor I had that diagnosed me was one of the few who really knew about PCOS and whe I mean knew about it, he actually did lots of research and such back before it was talked about like now.