Ok....I need your thoughts

[ouokie]

So a little background. After a year and a half of charting I know that I can ovulate on my own. After talking with my RE she thinks it would be a good idea to go ahead and start Clomid (couldn't hurt she said).

After my recent loss back in January I had a RPL done. This indicated that my thyriod levels were a little elevated. Fine, so I start some medication. I went for a follow up bloodwork last week. I talked to the nurse yesterday and she said that according to my hemoglobin levels were elevated as well. They perscribed me Metformin that I start today.

I go in tomorrow for progesterone blood work and also to talk to my RE about the test results, but I wanted to get your thoughts/experiences. Is it possible to develop PCOS, but haven't had any of the common symptoms?

It's just weird to me that after years of having these same tests ran before (I've had my thyriod checked since I was 18 since there is a family history) that suddenly something would show up.

[vanillahip]

I really think PCOS is a catch all diagnosis. I O pretty regularly except for 1-2 wonky cycles every fall (which isn't THAT wonky, considering that they're the same every year), I have low blood sugar, low blood pressure, a resting heart rate in the low 50s, I have no symptoms of PCOS IMO. But because of my low blood sugar, just in case, they have me on metformin mostly because it can't hurt/ can only help. I balked at first- whytf do I have to take these chemicals/ deal with side effects/ etc?!

But in the end.... whatever. If it can't hurt then why not I guess? (My mind was officially changed AFTER the gassy/bloated/indigestion side effects passed lol)

[mskitkat]

I think a lot of these are a "we have no idea, here's a diagnosis of SOMETHING" situations. No doctor can explain why on CD 28, I can eat ice cream with no side effects. On CD 1, ice cream will send me into a spiral of pain and vomiting, but I was given an endo diagnosis for that reason.

[boiler717]

I had fairly normal cycles 95% of the time with PCOS. There's a term called "ovulatory PCOS." The diagnosis for PCOS does not require cystic ovaries OR anovulation -- I met the criteria without those.

[ouokie]

May 14, 2015 12:18:35 GMT -5 boiler717 said:

I had fairly normal cycles 95% of the time with PCOS. There's a term called "ovulatory PCOS." The diagnosis for PCOS does not require cystic ovaries OR anovulation -- I met the criteria without those.

Thats very interesting.. I have never heard of that.

[boiler717]

Have you had your prolactin or testosterone checked? Both were elevated in me. My glucose was fine but my 2 hour insulin level was high so I was put on metformin.

[ouokie]

May 15, 2015 9:13:00 GMT -5 boiler717 said:

Have you had your prolactin or testosterone checked? Both were elevated in me. My glucose was fine but my 2 hour insulin level was high so I was put on metformin.

Yes, they were checked during this last blood work up and came back normal.