parents of girls read here please

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Registered: 12-02-2005
parents of girls read here please
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Tue, 03-06-2007 - 2:12pm
I am the mother of a 17 year old girl ( as well as others), anyway, she was a typical teen, pimples, attitude ( cruela deville had nothing on her!) bad periods, cramps, later developing etcc.. sounds normal. Well took her in for a shot and talked to the doctor about facial hair and periods. Maybe we could put her on BC pills to help with the periods. I thought she had gotten nair on her face because, well basically she had side burns and a little hair here and there. SHe also had it on her chest. well all my family does so I didnt think about it. Long story short, she has polycystic ovary syndrome. which is alot like andrenal gland disease. her DHEA was 10 times the norm. Her body was fighting the male hormone in a manner of speaking. It causes long term serious effects if not treated. SHe will be permenatly medicated, or maybe not were not sure yet. But it would have kept her from having kids, causeing diabetes, which is already in the family. heart disease, alot of other things couldve happened. so if you think your girl has a few extra hairs, hormones out of whack, talk to your doctor, it could be something else.. thanks for listening.
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Registered: 07-19-2003
Tue, 03-06-2007 - 2:21pm
I think it is important to check on these things. My dd is only 15 but she has had very irregular menstrual periods -- sometimes not having them for months and months on end. We had her blood tested for hormonal issues and thankfully the tests found no issues. It was just that she is highly athletic and this type of thing happens with very active girls who have low body fat. But at least we got the concern out of our minds and will have a baseline to follow up on as she grows.
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Registered: 12-02-2005
Tue, 03-06-2007 - 2:27pm
I am glad that there was nothing wrong. I just thought it was typical girl stuff, she is very athletic also, on the HS wrestling team, volleyball, hs a full time job. But thank god I thought to talk to the doc, thinking it was something different, but now we know it'll be ok anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Registered: 08-14-2006
Tue, 03-06-2007 - 9:05pm

there is a board that deals with PCOS this is the link i hope it works:
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/listsf.asp?webtag=iv-bhpcos&nav=start

it was very helpful when the gyno told me my DD might have polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Unfortunately, her appt. with the Dr. did not go well. She is 18 and her periods were always very irregular, so when she was starting college i told her we would see the Dr. and maybe have her start the pill so at least she would know when she would have her period and not have to just guess all the time. I had explained what the exam would consist of (she is a virgin), so at least she was prepared, but he just assumed she wanted birth control and it wasn't until after the exam that she was able to explain to him what her concerns were. He never did any blood work and just told us he thought she had PCOS, but that it was mild because she really did not exhibit any symptoms. She is very tiny and I guess weight gain around the middle of the body is common. I wanted her to get another opinion and have blood work done, but she was so traumatized by the exam all she wanted to do was wait until time for another exam this summer. The health service at the college she is attending does gynocological services so i am hoping they have a female physician, if not there is a really good woman's hospital there also where I will be taking her. Visit the PCOS board here at ivillage, the people there were very informative and helpful. Good luck

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Registered: 12-02-2005
Wed, 03-07-2007 - 11:18am
I want to thank you very much for telling me about the board, it is really a great help!!! I hope it goes good for your DD, I lucked out and had a good doc that took the extra minute to listen... but ya know what about all the other docs over the years that saw her condition and never said anything! My dd is so scared for her first Gyno, I know that is going to be tough because I remember how it is and to get one like yours did,, well my prayers are with you and her in getting good care. susie