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Too young for ovarian cancer?

Too young for ovarian cancer?

Hi. Is 29 too young to be suspicious for ovarian cancer. I have had ongoing problems for years now and every symptom on the list for ovarian cancer, I have. My GYN says I shouldn't worry about ovarian cancer, but yet, I have all these problems, pain for 2 weeks each month, sometimes extended bleeding, mucus discharge, irritable bowel, gas, extreme bloating so my clothing doesn't fit, and lots more, but he doesn't think anything of it. I tried Seasonale recently and I have no pain, but I have been bleeding for 2 months. So now he says to go off of it and see what happens. I don't want all the pain back, though. I live on 800 mg of ibuprofen 3-4 times a day for 2 weeks each month. He gave me percocets, but they make me sick, too strong.
Am I being a hypochondriac about ovarian cancer. My dad's side has lots of breast cancer and only one case of ovarian cancer. I feel like no one takes my problems seriously. I'm tired of bleeding, having pain and being frustrated and very bloated. Am I really too young to worry about ovarian cancer?
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Just a quick comment. 29 is not too young to have OvCa. On the John Hopkins board there are a few newly diagnosed ladies as young as 17 years old.

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Thank you for your comment. My opinion was of this was that if they begin to diagnose ovarian CA at 35, then who is to say it didn't start earlier. From what I've read women don't get symptoms until it is too late. So, if they aren't diagnosed until 35, then obviously it must have started sooner.
Thank you so much for pointing that fact out for me. I feel like I'm alone here because everyone I have talked to, including my GYN says i'm too young to be concern, but yet I have all these symptoms and no answers.
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