Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

[gldnswthrt]

Is it common for a physician to give you several tests and not tell you what the results of said tests were and when the results are negative or unfounded, not to continue with anymore tests?  I believe that I have polycystic ovarian sydrome.  My OBGYN prescribed clomiphene and birth control.  Won't one cancel out the other?  I hve facial hair and its spreading.  It started on my chin only, now its on my entire face.  My OBGYN did not do an ultrasound to look for cysts.  What am I to do?  Can I request these tests?  I would like to have children in the near future I will be 30 in a few months so I don't want any birth control and I have expressed this to my Dr.  What should I do?  Are there any alternatives to what she has already done?

[tina1111]

You should not take Clomid and bcps at the same time as far as I am aware. I have never heard of this. It almost sounds dangerous.

I would call the drs office and ask for your medical records. They are yours and you have every right to them. I keep a copy of everything I have done in a file at home.  Then I would contact an RE, if your town has one. If not, start with a highly recommended OB/gyn.  With PCOS (which the facial hair is indicitave of), you will need monitoring and proper meds. The normal course is to start with Metformin or the like, adding other meds as needed, according to response.  I'm sorry, but this dr doesn't sound like the one for the job. I'd drop him/her like a hot potato.  An u/s should have been performed b4 rxing clomid, especially if the signs indicate PCOS.

[Maria2707]

Kaprovea is right. I was in the same situation. I have had pcos since the age 13 but got diagnosed when I was 19. I was put on birth control pills to regulate my periods. But when I went of it to try to get pregnant I wouldn't get periods for months. Then doc had to give me provera to bring on my periods. I was researching about pcos on the internet and many websites mentioned metformin. In the next visit I mentioned this to my OBGYN and she was dumb founded. She had no clue about it. I said that's it and switched to an RE.

You should see a RE if you have PCOS. Good Luck!!

[kaprovea]

If I was you I would go to a Reproductive Endrocronologist(sp?) RE to get a real diagnosis.  I have had problems with my periods since 18 and was put on birth control to regulate them.  When my husband and I were trying to get pregnant I didn't have a period for 6 months after going off of the pills.  I went to an OBGYN and he told me to take clomid to help me ovulate in trying to concieve.  I tried that and it did nothing for me for 3 months.  My OBGYN did no tests for anything.  I was really frustrated and he wasn't following up on me.  I decided to go to an RE to find out what was going on and to monitored more closely and as soon as I described things to the RE he knew right away I had PCOS.  He took an u/s and told me that was certainly what I had.  I feel that an RE is more apt to follow you more closely and knows more about the infertility than OBGYNs to but that is just my experience.