PCOS symptoms but apparently not PCOS?

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I just got back from the doctor, they say I have the symptoms of PCOS but I don't have it because my blood work is normal. I'm not understanding why I have all the symptoms but yet I don't have it? I have weight gain, hair growth on my chin and belly, abnormal periods(last 7 days, extremely heavy, and sooooo painful) I hurt two weeks before I even start and my cycle is 32 days. And now I have high cholesterol according to the results. So if it's not PCOS, then what is it?

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Get thyroid levels tested too!! Just read an article linking the two. Something is definitely off, may just take more investigative work.

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I am in the same boat. Waiting on my ultrasound results. But there is no definitive test for PCOS

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My Gyno did routine blood work and everything came back fine so she said I just have irregular periods. However, I know its pcos. I have a unpredictable cycle and constant positive opks. My Gyno won't take me seriously cause I don't have the "textbook symptoms" and I'm tiny. It really sucks, she needs to do more bloodwork and re evaluate her decision.

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I'm the other way around, no symptoms no hair or acne just the cysts on my left ovary and an enlarged right ovary, she said I had PCO not PCOS, so confused! Test came back normal, testosterone good and progesterone low not ovulating every month.

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Personally I say get a second opinion. A licensed OB-GYN told me that I didn't have it. Later my primary physician ran my insulin levels and a glucose test and found that I have insulin resistance and that's the cause of my PCOS. Some of us will test within the normal range on testosterone and thyroid issues but we have insulin resistance that most ob-gyns don't check for

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I was diagnosed with PCOS about 4 years ago but knew I had it since I was a teen. Recently I also got diagnosed with hashimotos hypothyroism and it basically has all the same symptoms. Ask them to check the antibody levels in ur thyroid

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I'm right there with you. I have many of the symptoms of PCOS but no cysts. For the last 3 years I was just able to treat the symptoms with birth control but I'm about to start a new round of testing so I understand how scary and confusing it is. I'll be thinking of you and I hope they figure out your situation soon!

PCOS symptoms but apparently not PCOS?

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