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hormone imbalance?
how does a doctor check for a hormone imbalance.
i've been reading in magazines that excess hair and an irregular mentruation cycle after 6 months of having your period are signs of a hormone imbalance that can be treated. i am thinking that maybe i have this, but how does a doctor check for this? and how is it treated?
thank you. =).
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Have your doctor check just in case, but it's normal to have an irregular cycle for up to a year, and excess hair could just be genetic.
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you have to see and endocronologist for that, the check you horomone level thru a blood test.
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That sounds like PCOS--Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. How the doctor treats it depends on who your doctor is, and what type of doctor they are. My endocrinologist told me that a regular doctor would probably give you birth control for it, but this doesn't really help--it just covers up the symptoms. I suggest going to an endocrinologist. Mine gave me something called Metformin, which is a glucose intolerance medication.
The symptoms that I showed were: stretch marks, excess facial hair, and irregular periods. I believe they will treat you if you have two of the symptoms, but it might have been three--my memory is a little fuzzy.
More symptoms would be: obesity, higher levels of testosterone (you would have to have your blood checked, the doctor will probably reccommend this), actual cysts on the ovaries, and...there are more, I just forget them.
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-Lea
EDIT: Also, look at other women in your family. If it's in your family history, that's something you should tell the doctor.
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well number one...dont always beleive whts in magazines. sometimes magazines do no research and just need an article to make people go nutz over. secondly your probally in your teens? harmonal imbalance is ALWAYS messed up for about 4-7 years after you first started your period. sometimes your cycle wont get in balance untill after you have a baby
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i looked that up for you hoped i helped
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