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WHAT BLOOD TESTS NEEDED?!
ginaNJ73
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I am going to my doctor... just my primary, and need bloodwork. I get it every 3 months b/c of my blood pressure anyway. Can anyone tell me EXACTLY what I need to ask them to test for? My ob/gyn told me I have PCOS... kind of passively. Nothing is being done about it. I have had it for a long time. I know it... I just have. My 2 sisters and MOM have thyroid issues. I know sometimes thyroid tests don't exactly show the whole truth. (As for thyroid issues, too, that is) So I need to tell these people exactly what I want tested.... Thanks for any info you can give!! Gina
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I have a copy of one of my blood tests and this is what I had done:
Fasting glucose
Glucose 2 hour oral glucose tolerance test
Testosterone
Sex-hormone binding globulin
Free androgen index
Prolactin
Thyroid stimulating hormone
But I have had other tests done as well, I can't remember which ones exactly..
I do remember that one of them was Vitamin D because apparently a lot of women with PCOS are deficient in Vitamin D (they're not sure the cause-effect situation there though) and I was in fact VERY low on Vitamin D, so ask for that if they don't recommend it. I don't think it's a regular one but my doctor at the time was extremely on the ball (unfortunately I've since moved and now hate my new doctor
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CharRicho's suggestions seem like good ones, and I will second the suggestion of a Vitamin D test. I, too, was very very low, and supplementing with Vitamin D helped me a lot.
If you find that your OBGYN and your primary care aren't hugely helpful with PCOS, get a referral to an endocrinologist or a reproductive endocrinologist. They know lots about PCOS.0 -
i just got my results yesterday and they confirmed pcos and tyroid problems i got tested for
Fri Testosteron indeks
fS-C-petid
fS-Glukose (was high for me, indicatior for insulin resistent PCOS)
fS-Insulin (also high, indicatior for insulin resistent PCOS)
S-Anti-TPO (high, high white bloodcell due to tyroid)
S-Fritt T4
S-FSH
S-LH
S-Progesteron
S-Prolaktin
S-SHBG (low for me female hormons)
S-Testosteron (high, male hormons inducator for hormonal PCOS and tyroid)
S-TSH (high, thats my tyroid)
thats at least how my doctor explained it to me0 -
CharRicho's suggestions seem like good ones, and I will second the suggestion of a Vitamin D test. I, too, was very very low, and supplementing with Vitamin D helped me a lot.
If you find that your OBGYN and your primary care aren't hugely helpful with PCOS, get a referral to an endocrinologist or a reproductive endocrinologist. They know lots about PCOS.
yes switch doctors if you feel yours is not helpful i been to 6 different doctors the passed 10 yrs and now finally found one that did all the right test and could tell me what is wrong0 -
Thank you so much ladies!! I will make copies of your suggestions and pass them along to my doc. I will ask for an endocrinologist referral, too....0
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A lot of good tests being suggested (androgen, FSH/LH and testosterone levels, fasting glucose, tyroid T3/T4 levels). Here are a few more:
Insulin levels (i.e. how much free insulin, could be an early indicator of insulin resistance)
Cholesterol (PCOS causes elevated levels)
and I asked for C Reactive Protein, which shows potential for heart disease
I didn't have the 2 hr glucose challenge, probably because my previous fasting glucose level was OK, so your mileage may vary.
Vitamin D level is good for anyone, not just those with PCOS.
~pk0
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