Has anyone had an ultrasound...

melgurl2005
on 2/6/09 6:50 am - Hemet, CA
and the results were negitive for PCOS?
AmyLeann
on 2/6/09 6:51 am
Why?  Because there were no cysts to see?  You don't always have cysts when you have PCOS.  Every ultrasound I have had, I had tons of the cysts :(.
DustyLady
on 2/6/09 7:10 am - OH
Presence of cysts is not the only indicator of PCOS.  It's a syndrome, meaning it's a group of symptoms.  Not everyone will have all of the symptoms. 

Cysts are not present 100% of the time.  You may have had cysts at one time, that have since dissolved or been passed with your period.  And they may recur at any time, if you truly have PCOS.  Do you have any other symptoms?
Mariah
on 2/8/09 2:12 pm - Richmond, IN
my ulrasound was horrible...I had two.  NO cysts at that time  and I still had  PCOS

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Jen T.
on 2/14/09 9:10 am - Marion, AR
I didn't have any cysts either when they did my ultrasound, but blood tests do show I have PCOS.  Plus I have/had (take medicine now that's treating it) all the typical symptoms of hair loss on my head, extra hair on my face and arms, skin tags, etc. So I don't think they can rule out PCOS with just an ultrasound.
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Annaliese R.
on 2/21/09 3:27 pm - Sydney, Australia
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Which type of ultrasound was it?

My stomach ultrasound was negative but then i had an internal one and it was positive.
ksmidnite
on 2/27/09 12:48 am - centereach, NY

I was diagnosed with PCOS 4 years ago. Not because of an ultrasound, but because my periods were never regular from day 1. I have also had cysts on my ovaries for about 20 years. My endocrinologist state that the blood tests do not confirm it but the ultrasounds do. so I gues what the doctor is saying is that it is not the same for everyone and that one test can not confirm it, but the good news is that they have taken me off the metformin since my surgery and I never felt better.

 

 
 

   
Jenzilla
on 3/5/09 9:02 am - Wilburton, OK
I had that happen to me.  I was first diagnosed in 2004 with PCOS but also endometrial hyperplasia.  I've had many, many transvaginal ultrasounds and I've had 5 different doctors point out the ring of cysts around each ovary. 

I decided to try fertility again and went to a new RE who did a quick ultrasound and said that the other doctors were wrong and I didn't have any cysts, therefore, I did not have PCOS.

A week later I was at the oncologists office for a check up and she did the ultrasound and guess what, the ring of cysts were there on both ovaries.

So I don't know what the deal was with that one RE, but I've seen 4 others and they all say that the ultrasound is just one way they can determine PCOS. 

My advice would be if you feel you have PCOS, don't take no for an answer. 
 

 

krissywats
on 4/17/09 2:33 am - Kew Gardens, NY
If a doctor is telling you because you have no cysts that you do not have PCOS - find another doctor.  My blood tests show up negative but my ovaries are loaded with cysts - as someone else said - it's a syndrome so it's a collection of symptoms and no two women are the same.

Good luck!
Georgina R.
on 4/17/09 5:29 am - Bakersfield, CA
That happened to me!  AND my blood tests also were negative.

But I still had PCOS!  Facial hair, dark patches of skin, irregular periods.  My endocrinologist said that the tests didn't matter, it was my symptoms that meant I had it.  Sometimes it just happens like that.
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