PCOS but no Cysts????

Hello Everyone..,,,

                     I was recently diagnosed with PCOS ...and given 100mg of metformin a day... however I just got the results of my ultra sound... and it came back with normal..I have no cysts? I'm very conffused is it really pcos or soemthing else? Anyone else out there like this?????


thanks
kiki

PCOS symptoms tend to start gradually and often start in the early teens.

Frequently PCOS symptoms are mistaken for other medical problems.

With polycystic ovary syndrome you may have only a few symptoms or many symptoms.

The symptoms of PCOS include, but are not limited to the following:

• irregular or no menstrual periods
• acne
• obesity/weight gain/inability to lose weight
• breathing problems while sleeping
• depression
• oily skin
• infertility
• skin discolorations
• high cholesterol levels
• elevated blood pressure
• excess or abnormal hair growth and distribution
• pain in the lower abdomen and pelvis
• multiple ovarian cysts
• skin tags

Notice that cysts are ONE of the symptoms not a mandatory symptoms. I never had them either. I was also never depressed, don't know if I was infertile because I never attempted to have kids (just was not to be). BUT I did have all the other symptoms.

How I was diagnosed was thru blood tests.

Those are the ones that really make the difference, not the ultrasound.

Liz

cysts also come and go, so just because you don't have some today doesn't mean you don't have them at other times.

I was diagnosed with pcos about 10 years ago. I have never had any cysts. My main symptom is that I do not ovulate. I was put on the meformin as well and have been on all levels including the max dose over the years. The medication made me very sick and I cannot take it. I was told that the syndrome was very ill named.

I only had one known cyst and that was nearly 16 years ago.  My labs were fairly normal (but I had been on metformin for YEARS prior to testing) but my endocrinologist, who also as PCOS said I was classic textbook and started me on spironolactone, which I responded to favorably.  Everyone is different!