What other disorders have the same symptoms as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?

Question

I'm being tested right now for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and other disorders. However, my doctor wouldn't tell me what these other disorders are. What other disorders have the same symptoms as PCOS?

Answer 1

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome may have any of several signs of varying severity. Criteria for diagnosing the disorder include having at least two of the following indications:

*Irregular or no menstruation. This is the most common finding in PCOS. Irregular menstruation means having menstrual cycles that occur at intervals longer than 35 days or fewer than eight times a year. The condition may begin in adolescence with the onset of menstruation.
*Excess androgen. Elevated levels of male hormones may result in physical signs such as long, coarse hair on your face, chest, lower abdomen, back, upper arms or upper legs (hirsutism), acne and male-pattern baldness (alopecia). However, not all women who have polycystic ovary syndrome have physical signs of androgen excess.
*Enlarged ovaries with multiple cysts. A doctor may detect ovarian cysts by ultrasound. However, a woman may have ovaries with multiple cysts but still not have polycystic ovary syndrome. And a woman with PCOS may have ovaries that appear normal. You must also have abnormal menstrual cycles or excess androgen levels to be diagnosed with PCOS.

Several other disorders can cause signs and symptoms similar to those of polycystic ovary syndrome:
Hypothyroidism. In this condition, your body produces too little thyroid hormone, which can lead to an absence of menstruation (amenorrhea).
Hyperprolactinemia. This condition causes your pituitary gland to produce too much prolactin, a hormone that stimulates the production of breast milk and suppresses ovulation.
Certain tumors. Tumors of the ovary or adrenal gland can be responsible for excess androgen levels.
Doctors rule out the above conditions before diagnosing PCOS.
Many women with polycystic ovary syndrome are obese. The distribution of fat seems to affect the severity of symptoms. One study found that women who have central obesity — fat in the midsection or trunk of the body — have higher androgen, sugar and lipid levels than do women who have accumulated fat in their limbs.
Other possible conditions associated with polycystic ovary syndrome are:
Infertility
Acanthosis nigricans — darkened, velvety skin on the nape of your neck, armpits, inner thighs, vulva or under your breasts
Chronic pelvic pain

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endometriosis can cause some of the same symptoms. so can hormone imbalances, such as imbalances in progesterone, estrogen, follice stimulating hormone, thyroid hormones, and prolactin. also, low cortisol levels may be to blame for some of the symptoms as well. you also may be a bit insulin resistant, so you may be checked for diabetes as well, just as a precaution, although diabetes usually doesnt present with the same symptoms as PCOS. but you may be checked just incase to see if some diabetes type medications can help to reduce your PCOS symptoms.

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endometriosis. also, it may be possible that u just have polycystic ovaries instead of polycystic ovary syndrome. (the latter includes insulin resistance while the former does not).

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