I experience my first transvaginal ultrasound and blood draw at 7:30 a.m. Thankfully, the DC medical office is on
the same metro line as my work, so I’m able to hop on the metro after the
appointment and be at work on time.
I have a
normal uterus, with 8 follicles in my right ovary, and 18 follicles in my left
ovary. The 18 follicles are
arranged in a curve-like shape around the border of my left ovary – often
called “pearl configuration”. I
was first told when I was 16 years old that my hormonal levels probably
indicated that I had PCOS. But
this is the first time – 18 years later - that my condition is confirmed by
ultrasound.
These are my
baseline readings:
Estrogen
Level – 38.3 (doctors prefer this to be lower than 50)
Luteinizing
Hormone – 14.0
Follicle
Stimulating Hormone – 6.12 (should be less than 10)
Prolactin –
10.6 (should be less than 25)
Thyroid –
2.47 (should be less than 4)
The
ultrasound shows no abnormality with the uterus and the ovaries. My nurse tells me to start
the birth control pill today.
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