High S-dhea And Ovarian Cyst Posted: 09-19-06 07:12am
I'm a 30 y.O. Female. I've decided that
I want to get pregnant within the next
year. My partner of 10 months is
definitely fertile as he had previously
gotten his ex girlfriend pregnant - twice
(she miscarried on both occasions). I'm
concerned about the fact that i've always
had a 3cm wide cyst in my right ovary, and
have always had abnormally high levels of
s-dhea. My cycle is completely normal,
always comes at 30 days and lasts about 3
days, although the amount of blood is not
especially large. Judging by the slight
rise in temperature, I ovulate around the
19th day.
I first discovered about the cyst in my
ovary and high s-dhea in my teens, as I
had a tendency for facial/bodily hair.
This has been taken care of cosmetically
but the tendency is still there. I've
been on the pill plus androcur for two
years but didn't notice any improvement in
my hormone levels, the only thing I
noticed was migraines - so I went off that
treatment. My endocrinologist has
suggested that it's my adrenals rather
than ovaries that are responsible for my
high s-dhea testosterone production (i did
something called a synacten? Test that
showed that).
My question is, what effect might all this
have on my fertility? Any specific tests
I should do? What kind of treatment might
benefit me, and should I have my cyst
removed?
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ClarkHam427
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 91 Location: Creal Springs
Posted: 09-19-06 09:11am
My aunt had something similar to that.
She got pregnant once and they found the
cyst then, so it might be possible to get
pregnant. My aunt later had it removed
but due to some scar tissue it took a long
time for her to get pregnant again. As
for any tests, i'm not a doctor so I can't
really help you out there. As for
improving your hormone levels, look up
some herbal supplements because most do no
have any side effects and if they don't
work you didn't spend an outrageous amount
of money on something that didn't work.
Considering your cycle is pretty regular
and you can pinpoint when you ovulate, you
shouldn't really have that hard of a time
getting pregnant.
