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Kaye · 07-25-2006, 08:07 AM

Hi Bev--just saw your post re. dx at time your period changed from every 3 wks to every 6 wks. What kind of bc were you dx'd with?
I got my period at age 10 yrs 11 mos. I skipped one month and then was regular throughout. I had 3 kids and got my period back within one month after delivery despite nursing each exclusively.
When I decided to have a hysterectomy--because of bad family bc hx--it was almost like adding insult to injury because I never had any major problems with my periods.
Also--I did have something else for awhile--high testosterone levels. I had/have problem with hirsutism (facial hair growth). At one time I wondered if I might have PCOS--polycystic ovaries--but never had any fertility problems. I am wondering if what was going on was, perhaps, an off-shoot or different variation.
I did have genetic testing, as I think I mentioned, but tested negative for all the 'known' genes. They are not all known, and with our family history wonder if we have our 'own' gene?

07-25-2006, 08:07 AM	#32
Kaye Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 52	Comment re Bev's post re. Rare? Her2+ ER+ PR+ Hi Bev--just saw your post re. dx at time your period changed from every 3 wks to every 6 wks. What kind of bc were you dx'd with? I got my period at age 10 yrs 11 mos. I skipped one month and then was regular throughout. I had 3 kids and got my period back within one month after delivery despite nursing each exclusively. When I decided to have a hysterectomy--because of bad family bc hx--it was almost like adding insult to injury because I never had any major problems with my periods. Also--I did have something else for awhile--high testosterone levels. I had/have problem with hirsutism (facial hair growth). At one time I wondered if I might have PCOS--polycystic ovaries--but never had any fertility problems. I am wondering if what was going on was, perhaps, an off-shoot or different variation. I did have genetic testing, as I think I mentioned, but tested negative for all the 'known' genes. They are not all known, and with our family history wonder if we have our 'own' gene?