![]() ![]() When her lab results come back, Gabrielle learns that her levels of androgens (a group of hormones) are high, and so is her blood glucose (sugar). In order to check for PCOS, the doctor refers Gabrielle for a pelvic ultrasound and sends her to the lab to get blood work done. As she explains to Gabrielle, while these physical characteristics can be perfectly normal, in combination with an irregular period, they can be signs of a disorder of the endocrine - or hormonal - system called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). She also notices that Gabrielle is overweight, has acne, and excess facial hair. The doctor asks her about the timing of her menstrual periods and performs a pelvic exam. ![]() She decides to go to the student health center on her college campus to get it checked out. Her mother told her that a girl’s period is often irregular when it first starts, but five years later, Gabrielle’s still has not become regular. Ever since her first period when she was 13 years old, her cycle lengths have varied greatly, and there are months where she does not get a period at all. ![]() She is not even sure she is “late,” because her period has never been regular. Although many women would suspect pregnancy if their period was late, Gabrielle has not been sexually active. It has been 42 days since her last menstrual period, which is two weeks longer than the length of the average woman’s menstrual cycle. Eighteen-year-old Gabrielle checks her calendar. ![]()
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