PCOS question

[manifestdstny.livejournal.com]

Backround:  I've been suspicious that I have PCOS for a few years.  I have almost every symtom (irregular period, eating healthily but still having trouble maintaining a healthy weight, acne, dark skin patches on my thighs, excess hair on my lip/stomach/toes). I also haven't gotten pregnant after about 8 months of not using protection.  I brought this up to my doctor a few years ago, and was tested for thyroid/ insulin level promblems. Both tests came back negative, so my doctor dismissed my concern.  I went back a few years later, and was told the same thing. I was never even given any possibility as to what is wrong with me.   It's soo frustrating.

Questions:  What other tests could be done to diagnose PCOS?  My insurance is wacky and doesn't cover much, so is it possible to be checked at a PP?  What else could these symptoms mean? 

Comments

[kelism.livejournal.com]

What would the thyroid and insulin look like if they were off?

[redshira.livejournal.com]

I don't know what system they use for measuring over there (I'm in the UK), but here (http://www.soulcysters.net/guide-understanding-lab-results-pcos-63885/) is a really good set of links explaining how to interpret results, and why the lab values are so broad and often report that everything is normal when the symptoms are all making it very clear that it is not.