Rose: Sorry for the delay.  I was out of wifi contact for 5 days.  PCOs 
are usually caused by an oversecretion of FSH (follicle stimulating  
hormone).  This SHOULD NOT impact breastfeeding if that is the only 
hormone being released.  FSH is produced by the pituitary and often 
there is a small adenoma responsible for the extra release.  The 
problem (besides the obvious) is that over production of FSH is 
sometimes not the only issue.  Many pitutiary adenomas release multiple 
hormones.  So, if an adenoma (pituitary tumor) is releasing prolactin, 
ACTH, TSH (which can actually result in the thyroid being depressed), 
etc. the issue becomes much more complicated.

I highly recommend the folks at the Oregon Health Sciences University 
hospital for information on this.  They have a well designed 
website:www.ohsupituitary.com (yes that is a .com not .edu) which has 
sections for providers and patients.  The more I learn about the 
pituitary, the more complicated it seems to become.

Back to your quesiton...the way these are treated initially in the US 
is to put a woman on BCPs/OCs unless they are over 8 cm or torsion 
exists; then surgery is indicated.  I've had reasonable success with 
women who have used natural methods rather than BCPs/OCs (such as a 
combo of wild yam and chaste berry/vitex and/or a natural progesterone 
cream known as the Miracle Cream--no, I don't sell these). Let me know 
if I did or didn't answer your question.
Ciao,
Chris

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Sent: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 2:38 AM
Subject: pcos

           What about when  a mother has pcos, which in italy, is aka 
microcysts ovarian syndrome, this is the case where it is hormanally 
related, right?

 Ciao,

 rose

  
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