think its something to get checked out?

to start with i have pcos and get my period maybe 3 times a year the last couple of months i have had constant period pain, nausea occasionally lower back pain and constant bad diarrhea (sorry if gross) ive been hoping it would just go away and my gyno has put me on the pill it hasnt helped … but now im also getting blood clots and bleeding when im not ment too… should i see another doctor? my gyno hasnt even given me any tests and ive seen him 4 times all with the same symtoms…..also any idea wat it could be??
by the way im 22yrs old
he has done a series of blood test my insulin levels were 5 times the normal and that is all hes done im 22 and he told me i had pcos by an ultrasound i had when i was 16!! i was very angry they never done anything about it then

I am shocked to hear your Dr hasn’t ordered any tests despite your symptoms. I hope they did run some tests when they diagnosed PCOS as it would be mad to diagnose something like this without proper investigations. Test that you should do if you haven’t done them lately are:
First – blood tests for the following: Thyroid and liver function, prolactin, FSH, estradiol, testosterone and progesterone (to check you don’t have an hormonal unbalance that is causing all these problems)
Second –a pelvic ultrasound (to check for cysts, fibroids or other abnormalities).
Did you do any of the above? Please reply, I go mad when I hear that so many young women are living with problems that could be easily solved with a proper diagnosis/therapy.

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