Need advice!
Hii I’m slightly freaking out. I’m so afraid of being told everything’s ok and my symptoms aren’t significant enough to warrant treatment.. here’s the whole breakdown someone with insight please help
23 yr old female, have had light periods my whole life, absent libido as long as i can remember. in the past couple of years ive developed chronic yeast infections that only go away when im on a combination birth control pill, very very low hormone. i dont take any medication, thyroid panel came back good. i’m not on any ssris i previously took lexapro for about 5 months but stopped it in december so ive been off it for months (7+) all of this to preface…
i went in for routine labs and found my prolactin was 91.2 ng/ml, upon retest it was 72.8 ng/ml, my estrogen was below 30 which is insanely low for a 23 year old, my body is basically going through menopause. which explains so many of my symptoms, including hair thinning, hot flashes, the symptoms above. my period is basically completely gone now, i bleed for a day or two super light i don’t need a pad or anything, and i have a lot of facial hair i’ve had to get electrolysis for. as well as horrible headaches i’ve been having every single day. my obgyn said she was sure it was a prolactinoma but to get the mri and see an endo.
i got an mri, these are the results.
The pituitary is normal in size and morphology. Vaguely heterogeneous signal seen along region of the pars intermedia on delayed series. No discrete, convincing pituitary nodule or other solid mass identified. Pituitary stalk midline and normal in thickness. There are no suprasellar cistern or optic recess are clear. Mild pituitary heterogeneity without discrete nodules, intrasellar or suprasellar masses.
I’m so scared, this post is all over the place and i never ever post on here usually unless i feel extremely inclined to but i can’t imagine being told i’m ok and there’s no prolactinoma and to just keep on doing what i’m doing.
i’ve felt like less of a woman for so long because of these symptoms, the yeast infections, the libido, the anxiety, the brain fog. i want a solution and this felt like it was it but now i feel like these results are saying everything is normal.
i have a follow up with endocrinology, im not exactly looking for medical advice, mostly just scared and tired because everyone in my family tells me im overreacting, or that im ok when i clearly dont feel that way. i just want to hear people’s opinions and personal experiences, anything that will help thank you