hey thanks for the help. i had to change my appt with the doc to later on in the week for work reasons so it was helpful to me so that could ask for the right tests.
i explained to my doc about my menstrual cycle just going loopy since december (3 periods in 5 months) and that my facial hair has increased...i didnt actually mention that i understood these to be the symptoms of PCOS though (which i guess i should have done), so anyway he basically just told me "not to worry" and these things "just happen". i told him i wanted to find out the cause before he put me on any medication and he reluctantly sent me for blood test-thyroid and hormones, which i should get the results of next week so i guess i just have to wait and see what my next visit brings.