PCOS Messages for June, 2001: Re: A bcp that improves IR ??!!!!!

Re: A bcp that improves IR ??!!!!!

From: Dave (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 26 Jun 2001 22:31:08 +0100

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Cat, Hi, I went on Marvelon a long time ago, not for PCOS. I am also in the UK, so I can totally understand your frustration. Personally, I did not get on with the pill, any pill, not just that one. In total I have tried about seven or eight. The good news though, is I have been prescribed metformin. The hard part for me, is trying to take three a day - with food. I am just about ok with two, and should have gone to three a couple of weeks ago. I have three meals planned for tomorrow, so I can start from there. I had to go private to get the met, but I am hoping that my regular doc will do the repeat prescription - he is very good with me. If not, I can get a repeat through the private doc. I really wish you lots of luck - if you want any more info please feel free to email me. Cathy Ps 4 weeks on met and it seems to be working.

>----- Original Message -----
From: "cat" <anonymous@obgyn.net> To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS" <anonymous@obgyn.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 6:50 AM Subject: A bcp that improves IR ??!!!!!

> I have been wondering about going on the pill to treat my pcos (because
> I'm in the UK and there is no chance of getting on met :o( ) but I'd
> heard a lot about bcp's making IR worse.
>
> Well, I did a search on medline and found a study that showed that one
> type of bcp improved insulin sensitivity and improved lipids. The pill
> in the study contained 30 mcg ethinylestradiol and 150 mcgs desogestrel.
> This is the same as desogen or ortho-cept in the US or marvelon in the
> UK.
>
> Has anyone been on one of these pills and seen an improvement in their
> IR or lipids or other symptoms? Or had bad results with them? I'd be
> really interested to know!
>
> The link for the study is:
>

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_ui ds020530&dopt«stract >
> Cat
>

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