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Re: PCOS: What will steroids do to my PCOS symptoms?

From: Walter Futterweit, MD, FACE,FACP (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 18 May 2007 21:16:35 -0500 (CDT)


At Tue, 8 May 2007, Malapert wrote: >
>I have MS and PCOS and my dr may need to give me a 3 day IV Solu-medrol
>to control the MS flare-up I'm having. What effect could this have on
>my PCOS?
>
>Thanks

Steroids for a brief time such as 3 days will transiently reduce androgens both ovarian and adrenal. The resulting temporary increase in insulin resistance usually disappears after a short time varying from 10-20 days.

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