Gyn: PCO

From: Garry E. Siegel, M.D. (garrys@mindspring.com)
Tue Oct 15 18:12:04 2002


Mark Perloe, might you be out there for this?

35 YO 2002, s/p TL, has a long standing dx. of PCO from years ago. She has cycles every 6 to 8 weeks, and facial hair/acne which are bothersome. She is also hypothyroid, on replacement, and thus sees a medical endocrinologist.

In 1/02, her fasting glucose was 78, insulin level 6.

She wants treatment for the above symptoms/issues, and I suggested to her to ask her endocrinologist at her recent visit, which she did. He said either OCPs or Glucophage.

Does anyone have any thoughts as to which is better/worse, and why? Remember she's had her tubes tied, although she is not opposed to taking OCPs.

Garry

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Garry E. Siegel, M.D.
Private Practice
Roswell, GA




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