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Re: advice on pcos treatment and weight loss newly diagosed. U.K.

From: Leslie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 13 Oct 2000 18:03:14 -0700

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Hi Jo!

Welcome to the forum.

If at all possible, find an endocrinologist and get some help with this. It is best if you can find one who primarily deals with reproductive disorders, as this is one of the major areas PCOS manifests. The other is our insulin levels, which, if left to our usual habits, can eventually lead to diabetes (not always, but with the excess weight that manifests with PCOS, there is a higher risk factor for us). We need to remain on a low carbohydrate diet so the syndrome doesn't progress further. There are drugs which can help, such as metiform (glucophage), and another one that some ladies have been referring to recently, both given to patients with type II diabetes. Both of these help the body absorb the insulin we produce, which allows the body to use some of our excess body fat. If you have been browsing through this web site, you probably have a grasp of what the syndrome is about. I have had problems with the side effects of metiform in the past, and have had to stop taking it, but many of the women here seem to have no difficulties with it, and it does help with the weight loss effort, and gets the cycles going again (although some women will need progesterone too).

I have found my naturopath has been an incredible wealth of support and knowledge about alternative ways of treating the problem, so if you can't find an endocrinologist, perhaps you could find a naturopathic physician. Since I can't use metiform, I have had to rely on nutritional supplements and herbs to help. My weight hasn't changed in the past 6 months, but I have dropped 3 dress sizes, my hair has stopped falling out, my facial fur has stopped multiplying, and my periods arrive regularly on their own again, so something here is working.

It can be a bit overwhelming to absorb everything surrounding pcos. Take your time, and know that there are things you can do about this. As a suggestion, you might even wish to let your gp know about the PCOS website, so she could gain more info to help you.

Feel free to contact me if you need to chat, or want more info. There are a lot of good books out there that help. Look over some of the conversations of the past couple of months for recommendations.

Leslie

>----- Original Message -----
From: "jo" <anonymous@obgyn.net> To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS-DIET" <pcos-diet@mail.medispecialty.com> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 4:05 PM Subject: advice on pcos treatment and weight loss newly diagosed. U.K.

> Hi, I'm Jo and I am a qualified nurse but with little knowledge of pcos[
> not my area!] after over a year of irregular periods, difficulty
> shedding my large amount of excess weight,facial hair, and hair loss, a
> medical collegue suggested she checked my hormone levels,which
> apparently came back showing a high chance of pcos, I then visited my
> G.P. who appeared not to know to much about it and told me if Idid have
> pcos,which was probable,there was nothing that could be done. There was
> no reason why I should not lose weight like anyone else,and with regards
> fertility,well just give it a go and see.
> Ican see from this website that several people talk about their
> endocrinologists- should i be refered to one?
> also I see people talking about medication, could there be something to
> help me?
> please help!! I feel at the moment because Ilive in an area where there
> is poor knowledge of pcos that I just have to sit back and let it
> allhappen to my body until my G.p. gains more knowledge.
> I live in the U.K. and would be interested to here any helpful advice
> anyone has.
>
> --
> JO
>

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