Re: Any Ideas about effective treatment for PCOS?
From: Joan (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 26 Jan 2001 13:14:25 -0600 (CST)
Hannah,
You deserve better health care than that. I hope you are able to find a
Dr. with more experience with PCOS. The most promising medical
treatments seem to be insulin sensitizers like metaformin and avandia.
Some women have seen complete reversals of their symptoms with these
medications. I can recommend a website that explains it much better
than i can. Good luck
Check out the section on the'Insulin Connection' Here's the link:
http://www.inciid.org/faq/pcos.html
At Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Hannah wrote:
>
>Hi!
>I live in London, England, and have known I have PCOS for about 3 years.
>I am 23, and married. I am taking Dianette (the pill, also known as
>'Diane-35' in some countries), but the doctors will not offer me
>anything else. I saw an endocrinologist the other day and he really
>upset me. He said that "although it was a drag" having facial hair "at
>least you are married so you don't really have to worry about it. It is
>single girls who have trouble getting boyfriends we usually have to
>worry about helping"!!!! I have only been married just over a year, and
>although I love my husand dearly, I cannot help being upset that I am
>basically being ignored because I a married. The doctors say it is
>"only cosmetic" and not to worry. I am about 3stones overweight (42lbs)
>and have very bad facial hair, and this really affects my self esteem. I
>can't help feeling self concious when people come close to me, as I have
>dark hair, so it is really obvious (and if you let it grow to have it
>waxed you have to walk round looking like a guy!) I wonder how a man
>would feel if he grew breasts - no, on second thoughts they'd probably
>love it! If anyone can suggest any treatment or diets that might help I
>would really appreciate it. Thanks :)
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