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Re: Any Ideas about effective treatment for PCOS?From: jeanine (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 31 Jan 2001 21:28:52 -0600 (CST)
At Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Joan wrote: > >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 :)
-- I also take Diane 35, but I take Spironolactone (100mg) with it. The combination seems to be helping a great deal. Spiro is an anti- androgen. It has helped to slow down and thin out the hair growth, but it takes several months to see a difference. I think it works better when taken with Diane 35 instead of on its own. Jeanine
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