PCOS-DIET Messages for July, 2001: Re: Any Ideas about effective treatment for PCOS?

Re: Any Ideas about effective treatment for PCOS?

From: sarah (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 23 Jul 2001 11:15:09 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 31 Jan 2001, jeanine wrote: >
>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
>

hi hannah, i'm also 23 and found out i had pcos about a year ago...having tried for ages to get a doctor to actually take it seriously (because my only real symptons were lack of periods and bad skin)it was such a relief to actually find a doctor who knew all about PCOs and was sympathetic. Try to go to a woman doctor and change doctors if you have to until you find one who is sympathetic as it makes such a difference. I took dianette for 6 months which worked well- another really good option i found was going to a chinese doctor as they try to get to the cause rather than dealing only with treating the effects. using both acupuncture and herbs to holistically deal with the problem really helped my symptoms ( i actually had regular periods you could set your watch to for the first time in my life) - i understand this may not work or suit everyone but i was so desparate for a cure rather than a treatment i was ready to try anything...good luck anyways, and ignore the nasty doctor! you are married, your husband obviously loves you the way you are...so bear that in mind when you next feel down!

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