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Re: pregnancy question

From: Pamela (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 14 Mar 2002 20:53:54 -0600 (CST)


At Sat, 9 Mar 2002, Victoria wrote: >
>First, let me congratulate you on a job well done! I'm glad to hear things got
>so much better for you.
>
>As for the Clomid, beats the heck out of me. I mean, what about trying BBT's or
>just regular old style trying BEFORE you dump something else in the mix? I don't
>get it.
>
>--
>Victoria
>FYI----I went approximately 10 years undiagnosed --I did have a baby [ a total act of God] a beautiful little girl---then when she was 4yrs.old I found out that I had pcos--We then struggled for 4 more yrs. til I finally got pregnant--I had my son last June. I got pregnant with both of my children after I had totally given up on the Docs and decided that I was just going to live the healthiest way I knew how {exercise regularly and eat reasonable portions] and it worked two times for me...never really tried low carbing for more then 2 days...Yes- i`m an addict..... Pam
>> From: anonymous@medispecialty.com (Lisa)
>>
>> With that said, here is my question (on the basis that the only stupid
>> question is the one not asked!). I recently visited my doctor for a
>> check up ...it has been about 7 months since I have started working out
>> and eating low carb and I wanted to have my hormones checked again since
>> my periods had been regular and I have been able to lose some weight.
>> Well, sure enough, my cholesterol had come down 35 pooints, my
>> testosterone level went from 187 to 67 and my blood sugar and insulin
>> levels were normal....a much different strory than 7 months ago. Well,
>> my doctor told me that she is 99.9% sure that I am ovulating (an
>> inference made from my test results and regularity of periods) and that
>> if I was interested in getting pregnant, she would be happy to put me on
>> Chlomid...HUH? If I am ovulating, why would I need Chlomid? I have
>> worked so hard without medication to get my PCOS under control and now
>> that my husband and I are seriously ready to think about getting
>> pregnant, I don't understand why medication needs to come into the
>> picture.. I have not tried to get pregnant in the past, so there is no
>> indication that it would be a challenge.
>>
>> Lisa
>



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