Re: Any Ideas about effective treatment for PCOS?
From: Sue (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 14 Apr 2002 21:18:54 -0500 (CDT)
HI,
I am in the US and I have found that Laser hair removal and a topical
drug called Vaniqa help stop most of my facial hair but i still have to
pluck but least I dont have a beard!
As for weight gain I am about to give up and go to south america and get
all my fat sucked out or get gastric bypass but before that I am gonna
try the gym and healthy eating thing one last time.
I am on yasmin which is ok but my ovarian cysts are acting up more and I
am in severe pain which the docs in the US wont prescribe anything for
so I have to take vacations to far off lands to get some codeine.
PCOS stinks!
At Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Ruth wrote:
>
>Hello, I live in Watford so I'm not far from you. I had similar
>experiences to you with my Dr, who told me my problems were due to me
>being newly married!, but with persistence 9yrs down the line I got to
>see an endicrinologist who diagnosed PCOS (gynacologists weren't
>interested in treating me as I have adverse reaction to Dianette , and
>the "pill" in general and I don't want children) Anyway, I have been
>trying a combination of Metformin for the insulin resistance (I also
>have skin disorder on my neck due to this) and Spironolactone which
>helps with the blood pressure. I have been on them a year and a half.
>At first my periods went haywire and became (almost) regular and quite
>heavy, but they are now back to what they were before, irregular and
>very light with large clots. I dont go to the loo so often but my
>hairgrowth hasn't really improved, I have an appointment in June 2002 so
>I will query if it's worth staying on the tablets. For hair removal on
>my chin I have found using Hair removal cream every 2 to 3 days the only
>satisfactory way of getting rid, but it has made the skin look more red
>as it burns a little with continued use. Waxing was a waste of time ,
>as you say you have to let it grow, and I had loads of spots too!
>as far as diets go, I did lose quite a bit on the Atkins diet (low carb,
>high protein) but have waned a bit. It's worth trying though.
>>
>>At Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Nadine wrote:
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>>>At Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Hannah wrote:
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>>>>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 :)
>>>
>>>--
>>>Hi hannah,i'm 22 yrs old and discovered i had pcos about two yrs ago.I have always suffered with moderate acne and hirsitism.I now take dianette plus additional cyproterone acetate 50 mgs for the first 10 days of my cycle.I have been on it for nearly a year now and my body hair has really decreased.My acne has peaks and troffs, i have found that loosing wait really helps,pluse eating lots of fruit and trying to avoid stress,which i know is hard.I too felt upset my comments fron the edicrinolodist that i seen.I'm 5ft 2inches and weigh about 9 stone.Hope this helps you Nadine
>>>
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>>Hi. I have a facial hair problem too, but haven't been diagnosed with anything.
>>I have an Israeli background, so I guess it's apparent where I get this problem from.
>>Lately I've been going to this Indian place where they do the threading and have
>>been getting my face threaded. I don't know what the price is in England, but here
>>it costs about $25.00. I usually do it every three weeks. Supposedly it will
>>decrease the amount of hair that grows and then eventually you won't need to go
>>as often. I am already starting to notice a change and haven't been picking at my
>>face with tweezers nearly as long as I used to. Thank God! Hopefully soon I won't
>>be doing it at all. It's just too Damned time-consuming. Anyway, good luck; hopefully
>>you give it a shot. Maybe it's the answer.
>>
>--
>Ruth
>
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