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Re: Calcium, Vitamin D & PCOS

From: Victoria (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 19 Sep 2002 17:28:37 -0400


For a study of 13 women, I'd want to know more, as I said before. What if all the women here were on a diet or style of eating that was deficient in calcium/Vitamin D? One of my sisters refuses to drink milk: good source of calcium/Vitamin D. The other problem is that they didn't compare it to a placebo, wasn't blinded, nor was a control group there. I know we had the same thinking on one of the other lists due to a study that appeared to be designed like this with 5 women.

I wouldn't want to recommend someone take too much of something.

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Victoria

> From: anonymous@medispecialty.com > Subject: Re: Calcium, Vitamin D & PCOS > > Hi, > > this is very interesting. I also read something recently that vit d / > calcium may be problem in hypothyroidism. > > I have PCOS, primary hyperparathyroidism (caused apparently by low blood > calcium levels), and hypothyroidism. Meds include thyroxine, rocaltrol > (the active form of vit D), and metformin for just over a year now. I > have to have my calcium levels tested every month or so. If my blood > calcium gets too low symptoms include severe fatigue.... actually > similar to what used to happen if I ate carbs.... > > Unfortunately I still don't have regular periods - even with diane-35. > Taking a pill break at the moment to see if it turns up on its own or > not next month. > > Perhaps there is a subset of us women with PCOS for whom this > calcium/vit D is relevant. It is certainly worthwhile for us women to > be aware of and treat, if appropriate. > > Sally




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