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PCO Maintenance with Metformin/GlucophageFrom: Dee (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue, 23 May 2000 04:35:37 -0500 (CDT)
Do doctors prescribe Metformin for PCO maintenance for women who are not trying to conceive? I went to my Primary Physician with questions about how to treat PCO for the long term (not just with progesterone like drugs to induce a period) I was referred to a gyn who told me that metformin was only for those trying to get pregnant. I stressed the recent research about long term effects of insulin on overall heath and weight. He said he would research this himself. To make a long story short, he took my question as a request for a "magic bullet" for weight loss and researched only the weight loss portion of the studies. (by his attitude, he really didn't want to take the time researching for a patient who claimed to know more than he did!) He said Metformin wasn't for me, but told me ask again in a couple years. (He also incorrectly reassured me that at age 32, I was too young to worry about ovarian or unterine cancers.) As a Military Dependant overseas, I am extremely limited on my options for a second opinion. I am grateful I found this forum. If doctors in the states are prescribing Metformin for long term PCO treatment, (not just infertility), then I will jump up and down with my Primary Physician to be referred to an endocrinologist.
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