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Re: Glucaphage
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:26:34 -0500 (CDT)
I was diagonosed as a diabetic last year and my obgyn put me on insulin
becuase I am trying to get pg. I recenlty have charted my cycles and my
obgyn said that I may have PCOS. If this is the case, is there
medicaiton like glucaphage that I can take to get me to ovulate? I am
scheduled to go to an endocronlogist. I just want to understand what my
options are. Thanks for your help and support.
Billie
Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Sheri Davis wrote:
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>Shannon, Thanks for replying to that message. I wanted to scream at my
>computer when I read it. Glucophage has helped my cycles so much, and we
>added clomid to help with ovulation. I at least ovulated this month, which
>I have not done in probably 4 years. My RE is the one who prescribed
>glucophage to me in January, and I feel so much better now!---Sheri
>
>The information they gave you is only partially correct. Glucophage has not
>been tested on pregnant women and is not FDA approved for use during
>pregnancy, however, there is no evidence of it causing birth defects, and
>has been found to be beneficial for increasing chances of ovulation in women
>with PCOS. Those health care pro's are only giving you the standard answers
>which come from the leaflet. The use of glucophage/metformin is an off
>label use, and will have to go through continued trials to become an
>approved use, however all the studies and evidence so far point to it being
>beneficial to PCOS dignosed women to help achieve pregnancy, and may be used
>to prevent miscarriages in these women in the future. Your Ob Gyn and
>pharmacist obviously do not keep up with the latest reseach findings. I am
>a health care professional, and I feel it is important to stay abreast of
>current reseach, but MD's are not required to do so. Your REendocrinologist
>knows best.
>At Sun, 9 Jul 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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> >Hi, My endocrinologist put me on Glucophage to control the diabetes. When
>my
> >ob-gyn found out about it he said that I should not be taking it since we
>are
> >trying to conceive. This medicine has been known to cause birth defects
>and
> >also stops ovulation. Of course I didn't take his word for it so I
>checked
> >with the pharmacy and they said yes that this medicine has been known to
>do
> >that plus more. It is not recommended to take it if you are trying to get
> >pregnant. I have been on the carbohydrates addict diet and I feel great.
>I
> >have lost 12 pounds in 3 weeks and feel great. I will be seeing another
> >specialist that is an ob-gyn who deals only with pcos. Hopefully I will
>get
> >more answers then. Marsha
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