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Re: PCOS & Glucophage & Follistim - what my RE didn't know
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 04:12:25 -0600 (CST)
Is that true? It takes Glucophage 90 days to work?? Why is that? I took
it all through Nov and December but gave up when I saw no results at
all. I guess I should get back on it. Thanks for letting me know that.
I deeply and sincerely wish you luck with getting pregnant.
At Sat, 6 Jan 2001, Amy wrote:
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>I was diagnosed with PCOS & borderline Insulin Resistance 2 years ago.
>My OB-GYN sent me to a RE. The first thing he did was put me on
>Glucophage for 30 days and then attepmted Clomid, with no result. I
>then went on to Follistim and had no response to 3.5 vials/day &
>overstimulated on 4 vials/day. After 7 very expensive cycles, I finally
>went to a well respected Dr in the Philadelphia area who helped a friend
>of my have a child. There I found out what my "Infertility Specialist"
>RE DID NOT KNOW!
>1. Glucophage takes about 90 days to begin to work.
>2. Overstimulation may create a poor uterine enviornment for the
>fertilized egg to attach.
>Those 7 cycles were very costly and emotionally draining! (especially
>when I found out my brother was expecting his 1st child) PLEASE ALWAYS
>SEEK A 2ND OPINION!
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