Re: Dr. Sam regarding weight loss
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:44:15 +0100 (MET DST)
Hi Cyrilla,
I have to disappoint you I am a male dr, my name is Samuel, buit I have been using it so since my medical studies. I am aware now that Samantha may be abbreviated as Sam too.
For your question: I have pointed out in another letter that metformin doesn't induce weight loos in every patient unfortunately. Among my patients there are some who have lost 30 lbs, others none and I can't tell why. This could be another topic of research. But as PCOS is a metabolic disease (IR) it is advisable to lose weight, because your chances are better both for regular cycles and lower risk of diabetes, heart disease etc.
Hope this helps
Sam
> Dear Doctor Sam,
>
> First of all, since there has been a lot of mention of you lately, I just
> wanted to clear up one thing. You are a female not a male Doctor, aren't
> you? Seems to me you mentioned something about your husband a few months
> back.
>
> The other thing I wanted to know is what, if any, advice do you give your
> pco patients regarding weight loss. I've been on metformin 1500mg about
> nine months. My periods are more or less regular, and I have seen some
> limited improvement in the area of excess facial and body hair. But I am
> extremely frustrated about my weight. Is there a particular manner of
> dieting (low-carb or otherwise) that you would suggest. I am at least 80
> pounds overweight, 36 years old, have three children and am not on birth
> control as I have had my tubes tied.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Cyrilla
>
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> <DIV><FONT size=2>Dear Doctor Sam,</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=2>First of all, since there has been a lot of mention of you
>
> lately, I just wanted to clear up one thing. You are a female not a
> male
> Doctor, aren't you? Seems to me you mentioned something about your
> husband
> a few months back.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=2>The other thing I wanted to know is what, if any, advice
> do
> you give your pco patients regarding weight loss. I've been on
> metformin
> 1500mg about nine months. My periods are more or less regular, and I
> have
> seen some limited improvement in the area of excess facial and body
> hair.
> But I am extremely frustrated about my weight. Is there a particular
> manner of dieting (low-carb or otherwise) that you would suggest. I am
> at
> least 80 pounds overweight, 36 years old, have three children and am not on
> birth control as I have had my tubes tied.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=2>Thank you,</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=2>Cyrilla</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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