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Re: birth control pills, type 1 diabetes
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 19 Apr 2001 05:22:51 +0100 (MET DST)
Here is an earlier letter for your help, plus another info: diabetes (type 1 or 2) is a contraindication to BCPs. I don't think there is a link between type1 and PCOS.
Sam
> The problem of selecting THE BEST CONTRACEPTIVE PILL
> surfaces now and again on this board.
> It has to be emphasised THERE IS NO PILL to treat
> PCOS (with the partial exception of Diane, which is
> able to counter the excess androgens produced by the
> polycystic ovaries).
> The problem of selecting an appropriate pill for any
> women is as old as the pill itself (more than 40
> years) and no way of predicting the reaction of a
> certain women exists. The only way is the trial and
> error method, but again: the pill is no treatment
> for PCOS. Thus it seems to be futile to suggest any
> particular brand of pill to each other. For cycle
> regulation the administration of gestagens is much
> better than taking any contraceptive, and there is
> room for estragen treatment as well in cases of
> prolonged bleeding.
>
> What is your most basic problem? Cycle regulation,
> weight, contraception or else? If you have PCOS, you
> should have your hormones checked first, then take
> specific medication for this condition. BCP doesn't
> help any of your problems.
> Hope this helps
> I was recently diagnosed with PCOS. I was taking birth control pills
> for several years, and when I went off them, my periods stopped....and
> then the hair growth and acne got bad. My Dr. put me back on birth
> control pills. I don't know if it's helping, though my period has
> returned. Is this enough to stop the other symptoms?
> Also I am a type 1diabetic and recently got an insulin pump. I'm
> wondering if there's any link between type 1 diabetes and PCOS.... It
> all seems like a coincidence.
> Thanks for any thought anyone has on these questions.
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