PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for May, 2001: Re: Dr Sam -- about Glucophage

Re: Dr Sam -- about Glucophage

From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 23 May 2001 21:50:05 +0100 (MET DST)

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Hi Christa,

Too many ifs. If you take Diane correctly, you don't get pregnant. If you take antibiotics with it, then you may know that your contraception is not complete (thus you have to use something additionally). But pregnancy is contrainidicated while on Diane because of the possible birth defects of a male fetus. Folic acid: naturally metformin doesn't inhibit all folic acid to be absorbed, it only decreases the absorption. Thus adding ca 800 mcg is sufficient. For your info

Sam

> Hi Dr. Sam-
>
> I have started the Diane already, it's been a good three months now. I'm
> sorry, I misspoke about the dosage of folic acid. My Bcomplex contains
> 400mcg of folic acid, not 400mg. I purchased folic acid alone (800mcg
> per pill) and the bottle says not to exceed 1000mcg per day. Obviously
> if I took the 800mcg pill with my Bcomplex pill I would be getting a
> total of 1200mcg of folic acid. Apparently that's too high, or is it?
> The gluco prevents all the folic acid from being absorbed in my body,
> right?
>
> I ask these questions because I have heard of women getting pregnant
> while taking the Diane. In my case I have been taking antibiotics which
> decrease the effects of contraception of BCP (not that I'm not being
> careful) but still sometimes things happen. I would just like to know
> in case I did get pregnant accidently, so that I wouldn't have to worry
> about birth defects.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>

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