PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for June, 2001: Re: BCP Question for Dr. Sam

Re: BCP Question for Dr. Sam

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 12 Jun 2001 08:09:16 -0500 (CDT)

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As Dr Sam keeps telling us Dianette is the only BCP that is OK for PCOS.

However I am fed up with feeling abnormal. I take BCP for contraception as well. Just because I can use something else doesn't mean I want to.

I have been told I am not IR I am aware that it has been said that all PCOSer's are IR but I am not. I was diagnoised by ultrasound and blood tests so I am certainly PCOS but not IR defintily I was in hospital for several days to test it.

I am happy on BCP's and have been for several years.

I have no symptoms whatso ever on BCP and unless someone can give me something as good then I am staying on it.

At Mon, 11 Jun 2001, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote: >
>Hi Rumika,
>
>I keep repeating this: BCPs are not for PCOS. Partial exception is Diane, which is a combination of the antiandrogen cyproterone acetate + ethinyl estradiol (common in all BCPs).
>The reason: BCPs dont cure PCOs only mask some of the symptoms (eg. irregular bleeding) but they definitely deteriorate the condition underlying PCOS, insulin resistance. You also tend to gain weight on BCPs.
>As for Avandia, if you gained on it why dont you try metformin?
>For your info
>
>Sam
>
>> Hi Dr. Sam,
>>
>> Could you tell me the best BCP's for women with pcos? I realize that
>> every woman is different, but I need a general idea. Right not I take
>> Loestrin 20/1 and am wondering if a higher dose of estrogen would be
>> better for me. This is my first BCP. I took Rezulin and Avandia before
>> for my PCOS. Rezulin was great, but Avandia made me gain so much weight
>> that I stopped.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Rumika
>>
>> --
>> Rumika Wijetunga
>>

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