PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for July, 2001: Re: Yasmin

Re: Yasmin - I've been on it for three weeks

From: Shelly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 9 Jul 2001 20:57:40 -0500 (CDT)

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Jenny,

I think BCPs in general usually can help with heavy bleeding in most cases. Fibroids grow with estrogen, which is why they tend to shrink after menapause, so you might want to ask your doc about the est. in the BCP. My mother, my sister and I have all had fibroids AND have symptoms (even if not diagnosed)of PCOS.

For the past three weeks I've been on Yasmin with the following results:

1)skin has improved dramatically(I'm 43 and have been on acutane 2x!) 2)no nausea, bloating, mood swings, yeast infections (like other BCPs) 3)ovarian pain (which was constant) has greatly improved 4)I still have a goatee and a bald spot but I'm willing to give that another 3 weeks to correct!

I should start my period soon, it should be light.

good luck!

At Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Jenny wrote: >
>I haven't read these boards in a long while. Three + weeks ago I was
>hospitalized with major menstrual bleeding (I always said that I was one
>of the "lucky" ones with PCOS who bled). I ended up getting 4 units of
>blood which didn't help much but they kept me from bleeding to death.
>
>Now I find out I have 4 fibroid tumors ranging in size from 0.5-2.0
>inches in diameter (that is, up to 5 cm). And my GYN has put me on
>Yasmin to help control the bleeding. When I got it, I checked here to
>see if anyone was taking it. All I found were some posts from January,
>2001, asking if it was available in the USA. Well, it's here and my
>insurance doesn't cover it. Fortunately it cost $30 and I could afford
>it.
>
>Now for my question...Are fibroids common in PCOS? I know from the lists
>of symptoms I've read that some women rarely have periods and some
>hemorrage every month and everything in between.
>
>I see my GYN on Thursday and we decide what to do.
>
>--
>Jenny
>

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