Re: Yasmin - I've been on it for three weeks
From: Shelly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 10 Jul 2001 11:52:41 -0500 (CDT)
I doubt the Glucophage caused hair loss. The theory being gluc helps IR
which causes cysts which increase the production of testosterone which
converts to DHT which causes hair loss.
Yasmin is supposed to have anti-androgen effects. Here's info from the
Yasmin website: "Drospirenone is different from the progestins currently
available in other oral contraceptives. As an analogue of
spironolactone, widely used by Ob/Gyns for many women, drospirenone
exhibits antimineralocorticoid
activity that influences the regulation of water and electrolyte balance
in the body. "
good luck
At Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Moon wrote:
>
>Hi
>I just got off Glucophage XR because my hair thinned out dramatically in
>the last 8 months and I thought that could be the culprit. My gyno said
>he has something that he thinks will suit me well called yasmin - a
>birth control. Does it have aldactone or something similar in it? and
>do you know if it will help hirsuitism?
>
>thanks.
>Moon
>
>At Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Shelly wrote:
>>
>>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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