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Re: Actos/Avandia/Met
From: Julie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 18:45:42 -0500 (CDT)
Ok thanks for the info! Unfortunately, my main concerns with PCOS are
anovulation and weight gain (I would say 20-30 pound weight loss is
needed). The side effects of Met do not sound pleasant to me, and I
would like to avoid them at all possible. What do the other two
medications offer in terms of dealing with PCOS symptoms?
At Sun, 15 Jul 2001, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote:
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>Hi Julie,
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>Of the 3 only metformin offers the benefit of weight loss in some PCOSers (in the majority of them in my practice) and also met has been investigated for use in pregnancy. So metformin's perceived risk can be weighed against its benefits.
>For your info
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>Sam
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>> Ok, now I'm confused. What is the difference between them all? As I
>> looked at Met, it seems to haev more side effects and also, higher rate
>> of liver damage and other side effects. I'm not looking to become
>> pregnant right now, but I would like to in the future. Regular cycles
>> would definitely be good. But I would like to have some help with other
>> symptoms for sure (weight gain being the worst).
>>
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