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Re: Actos/Avandia/Met
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 17 Jul 2001 21:21:57 +0200
I do not understand your further problems. If you are for ovulation (pregnancy) the other two are out of question
Sam
> 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:
> >
> >Hi Julie,
> >
> >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
> >
> >Sam
> >
> >> 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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