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Re: Birth Control
From: Lisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 17 Aug 2001 12:10:53 -0500 (CDT)
I have been taking Tri-levilin for about 11 years now and it has caused
me
have a cycle each month, but I never had the acne problems. The weight
was
a big issue. Over those 11 years I have put on 100 pounds. I am only
just
going to visit an endo now. With the exception of the weight, most of
the
symptoms (skin tags, hair thinning, darker skin in areas, blood
pressure, etc)
just started acting up last year (when I turned 30 - I knew it would be
downhill from there!). Right now they seem to be in full effect.
Unfortunately
I cant get to the endo until late October because he is booked.
In the meantime, I take tri-levilin and I am switching to a new diuretic
Demerex for the water retention (pitting edema). Anyone have any
further info
that I need to know about PCOS. I never realized that so many people
have this.
At Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Sarah wrote:
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>Rumika,
>
>Yasmin (just released in the US market) is supposed to be very good for
>PCOS sufferers because it has a low progesterone component coupled with
>anti-androgens (drioperone) and thus is not supposed to cause weight
>gain, mood swings or acne. chech out http://www.yasmin.com for more
>information--it's a very detailed website that will probably answer your
>questions better than i can.
>
>because Yasmin is so new, i can't take it because my insurance doesn't
>cover it yet. SO, i take Orthocept which has a low progesterone
>component and it works fine for me. up until 4 months ago i was
>(naively) taking ortho-tricyclen and had wild mood swings and yucky acne
>breakouts. then i started seeing a new repro endo who specializes in
>PCOS and he promplty took me off of those (triphasic pills are terrible
>for PCOSers) and the symptoms subsided significantly.
>
>luckily, things have changed a lot since the 70s/early 80s and almost
>all of the pills out there now are low progesterone and are geared
>towards not causing horrible breakouts or bloating, so you'll have a lot
>to choose from. unfortunately and fortunately, different things work
>for different people.... you might have to try a few things to see
>what's right for you.
>
>remember, BCPs do not fix PCOS. they merely mask the symptoms and cause
>your uterine lining to shed (which, indeed, is important since if it
>didn't your chances of uterine cancers would increase significantly). in
>any case, good luck!
>
>At Thu, 16 Aug 2001, Rumika wrote:
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>>In choosing a pill, what is the best combination of hormones for PCOS
>>sufferers? I read somewhere that more progesterone is good yet I also
>>know that it is the reason for mood swings, weight gain and acne.
>>
>>Any information will be appreciated since I decided to use the pill for
>>PCOS right now.
>>
>>Thank you.
>>
>>--
>>Rumika Wijetunga
>>
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