PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for August, 2001: Re: what's the difference?

Re: what's the difference?

From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 18 Aug 2001 10:40:47 +0200

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Hi Sarah,

> thanks for clarifying!
>
> NOW my questions are:
> 1) is there a significant benefit to taking Provera over BCPs?

Yes, Provera doesn't contain estrogens, which PCOSers tend to have in excess.

> 2) does Provera induce a "true" period, or is it like the period you get
> from BCPs?

Although it is not a true period (you can call a period true only after ovulation) but very similar to.

> 3) can you take it indefinitely or only for a limited amount of time
> (like, when you're trying to get pregnant?)

You don't take provera if you want to become pregnant. You can take it regularly, but it is better to treat the core problem of PCOS, that is IR.

> 4) also, how do actos and avandia work differently from the Met? (i took
> met for about 3 months and had too many problems with nausea/vomiting,
> so maybe something else would work better?)....

Nobody knows this exactly. Although metformin tends to have more side-effects, but also better results with weight loss and ovulation.

For your info

Sam (Ob/Gyn,RE)

> any answers are appreciated!
>
> At Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Zowie wrote:
> >
> >Hi Sarah,
> >Yes, Provera is a pill to start your period. Met, Actos and Avandia are
> >ALL insulin sensitizers that just work differently. Hope this helps!
> >--Zowie :)
> >

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