Re: PCOS Diagnosis/What can I do
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 16 Sep 2001 16:45:21 +0200
Hi Allison,
Metformin helps even if you are not insulin resistant, but PCOS. I do not know what do you mean by 170-180 levels (of what? what units?)
The question of progesterone suppositories comes later, first you have to conceive and metformin helps in this respect too. You should start metformn alone for at least 6 mo and add clomid only after that.
For your info
Sam
> I read everyone's post everyday. I have never posted so I will try and
> make this short. We are ttc and have been for 2 years. 29yrs old,
> otherwise healthy, normal cholesterol, low blood pressure, high
> testosterone, extremely low progesterone, 30lbs overweight, hurtuism,
> hair loss, extremely tired and extremely thirsty all the time, 3 m/c's.
>
> All tests have been completed but my RE refuses to put me on
> Met/Glucophage. He has not tested my insulin but I have had random
> finger picks done with 170-180 levels. I am going to a new RE September
> 26 and would like to know how to request being put on Met/Glucophage.
>
> I would like to believe that this could help me with clomid as well.
> Does anyone have suggestions? Also, how can I insist to a doctor that I
> would like to use progesterone suppositories if/when I become pg. This
> is very condensed from what has happened over time, but for the sake of
> space I have written as much as possible so that someone might be able
> to steer me in the right direction.
>
> I want to try glucophage. I want to have progesterone suppositories. I
> can not handle another m/c. Any advice would be apprecited. I have
> also been to 4 ob's who completely ignored my symptoms, even after as
> u/s showing cyst covered ovaries, hair loss and unwanted hair growth and
> not able to lose weight. Please help!
>
> Thanks in Advance!
> Allison
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