Re: more about prednisone
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 25 Sep 2001 20:22:13 +0200
Hi Admed,
BCPs are no real treatment for PCOS. They only can regulate your cycle, but you are right, they deteriorate all the other aspects of PCOS, which show up acutely if you stop the pill.
You should have a hormonal and metabolic check-up and be treated accordingly. To regulate your cycle progestins or natural progesterone do the job.
For your info
Sam (Ob/Gyn,RE)
> just found this forum... I have pcod and rather severe asthma... i
> know abt prednisone (steroid) bc of my asthma (it is a common short-term
> treatment), and it is a dangerous drug to take, especially long term..
> it causes all sorts of side effects, including bone loss. I would
> personally not want to take prednisone unless the condition being
> treated was life-threatening. I take inhaled cortasteroids for asthma
> now, and they are bad enough for side effects. Bf being diagnosed for
> pcod, I suspected the steriods of causing my weight gain and irregular
> bleeding, hair growth, etc. All my problmes began abt 6 months after
> starting to take large quantities of cortasteroids. But i am told it is
> all bc of pcod.
>
> Anyway, with my pcod I have experienced weight gain (abt 20 lbs a year
> for 5 years), extreme dificulty reducing weight, periods that either are
> very far apart, or am constantly bleeding heavily (my longest period
> being abt 7 weeks), plus some hair growth on my chin (but i dont really
> care abt that).
>
> My doc wants me to take the pill... i think "allesse" or some such...
> but my question is, well rather i am confused, bc sideefects of this
> pill are increased risk of stroke, heart disease, which are also risk
> factors for my current condition of pcod. So, why take the pill and
> increase already increased risk? (does this make part any sense, sorry
> if it does not.) I am thinking just to get the periods in order. I wish
> there were more effective treatments for pcod. The weight gain for me
> is the worst part.
> --
> thanks to anyone who comments.
>
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