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Re: Metaformin or Spirolactone?? Thank you Jen
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 26 Sep 2001 10:05:00 -0500 (CDT)
Thank you Jen,
I don't mean to sound stupid, but all this medical terms and medication,
gets me confused sometimes. But thank you for your help.
At Tue, 25 Sep 2001, Jen wrote:
>
>At Tue, 25 Sep 2001, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>What is Metaformin?? How does it help the body with infertility?? Are
>>there other forms of metaformin?? Like alternative meds??
>It's spelled "metformin," and it's an insulin sensitizing drug. The
>brand name is Glucophage -- you can read up on it at
>http://www.glucophage.com
>
>I think they haven't fully explained or figured out how the metformin
>works to help our PCOS (and thus, infertility). The theory is that by
>lowering our insulin levels, the other hormones can balance out.
>
> Is
>>spirolactone the same thing as metaformin??
>
>Not at all. Spirolactone is an anti-androgen that blocks the androgens
>from affecting the hair follicles (among other things). In fact, you
>should not take Spiro if you are TTC, because it can cause birth
>defects.
>
>Hope you understand things a bit better now.
>
>--
>Jen R.
>
>email welcome at: jennyred@nospam.ivillage.com
>(note: to send me an email, take out the "nospam." I put in
> my email address. That's in there for the spam-bots.)
>
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