PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for October, 2001: Re: Newly Diagnosed

Re: Newly Diagnosed

From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 1 Oct 2001 19:06:31 +0100

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Fergus Gibson <ferg@islandnet.com> 2001.10.01. 01:24:42 -5h-kor írta:

Hi Fergus,

I could refer you to the archives of this forum, as the problem of the pill as a treatment for PCOS has been extensively discussed. In short: the main points of the reasoning: PCOS is a metabolic disease (insulin resistance), BCPs are strictly contraindicated in full blown diabetes mellitus, so I consider it imprudent to order it to somebody who is in the entrance room of diabetes. Your girl friends experience doesn't contradict my opinion. BCPs can suppress the elevated LH levels characteristic of PCOS, but when you stop it, the symptoms will return in force. Antiandrogen BCPs (Diane) are a partial exception from this. I highly appreciate the experts on the Healthology site, but they are outdated. For your further info

Sam (Ob/Gyn,RE)

>
> > Who has diagnosed you with PCOS and thought a BCP would help. It will not.
> BCPs are no
> > treatment for PCOS on the contrary... You should have your glucose/insulin
> system checked
> > and start one of the insulin sensitizers.
>
> I presume "BCP" means birth control pill. I'm surprised to read your
> condemnation of the use of the pill as a treatment for PCOS. The experts
> interviewed by Healthology.com endorse the use of the pill as a treatment,
> and my girlfriend found that the pill ameliorated her symptoms significantly
> until she was forced to go off it for other reasons.
>
> I'm not trying to suggest I know better than you or anyone else. I joined
> the list because I want more information. I'm writing this message simply
> because I want to understand why the information you've presented conflicts
> with the opinions of some other doctors and my girlfriend's own experience.
>

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