Re: New to the Forum
From: Lis (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 24 Oct 2001 05:26:05 -0500 (CDT)
Jan
I live on the borders of Essex / North East London, and have been
prescribed Metformin by my Gynaecologist. I'm happy to share his
details with you, but I need your e-mail address in order to mail you
direct.
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Lis
At Sat, 20 Oct 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>This is the first time that I've posted a message to this forum, but
>I've been reading your messages for a few months now. I'm living in the
>UK and was diagnosed with PCOS in November 1999, when I was ttc without
>success. My PCOS symptons are quite monir compared to some of you, but
>my yearning for a baby is so great that the condition is causing me to
>feel very depressed.
>
>To cut a long story short, I was first put on Clomid (100mg) for 6
>months and in this time I actually conceived but unfortunately,
>miscarried quite early on. The hospital then put me on Tamoxifen but
>this did very little for me. I then had my ovaries drilled and managed
>to fall pregnant without medication (horray!!) but I once again
>miscarried. I am now back on Clomid (100mg) for 3 months and the
>hospital have told me that there is little more they can do for me if I
>don't conceive in the next three months. I am an NHS patient and they
>don't seem very interested in the fact that I've had two miscarriages
>now and it's obviously breaks my heart.
>
>I have been reading about Metformin and on my last appointment I asked
>to be put on it. I was told that this was only given to obese PCOS
>sufferers and that I didn't need it. I'm not sure how they can say this
>when I have never had an insulin restistance test done. Should I insist
>on these tests being carried out? I'm not sure how much more heart ache
>they are expecting me to go through!!
>
>If anyone in the UK is reading this then can you tell me where I might
>find a doctor in or around London or the South East of England that is
>pro Metformin because from what I have read it would seem that this is
>some sort of wonder drug for us PCOS women.
>
>Thanks for taking the time to read my rather lengthy tale!
>
>--
>Jan
>
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