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Re: Glucophage Worked - Baby Is Here!
From: stacie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 07 Nov 2001 23:41:00 -0600
Congratulations on the birth of your baby, and thanks for offering some
positive news to the rest of us still trying to conceive. I was diagnosed
with pcos in May of 2000. I got pregnant for the second time this past June,
but miscarried the twins in August. It was then that my doctor decided to
put me on Glucophage 1500 mg a day. He also has me taking 81 mg of baby
aspirin a day (not sure what that is for), I am also still taking my
prenatal vitamins as my doctor told me to. And I am taking folic acid.
So we are hopeful that we will get pregnant again soon and everything
will work out ok this time. If anyone has any other suggestions I sure could
use the help and support.
Thanks,
Stacie
And Congratulations again Ruth!
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Ruth)
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION
><pcos-medication@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Subject: Glucophage Worked - Baby Is Here!
>Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 04:34:11 -0600
>
>Hello -
>
>I posted several months ago that I was finally pregnant (and stayed
>pregnant) using the Glucophage along with the FSH shots and IUI. On
>Oct. 24, I had an 8lb 6oz baby girl that is healthy. I wanted you all
>to know that all the side effects of the Glucophage and infertility
>medications were worth it - I have a beautiful baby girl now.
>
>We have been trying for over five years intensively and I kept getting
>pregnant and then miscarrying around 7 weeks. This time I stayed on the
>Glucophage until week 13 and it all worked fine. I had an easy
>pregnancy and it all worked this time.
>
>The Glucophage lowered my testosterone from 60 (whatever units) to 24
>units and that's when it worked. I was on 1700 mg for about a year to
>do that. I took lots of extra folic acid to offset the reduced
>absorption caused by the Glucophage.
>
>I am breastfeeding so I am not on the Glucophage now, but plan to go
>back on it in a few months to try for lightning to strike again.
>
>In our childbirth class (in a small suburb of Dallas) there were two
>other couples that also had PCOS and got pregnant with Glucophage.
>Apparently, it does work and I wanted to give everyone hope that it can
>work for you, too.
>
>Good luck to all,
>Ruth
>
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