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Re: glucophage

From: jodi (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 13 Nov 2001 11:47:08 -0600 (CST)

It is OK to take aldactone while on glucophage. however...

- many women experience irregular or constant bleeding while on aldactone. if this is a problem, BCPs can correct it. the problem with both the aldactone bleeding and the BCPs is that then you have no why of knowing from a period standpoint if the glucophage is working.

- you should NOT be trying to get pregnant while on aldactone, so if your wife is going to take aldactone and not take BCPs, you MUST use a barrier method of birth control. aldactone can cause feminization of male fetuses, and given that female fetuses likely need a certain level of androgen to develop, aldactone probably is not good for them either.

some women have found glucophage to do a decent job of combatting hair growth... your wife might want to give the gluc a try by itself for a while.

- jodi

At Tue, 13 Nov 2001, chuck wrote: >
>my wife is getting ready to start glucophage for her pcos instead of the
>birth control pill, but she is wanting to know if it is okay to still
>take aldactone for the hair growth while on glucophage. and if so, will
>it still be effective?
>
>thanks!
>chuck

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