PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for March, 2002: Re: New and questions about doctors and treatment

Re: New and questions about doctors and treatment

From: Victoria (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 24 Mar 2002 12:10:59 -0500

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Hi,

Extra weight may or may not make the difference to your PCO. There are studies out (I have a Human Reproduction in mind right now) that have shown that losing weight helps restore ovulation, (the specific one I'm thinking of included PCO women), etc. So part of the problem I think that is coming into play when docs say things like this, is that extra weight does have an impact on fertility. They are probably confusing regular weight gain with PCO. Does that make sense?

Best person to treat PCO is whoever best meets your needs. It can be anyone, because any doctor can be knowledgeable in it. What do you have as goals, long and short term? That will determine your treatment, which can be anything from the pill to Avandia, Actos, Metformin, a change in style of eating, exercise, and herbals or 'natural' methods. You can be on both Metfomrin and the pill, no studies have shown a problem with using them together. Diabetic women who are on medications do use the pill.

-- Victoria

I have a list of tests on my website. > From: anonymous@medispecialty.com (anonymous) > To: PCOS-MEDICATION@OBGYN.NET > Subject: New and questions about doctors and treatment

> When I mentioned the PCOS he said, "Your PCO is a result of > your weight, not the other way around." I felt awful and depressed and > still don't believe that since I used to be a really good weight when I > was a teen and then all of a sudden I started have irregular periods, > weight gain, hair growth, and acne. My question is this, who is the > best person to see to treat your PCO? Should I go to an endochronolgist > or reproductive endo? What tests should I have done? What medicine > should I be on? If I am on birth control pills should I still get > glucophage and can I be on both? > > Thanks for your help and may God bless all of you out there trying to > conceive. There is hope!

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