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Re: PCOS-MEDICATION digest 774

From: Victoria (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 31 Mar 2002 11:37:31 -0500


>From the women's health forum: (Victoria)

Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 14:56:20 -0600 (CST) From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG) To: anonymous@obgyn.net Subject: Re: [Birth Control] Metformin and the pill Message-ID: <200203302056.g2UKuKU00310@mail.medispecialty.com>

At Sat, 30 Mar 2002, Melanie wrote: >
>I am taking metformin and the pill microgyon. Does the metformin have
>any affect on the effectiveness of the pill?..Cheers

Probably decreases the effectiveness because it increases your chance of ovulation. Especially if you're taking it for polycystic ovarian syndrome.

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Richard Chudacoff, MD, FACOG
Chudacoff Obstetrics & Gynecology, PLLC

From: anonymous@obgyn.net (Melanie) To: anonymous@obgyn.net Subject: Metformin and the pill Message-ID: <200203310550.g2V5or519021@mail.medispecialty.com>

Just realised this is where I should have posted my question??...Does metformin effect the effectiveness of the pill as a contraception???




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