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Re: Birth control pills

From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 2 Apr 2002 02:50:22 +0200

Hi Sandra,

As the person most probably responsible for the introduction to this forum the idea, that BCPs are bad for PCOSers, I try to clarify this again. BCPs are CONTRADICTED for diabetics, b/c BCPs are deteriorating glucose tolerance (most probably though insulin cereptors) in healthy subjects. As PCOS is characterized by insulin resistance and IR later develops into type 2 diabetes, it is unwise to deteriorate sombeody's already deteriorated IR. It is as simple as that. Why other doctors do not follow this very very simple logic? Don't ask me... I usually add that the antiandrogen (side) effects of Diane and Yasmin render them PARTIALLY exempt from this. For your info

Sam

> Hi,
> I keep hearing that birth control pills are bad for pcosers. I'm sorry to
> ask this as I'm sure It's been discussed ad nauseum but I still don't get
> it!!!!!! Why is it bad to use a birth control pill such as Yasmin to help
> control the hairy symptoms? If I'm following a lower carb-diet and
> exersising
> to help control my IR Isn't that doing all I can to help control/treat my
> condition? (other than the insulin med). I so much want to remain on the
> BCP
> because it does help me considerably with the hair thing.
> Thanks for your opinions,
> Sandra

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