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Re: Birth control pills
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 2 Apr 2002 02:59:45 +0200
Hi Sally,
I strongly disagree, please cf. my other letter today.
Sam
> Hi Sandra,
>
> BCP are not necessarily bad for PCOSers, and used to be the first line
> treatment. Some women have a bad reaction to them and others don't. If
> you don't have a bad reaction, there is no reason not to continue. BCP
> (monophasic type) actually can be very useful in controlling symptoms of
> PCOS, ensuring you get regular periods and as contraceptive. The key
> thing is that they shouldn't be the ONLY form of treatment. A
> combination of BCP (Yasmin, Diane-35, or another monophasic), combined
> with an insulin sensitiser is an ideal combination, along with healthy
> lower carb diet and exercise. I am on diane-35 and metformin and am
> very happy with the combination - though it took six months, the hair is
> now noticeable less and I have the clearest skin I have had in my entire
> life. Though I am going to have a break in another month to see if I
> can actually ovulate or get a period on my own.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Sally
> At Mon, 1 Apr 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
> >
> >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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