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Re: Looking for article re: thin PCOS women and insulin drugs

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 20 May 2002 15:01:53 -0500 (CDT)

I too am a thin PCOSer,(5'2, 115) but am still on Glucophage. I was never even tested for insulin resistance....my RE says that it has proven to be effective in non insulin resistant PCOSers too. Hope someone else replies to your post...as I am curious myself. Good luck.

At Sun, 19 May 2002, Sarah wrote: >
>I was diagnosed with PCOS 3 years ago. However, my doctor has been
>content to treat me with BCP's since then and she is hesitant to test me
>for insulin resistance because i am thin (i am 5'4" and 115lbs). She
>says that I am not a "typical" PCOS patient and therefore this new
>treatment will probably not apply to me.
>
>Is she right? Are there any real studies that I can show her that will
>convince her that I should be tested?
>
>Thanks so much,
>
>--
>Sarah
>

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