Re: Questions...
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 20 May 2002 05:51:09 +0200
Hi Beth,
You may still have the metabolic disease and the hyperandrogenism characteristic of PCOS if you don't show polycystic on ultrasound (was it vaginal?)
Dexamethasone is a steroid (glucocorticoid) to suprress the androgen production of your ovaries. This used to be a preferential treatment of PCOS suggested by endocrinologists, but is not considered modern anymore (still it may work).
For your info
Sam
> Hi,
>
> Dexamethasone I thought was pregnancy category C (by rxlist.com). Is this
> cough
> syrup? If so, it is to loosen up the mucus.
>
> Victoria
>
> From: Jjohn47@hotmail.com (Bethany)
>
> Hey there! My names Beth, and I was hoping for somefriendly input. I'm
> 29, married. My hubby & myself are trying to conceive. I'm currently
> on day 2 of
> Medroxyprogesterone. 8 more days to go! Shortly thereafter, I should
> bleed. I'm pretty sure I will, cause I have in the past.When I start,
> I'm supposed to take Dexamethasone for 2 weeks, once a day. On day 5 of
> my cycle I will start taking Clomid for 5 days, once a day. I
> understand the use of the clomid & progesterone, but how the
> Dexamethasone will work with it is a bit Greek to me. Anyone have any
> experience with this?? Also, At around ovulation, we are doing IUI.
> Anyone know anything about this? We appreciate the input. Still a
> little concerned, as ThisDexamethasone was perscribed thinking I was
> Polycistic, the Ultrasound found that not the case. Anyway, sorry so
> long. Any thoughts would be a blessing.
>
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