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Re: pcos
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 2 Jun 2002 12:18:50 -0500 (CDT)
It's true you don't have to have cysts on the ovaries to have PCOS, but
more than 80% of those with PCOS have polycystic ovaries.
At Sat, 1 Jun 2002, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote:
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>No offense, but your remarks are valid for your own responses (cf. my letter about folic acid too).
>PCOS is a METABOLIC DISEASE WITH OR WITHOUT LITTLE CYSTS ON YOUR OVARY.
>For your info
>
>Sam
>
>> No offense, but please don't mislead people by what you believe to be
>> true. Polycystic ovary syndrome IS the presence of cysts on the ovary,
>> which are usually and I say usually eggs that have not developed, but
>> have turned cystic. Please do NOT give information out here to
>> vulnerable people unless you KNOW things based on facts, and not
>> assumptions. To the original writer of this message, please visit this
>> page: http://www.womens-health.co.uk/pcos2.htm
>> It will REALLY help you. This site wil give you all the information you
>> need to know about this stuff, and maybe more..
>>
>> Grace
>>
>> At Tue, 28 May 2002, Victoria wrote:
>> >
>> >Diet and exercise can also be a way to treat it also.
>> >
>> >--
>> >Victoria
>> >
>> >From: anonymous@medispecialty.com (Sally)
>> >
>> >Hi,
>> >
>> >PCOS is generally diagnosed from signs and symptoms, hormone levels, and
>> >exclusion of other conditions. Presence or otherwise of polycystic
>> >ovaries is not important in the diagnosis.
>> >
>> >Dianete will help with the symptoms. However, to treat the cause it is
>> >recommended that an insulin sensitiser (metformin) be used. This should
>> >be the first line of treatment. Then, if you want to use dianette as
>> >well, that may also be helpful.
>> >
>> >--
>> >Sally
>> >
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