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Re: Dianette
From: maria (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 2 Jul 2002 15:10:17 -0500 (CDT)
Thank you for the advise
My doctor seems to be of the opinion that as long as i'm not longer in
pain then thats all I have to worry about , she said I shouldnt be
worrying about infertility or anything else unless I've a reason to
worry, but reading here of PCOS it seems I may have and I'm worried if I
come off the pill I'll be back to square one! I'm just wondering do
people recommend I just get on with taking Dianette and nothing else
until I have more to worry about or should I push my doctor to prescribe
something else.
realy i suppose I'm wondering how serious is Dianette, i'm from Ireland
and we don't have alot of information available here.
Thank you for your help
maria
At Tue, 2 Jul 2002, Victoria wrote:
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>From: "Fergus" <anonymous@obgyn.net>
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>I was responding to a writer who indicated her doctor had prescribed her
>Dianette as the sole medication for PCOS. I was observing that since
>Dianette only masks the symptoms and doesn't treat the underlying syndrome,
>it does nothing to lessen your risk as a PCOS sufferer of developing type II
>diabetes and uterine cancer.
>
>>> That's why I put out the link to the study (think I have more) that show that the pill appears to lessen the risk of diabetes, and the study mentions PCOS specifically. I was looking for the information on endometrial cancer, as to how you found that out. You didn't say.
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>My advocacy of Glucophage in this specific case is that Dianette
>should not be the primary drug prescribed to treat PCOS; that should be
>Glucophage. Dianette might be appropriate alongside Glucophage, and of
>course a proper diet and reasonable exercise regimen.
>
>>> Why not just diet and exercise or herbal treatments or even the pill alone (from previous studies I've mentioned)? Kat Carney of soulcysters.com didn't do Glucophage and apparently is doing quite well. What about those people who claim to not be IR? Glucophage can be effective in 50% to 90% of the population, depending on study.
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>I'm trying to get people to think and research what they believe in ... and no, to those of you thinking it, I'm not against Metformin. Check out some of my posts here and on the PCOS list.
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>Victoria
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