PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for July, 2002: Re: Dianette

Re: Dianette

From: Fergus (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 2 Jul 2002 20:15:34 -0700

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From: "maria" <anonymous@obgyn.net> To: "Multiple recipients of list PCOS-MEDICATION" <pcos-medication@mail.medispecialty.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 1:11 PM Subject: Re: Dianette

> 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 [...]

PCOS can make it difficult for a woman to conceive, yes.

> [...] I'm worried if I
> come off the pill I'll be back to square one!

I'm not a doctor, but that sounds like a reasonable concern. Since Dianette does not treat insulin resistance, it's only going to mask your symptoms.

> 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.

I think you should discuss insulin resistance and its link to PCOS with your doctor. You should tell your doctor that you want a treatment that will not only alleviate your symptoms (that seems to be her idea of success). Tell her you have a different goal: to treat the underlying cause of your syndrome whether you are experiencing symptoms while taking Dianette or not.

I am not a doctor. There's lots of stuff I don't know. I'm just some guy who loves a woman who suffers from the same thing. I'm suspicious than any birth control pill is the best treatment for PCOS, though.

> realy i suppose I'm wondering how serious is Dianette, i'm from Ireland
> and we don't have alot of information available here.

I don't know what you mean by "serious."

A resource on medications that I find useful is http://www.rxlist.com. Having a lack of info is definitely bad, IMO. Why should Ireland as a nation have poor access to info on medication? Are you sure that it's not just your doctor? Some doctors are old-fashioned and think that they know best for the patient, the patient shouldn't really have a say, and the patient doesn't need to know very much about her treatments. I don't find doctors like that very helpful.

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