PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for January, 2003: Re: Looking for guidance regarding any natural/herbal male hormone suppressor

Re: Looking for guidance regarding any natural/herbal male hormone suppressor

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 2 Jan 2003 15:25:22 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 24 Dec 2002, anonymous wrote: >
>Many of you seem quite knowlegable regarding natural/holistic
>alternatives to the popular medications prescribed for PCOS symptoms and
>I am hoping for some guidance. My doctor says I have features of PCOS
>including somewhat elevated levels of testosterone and DHEAS as well as
>an LH level somewhat higher then my FSH. She suggested dexamethasone to
>suppress the male hormone to see if I will start to ovulate with that. I
>would first like to explore a more holistic/herbal route and would
>sincerely appreciate any suggestions. Thank you!

Hi,

I have been reading about Conjugated Linloleic Acid and it's effect on increasing insulin sensitivity. If I understand correctly, an overabundance of insulin can throw production of other hormones out of sync. From what I have read, CLA should be naturally abundant in red meat but commercially available meat is lacking in CLA because of modern farming/feedlot practices. I did a Google Search and found several sights with information on CLA.

I have not tried CLA because I only heard about it after I started on a low-carb diet combined with Metformin. This combination seems to be working miracles and I don't want to want to throw anything else into the mix. My hair has stopped falling out, my basal body temps seem to be stabilizing and according to my temp charts, I ovulated this month. Also, I have no more uncontrollable urges for sweets and breads and the best part is that I have dropped from a size 24 to a size 18 since I started only 5 weeks ago(I don't own a scale but will know the weight loss numbers at my next doctor's visit.) If the weight loss continues, I might actually find the courage to buy a scale and use it regularly.

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