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Re: Yasmin or diet change/ other alternative therapies?
From: BJ (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 20 Jan 2003 15:23:58 -0600 (CST)
Eat healthy (and organic if possible), exercise and definitely try the
progesterone. Those are much safer/healthier options than the
pharmaceutical route. If you don't seem to be getting anywhere, you can
always resort to the birth control pills. Good luck!
BJ
At Mon, 20 Jan 2003, anonymous wrote:
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>Hi folks,
>
>I was recently told I may have PCOS. My symptoms are annoying, but not
>as severe as some I see described here (i.e I get a period, but my
>cycle's about 40 days long; I've got acne; my hair's falling out; I get
>mood swings; & suddenly I've got fuzz growing on my face, tho. I've
>never had it before.) I'm not overweight, I eat a reasonably healthy
>diet, and I try to exercise regularly. There's a pretty strong history
>of Type II Diabetes in my family, but I recently had bloodwork done and
>my insulin levels came back within the normal range. my FSH/LH ratios
>were off, tho.
>
>My doctor has told me to go on Yasmin. I haven't been on OC since I was
>in college (about 15 years ago), when I took ortho-tricyclen. I had a
>bad reaction to that, and am feeling reluctant to hop on this bandwagon
>(--esp. when I read about side effects!) I've read that OC doesn't
>really "treat" the problem, it just masks symptoms, and then symptoms
>come back with a vengence if you try to go off the pill.
>
>So--here's my question: has anyone had success with diet/ exercise/
>herbs alone? What about using "Natural Progesterone" cream? Is OC really
>the way to go for treating moderate symptoms?
>
>Thanks for any insight you can share!
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