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Re: PCOS, Metformin and BC's
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel ?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 10 Mar 2003 19:37:09 +0100
Hi Elaine,
You should comfortalby stay at 500 mg metformin and wait sevgeral months, then check her hormones again. Contraceptives are just symptomatic for PCOS.
For your info
Sam
> My 21 year old daughter has recently been diagnosed with PCOS. She
> never has had periods without being on BC's, which she often took
> herself off of because of side effects. She has always been thin, works
> out several times a week, and a health nut. Last September, she
> starting noticing weight gain(10+ lbs.), even though she was not
> overeating. She decreased intake, still no results. Internist finally
> did tests, LH and FSH reversed ratio, referred to Reprod. Endo. RE
> diagnosed PCOS, did glucose test, felt it was normal and would not put
> her Metformin, only BC's and told her she worries to much about her
> weight. We contacted internist, who said hormones are not her
> specialty, but reluctantly agreed to let her try Metformin, but only put
> her on 500mg daily and started her on BC also. Daughter has had no side
> affects after a week on Met, except her face has broken out terribly. We
> wonder if the Met and BC's are causing her hormones to go crazy and
> suggest stopping the BC's and just seeing if we can increase the Met? It
> seems the two would be fighting each other, one supressing and the other
> trying to promote ovulation. We are not sure the doctor will increase
> dosage. Also, she is going to see a dermatologist, is there somethings
> she should be cautious of him prescribing? Sorry about the length, we
> are very surprised at the medical community's lack of knowledge on
> treating this. Thanks, Elaine
>
> --
> Elaine
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