Re: Dr. Sam: a Diane-35 question
From: melissa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 17 Mar 2003 16:18:23 -0600 (CST)
Hi again Dr. Sam,
Sorry to bug you again, but I went back and read the article and
realized that the study was Diane-35 alone vs. Diane-35 with Spiro,
with the results being similar but slightly better in the group that
took both. Also, if you want to view the article go to this address:
http://www.lib.utsystem.edu/ovidweb/ovidweb.cgi
and then click on "Ovid", unchoose the box that says "map term to
subject heading", and type in "Spironolactone Diane-35".
Thanks for your patience.
--
Melissa
At Sun, 16 Mar 2003, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote:
>
>Hi Melissa,
>
>You answered your question. You don't have jaundcice, so there is no contraindication. Neonatal jaundice is acutally a phisiologic state, when fetal hemoglobin is broken down to be replaced by the adult type and the byproduct is bilirubin that turns your skin and other tissues yellow.
>But to play it safe, you should have a hepatic test.
>Another remark: there is no need to take spironolactone AND Diane together. So you should decide either or...
>For your info
>
>Sam
>
>> Hi Dr. Sam,
>>
>> I'm currently on 100 mg Spiro for my hirsutism and I want to add on
>> Diane-35 as well (I tried Yasmin and it gave me a racey heart). However,
>> in the contraindications section that comes with the pills it says not
>> to take Diane-35 if you have jaundice. Well I don't have jaundice now,
>> but I did have it when I was a newborn baby (just once...they put me
>> under fluorescent lights and it went away). So does this mean I should
>> not take the Diane-35, or should I have some liver tests done before I
>> do?
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>> Melissa
>>
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