Re: Metformin and LH
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Fri, 9 May 2003 14:41:44 -0500 (CDT)
At Thu, 8 May 2003, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote:
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Hello Dr. Sam,
It was drawn on the 19th day of my cycle, LH was 10.52 and FSH was 5.21.
Everything else was in normal range (even my testosterone <20,
eventhough my hair is falling more than before, I now have bald spots in
the front of my head)
Thank you so much for taking the time to answer me.
>Hi,
>
>On what cycle day was blood drawn for LH estimation and what were your hormone values.
>The aim of metformin therapy is not gat your LH uinder control. Endocrinology is much more complicated than that.
>
>Sam
>
>> Hi
>> I just started off on metformin about 2 weeks ago, after 4 unsuccesful
>> cycles of Clomiphene. Before that, I was on Diane 35 and Androcur,
>> which did wonders for my now out of control LH. Two weeks ago, my blood
>> work came out normal, except for the LH/FSH ratio.
>>
>> My question is, how long does it take to get the LH under control? I'm
>> only taking 1000 mg of metformin a day.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> ps: by the way, are headaches common side effects of early met use?
>>
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