PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for May, 2003: Re: PCOS Diagnosis/What can I do

Re: PCOS Diagnosis/What can I do

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 23 May 2003 18:08:03 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sun, 16 Sep 2001, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote: >
>Hi Allison,
>
>Metformin helps even if you are not insulin resistant, but PCOS. I do not know what do you mean by 170-180 levels (of what? what units?)
>The question of progesterone suppositories comes later, first you have to conceive and metformin helps in this respect too. You should start metformn alone for at least 6 mo and add clomid only after that.
>For your info
>
>Sam
>
>> I read everyone's post everyday. I have never posted so I will try and
>> make this short. We are ttc and have been for 2 years. 29yrs old,
>> otherwise healthy, normal cholesterol, low blood pressure, high
>> testosterone, extremely low progesterone, 30lbs overweight, hurtuism,
>> hair loss, extremely tired and extremely thirsty all the time, 3 m/c's.
>>
>> All tests have been completed but my RE refuses to put me on
>> Met/Glucophage. He has not tested my insulin but I have had random
>> finger picks done with 170-180 levels. I am going to a new RE September
>> 26 and would like to know how to request being put on Met/Glucophage.
>>
>> I would like to believe that this could help me with clomid as well.
>> Does anyone have suggestions? Also, how can I insist to a doctor that I
>> would like to use progesterone suppositories if/when I become pg. This
>> is very condensed from what has happened over time, but for the sake of
>> space I have written as much as possible so that someone might be able
>> to steer me in the right direction.
>>
>> I want to try glucophage. I want to have progesterone suppositories. I
>> can not handle another m/c. Any advice would be apprecited. I have
>> also been to 4 ob's who completely ignored my symptoms, even after as
>> u/s showing cyst covered ovaries, hair loss and unwanted hair growth and
>> not able to lose weight. Please help!
>>
>> Thanks in Advance!
>> Allison

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