Re: pcos & herbs- questions !!!.........long one plz. bear
From: Teri (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 29 Jun 2003 05:12:12 -0500 (CDT)
To everyone trying the herb way:
I have been on-line searching for answers every day for months. This is
my newest information:
Go to http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/340/17/1314
This short talks about the newest treatment designed especially for
PCOS! Can you believe it. There is some actual research on PCOS! Well,
it discusses using d-Chiro-Inositol. Now I am no doctor. I am just
like you; doing my best to find something that works. This new herb is
very promising. Of course, you can't buy it bacesue it is not FDA
apprived yet, but you can get it through food you eat. Go to
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/cystershell/dshirofoods.html?mtbrand=AOL_US
This site list foods that contain d-Chiro-Inositol, such as Soy Lethicin
(Lecithin), Strawberries, Oats and Lentils. I have been a 1,200 mg gel
capsul of Lecithin for two weeks now. I have had no ill effects. The
study mentioned that after 6 weeks, most women with PCOS had regualr
periods. I am really hoping that this is the real thing. Please give
it a try and best wishes to all.
At Sun, 8 Jun 2003, anxious2bmom wrote:
>
>i've been diagnosed with pcos recently when we were trying to get pg
>real hard . now i'm on 3 mths BCPs to treat the cysts & thenafter my
>gyn. will keep me on some fertility drug for pg . last 4 mths. i've
>suffered from almost every symptom of this stinking thing worse of which
>is those unwanted hair . my gyn. currently isn't paying any attention
>to the cosmetic symptoms as our imp. concern is to get pg. but i want
>to try some herbal remedies which won't make any harm .
>
>1)Can i take saw palmetto for hirsutism even if i'm on bcp ? i've read
>many success stories with this herb but i want to make sure it doesn't
>interfere with the bcp .
>
>2)i've read that Black Cohosh is supposed to reduce the LH levels . has
>anyone obtain any good experience with that ? here i'm assuming that
>pcos briefly means the elevated LH levels...is it right ? if anyone has
>tried it plz. share the experience . again , i would be concerned
>about its interference with bcp & any negetive effect on the fertility
>treatment i'll be going under after 2 more cycles on them
>
>3)Vitex is another herb i've heard a lot about that it balances ur
>hormones & boosts ovulation . but in one or two articles they say that
>don't take it if u have high LH levels . any thoughts on this one ?
>
>i apologize for pouring so many questions at a time . but i'm going out
>of my mind for not being pg & getting depressed day by day seeing myself
>in the mirror being fat , hairy & bald . every line of knowledge u
>ladies have is helpful for me . thanx ahead of time .
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