PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for August, 2003: Re: Evening Primrose Oil and PCOS

Re: Evening Primrose Oil and PCOS

From: click (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:08:35 -0500 (CDT)

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No, PCOS more commonly causes too much testosterone in the system, which increases insulin levels, and causes PCOS.

Evening primrose should not significantly alter any of the effects of your medications, but as always check wtih your doctor--my gyno was actually up on it--I had started to take it to help my hair grow back from years of dying (which it helps with) and when I tried to stop using it after a year my breasts began to hurt which they never had before. I got back on it, and when I ran out a few moinths later I tried going off it again and suffered breast pain for about three weeks, and it's cleared up since then.

Good luck.

At Mon, 25 Aug 2003, Marcie wrote: >
>I am 29-yo and my husband and I are ttc for the first time. I was
>diagnosed with PCOS in April. My OB put me on Clomid to help with
>ovulation. I am also taking 1700mg Metformin. My question is that one
>since Clomid can affect cervical (cm) mucous, I have read that Evening
>Primrose Oil (EPO) can help generate and and loosen cm. However, I have
>also read that EPO is an estrogen booster, and I thought that one of the
>problems of PCOS was too much estrogen in the system (thus the
>Metformin). I am confused as to whether or not I should take this herb.
>Any help at all would be appreciated. Thanks!
>
>--
>Marcie
>

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