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Re: Metformin
From: Ana (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 Aug 2003 14:04:13 -0500 (CDT)
Thank you for your reply. My doctor did not tell me anything - just
that it is good for me and that it is safe. I think I will have to try
to fing somebody else.
At Sat, 30 Aug 2003, click wrote:
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>Yeah they should have at the very least checked your liver and lipid
>pannels, and hopefully theyt old you that its very important to drink
>lots of water while on it as it primarily breaks down in the kidneys, so
>they really need to be dialated from the water.
>
>At Sat, 30 Aug 2003, Ana wrote:
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>>I have been prescribed to use Metformin without any prior checking or
>>tests. I just finished my first round on Clomid (Clomiphene). Did not
>>work, did not ovulate. I am slightly overweight (BMI 27), I have
>>policystic ovaries and I am 33 yers old, trying to get pregnant for
>>about 1.5 years now.
>>I have read on the net that Metformin is realy helpful but I am not
>>shure that taking it without anu check-ups is the right thing to do?
>>Can any body tell me what is recommended/required to do prior taking the
>>medication.Thank you.
>>
>>--
>>Ana
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Ana
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