Re: PCOS Diagnosis/What can I do
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 9 Sep 2003 16:02:44 -0500 (CDT)
Please, do not misinform. "Metformin helps even if you are not insulin
resistant". An insulin sensitizing agent, such as metformin, can help
you even if you don't have at least some degree of insulin resistance???
Where's the logic? It's simply not true. Sorry.
Maybe you should ask your doctor to shed some light on the action
mechanism of metformin. Then, you'll understand that it can only help
you if you have glucose intolerance or some degree of insulin
resistance.
At Tue, 9 Sep 2003, samantha wrote:
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>At Sun, 16 Sep 2001, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote:
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>>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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>please could you help,i dont mean to be rude but i am a gay woman with a very hairy woman,she would like to know what can be done about it,please email me back,she is growing a tash
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