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Re: 15 year old daughter with Polycystic OvaryFrom: TracyP (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 15 Mar 2000 01:54:13 -0600 (CST)
At Sun, 12 Mar 2000, Carolyn wrote: > >My daughter who turned 15 in Feb has Polycystic Ovaries. She has had >her periods for 3 years and was never regular. She would go months >without getting her periods. Last year she went to the gyno and he put >her on Loestrin Fe 1/20, she took them for about 4 months and then >started getting bad headaches that made her vomit, so she went off them >in September. She then got her period in October and November, but then >not in Dec, Jan, or Feb and then we went back to the gyno and he put her >on the same pills. She is getting sick to her stomach again. Is there >anything else to do for this besides being on the pill? She also has had >a weight problem for about 4 years. She is 5'4" and weighs 158lbs. She >put on 20 lbs since last April. She also has some facial hair that she >get waxed off. The gyno put her on provera on Feb 21 and she took that >for 5 days and the next day she got her period. Then just on Friday she >started getting her period again with alot of cramps and heavy bleeding. >She is taking the pill every day. This is very frustrating to her. Carolyn, First of all what kind of doc are you taking her to? A ob/gyn or an endocrinoligist? The bcp's are good at regulating periods but can also mask symptoms. They can clear up acne and such. I am currently on Metformin for my treatment of PCOS. I have a lack of cycles. I was put on bcp's also and I took myself off of them for "why regulate something that is not present at all?" As for the bcp's you can take Metformin and bcp's at the same time for she is not trying to conceive. Ask the doc to maybe adjust her doseage of the pills, they may be too high for her. He can prescribe even a different brand that may help also. Is she on a low carb diet plan? That has helped me with the headaches. Have her insulin levels tested and see if she is insulin resistant. Has her doc given her any of these tests? I have been on Metformin since January 13th of this year and I am doing very well on it. I have lost 20 pounds and acne is gone and energy levels have went up. I am on low carb also. There are several websites that can answer many questions that you may have. You can go to any search engine and pull up pcos and find many great doctor sites that are very informative for you. Also print everything you read and take it with you to your next appointment. Main thing is education on this syndrom, it is very misunderstood by alot of docs, so you will be armed with information when you go, who knows you may be like me and let them know things that they do not know. I was told by a very good pcos doc that giving birth control pills as a treatment of pcos is like giving aspirin to somebody with a nroken leg, the pain may be less but the leg is still broken.. Silly cliche' but it is the truth. You have to fight the cause of PCOS and not the symptoms. Good luck and I wish you the best... God Bless, TracyP
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