Re: Do PCOS drugs help with Hirsutism?
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 10 Apr 2000 14:38:06 -0500 (CDT)
Oh, that's not very encouraging. What do you mean by the "existing
growth." Please don't tell me that whatever hair I have now is what I
have to deal with forever??? Luckily I don't have a "beard" yet, but
have serious growth on my chin and upper lip and sideburns. I also have
it on my chest, naval, and inner thighs.
So.. you are saying that by going on drugs it will not get worse, but
the hair I have is here to stay? Wow, that is REALLY depressing. I just
don't know how I can do this for the rest of my life - I mean fight this
battle of hair removal. Electrolysis is out of the question, I can't
let it all grow, that would be awful - how would I go to work?
Sorry this is so long, I just find it hard to accept that I am stuck
with this amount of growth forever.
Thanks for your reply. Although it is discouraging, it did answer my
question.
At Mon, 10 Apr 2000, Avalos, wrote:
>
>Every doctor that I have spoken to recently and every bit of information
>that I have garnered says basically the same thing:
>
>The medications will slow new growth, and they may even prevent new growth,
>but there is not a miracle pill out there that will eliminate the existing
>growth that we have....
>
>Electrolysis can be permanent for some, but it was definitely NOT permanent
>for me; I have been told that, such being the case, laser treatment for me
>would be long lasting but not likely permanent, BUT that regrowth would be
>diminished if I took Spironolactin & Metformin... So, I am taking those
>medications now, and in a few months plan to to the lightsheer laser
>treatment.
>
>Exasperating thing we have to cope with, isn't it? Some days I could just
>crawl under the sheets and not come out....
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: anonymous@obgyn.net [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net
>Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 3:21 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS
>Subject: Do PCOS drugs help with Hirsutism?
>
>Is anyone having luck reducing their excessive hair through PCOS
>treatment? I am not overweight so losing weight to control testosterone
>does not work for me. I have been on BCP for almost TEN years and the
>hair gets progressively worse as I get older ( I am 30).
>
>I am trying to get up the guts to go to a RE and for the first time in
>my life actually speak of my hirsutism. I am really discouraged by
>reading this message board though. Why are so many people talking about
>electrolysis, laser surgery, waxing, etc. Don't the drugs help?
>
>I don't think I can live the rest of my life trying to fight this daily
>battle with hair. Every since I determined that PCOS is my problem I
>had some faith that once I got on the right meds, the hair would go away
>- but some of the messages I read really discourage me.
>
>I am interested to hear other people's experiences and ways of coping
>with the hair/acne.
>
>Peace
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