Re: Estrostep
From: Debbie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 14 Jul 2000 14:33:20 -0500 (CDT)
Beth,
Did you have any break through bleeding with it? I sure hope the PMS
thing is true for me too! I am EVIL the week before every month. Has it
helped any of your other symptoms of PCOS? Thanks for the info!
Debbie
At Thu, 13 Jul 2000, Beth wrote:
>
>Debbie,
>I have been using estrostep for over a year now, since before my
>diagnosis with PCOS. My gyn prescribed it since I had a high level of
>triglycerides. According to her, some bcp can artificially elevate
>triglycerides. She was looking for a different hormone combination to
>see if it would lower.
>
>Now that I have also been taking Met and Estrostep I can say that I feel
>so much better. I am also on a low carb diet. Maybe it's the
>combination of all three but I know that I feel like the woman I knew
>that I could be. Even my pms seemed much reduced this month.
>
>It took about 6 months for my body to adjust to Estrostep. For me it
>has been worth it. Hope this helps.
>Beth
>
>At Thu, 13 Jul 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>
>>Has anyone tried this type of BCP? My dr just gave it to me not to
>>prevent pregnancy but because of it's type of estrogen levels thought it
>>would help me with my PCOS symptoms. I guess it's a steady level of
>>progestin with a slowly increasing level of estrogen through the month.
>>Plus, the inactive week has extra iron for while you are bleeding. I'm
>>just wondering if anyone has tried it and had good results with masking
>>the side effects of PCOS. Let me know, thanks!
>>Debbie
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