 |
 |
 |
|
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
||||
Re: alternatives to taking birth control pills for PCOSFrom: JPKJones (anonymous@obgyn.net)Thu, 14 Sep 2000 21:08:30 -0500 (CDT)
At Tue, 12 Sep 2000, jennie wrote: > >I'm 25 and have PCOS due to a lack of progesterone. I was told my >insulin levels were not the problem. In fact, they were 8.1 mcU/mL. >Anyway, my gyn gave me Ortho-cept to regulate my cycles and help prevent >more cysts from forming. Is Does anyone have a similar diagnosis or >lack of progesterone as their diagnosis with PCOS? And, does anyone have >any advice for alternatives to birth control pills? Thanks. >Jennie My gyn left the treatment options up to me. They were: birth control pills (great if you don't want more children), clomid(great if you want to get pregnant), progesterone to induce periods (doesn't do anything for the cysts, but it prevents problems with the lining of your uterus building up), and the last choice I was given was ovarian drilling. He told me this "cures" 83% of women although it's been done for 10 years, so no long term studies have been done. The feed back I've gotten on that is that it is an "older treatment that is unnecessary". I opted for the progesterone... for now. Just finished it two days ago, we'll see if it makes me have a period. Meanwhile, I've been searching for the best option.
|
|
Return to ![[ PCOS Discussion Forums ]](../../images/pcos_at_obgyn.gif)
Technical Problems: webmaster@obgyn.net
Last Updated: Mon May 19 16:52:08 2008