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Re: give up and just go on the pill?
From: A (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Oct 2000 22:16:50 -0400
hobs...
I have thought about it...however, I do not think that giving me something other
than MET (such as a fertility drug) would help me out. Not to mention that, at
this stage of my life, I am just not ready for children...just in cases "it" did
happen. But, again, the thought had crossed my mind...so thanks!!! This may do
the trick for others out there though!
:-) alexis
hobs wrote:
> Ladies, not that I would advocate dishonesty or anything, but would it
> be acceptable to you (just as an idea!) to just TELL your doctors you're
> ttc? I wouldn't suggest it otherwise, but if you absolutely can't find
> any other medical help....? I know a little white lie here and there to
> a doctor who didn't know what was up has saved me. (NOT that I think
> misleading or witholding info from your physician is a great practice or
> anything, I mean lies like this one - where they get you the treatment
> you need when there is no other way posible.)
>
> At Wed, 18 Oct 2000, A wrote:
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> >Lisa..
> >
> >Just had to comment on this one. I'm in the same boat. I've seen 6
> >RE's and NOT ONE of them will prescribe ANYTHING unless I am ttc. Why
> >is this?? So, after being off bcp for the past 7 months (without a
> >period and now 30lbs lighter due to exercise & low-carbing) i am going
> >back to bcp to regulate myself. Guess I just can't win! I think the
> >only thing I was actually hoping for was to eliminate some of my
> >symptoms by using something. But, no go, I'm not "a good candidate"
> >unless I "want to become pg."
> >Oh well....
> >Good luck to you!
> >Alexis
> >
> >Lisa23 wrote:
> >
> >> HI ladies.. Well I spent the past three days on the phone with every
> >> doctor within 200 miles that treats PCOS.. I called the referals I got
> >> from some of you, the family physicians, found we have no endos in the
> >> area, and in as a last attempt called a well known doctor that happens
> >> to live here that specializes in endomitriois.. I got the same reply
> >> "birth control pills, no met or similiar type drugs unless I'm TTC."
> >> What's the deal here? Everything I'm reading is saying that the bcp
> >> is gong to make me worse. This is SOOOO confusing!! I would keep
> >> looking, but I have no insurance and it's getting spendy now, I can't
> >> afford to go in to another doc for awhile. I'm on week three of my
> >> period, and from my last period (stopped with pregesterone), I know
> >> this one isn't going to stop without the aid of some kind of hormone.
> >> I have 2 months of triphasal that I've been hesitant to start then,
> >> but I'm now getting really dizzy again from this period. Does anyone
> >> know of a good site online that I can documentation that the pill does
> >> more harm than good with PCOS'ers? I was thinking of just going to
> >> one of these of docs that say "no", but I need some sort of
> >> documentation to back me up when they start writing out prescriptions
> >> for the bcp. Right now, from the posts on this board, I'm under the
> >> impression that if I go on the bcp, when I go off of it the change n
> >> hormones could make me worse, and that the bcp does not treat the IR,
> >> but only suppresses the symptoms of it. Is that correct, or have I
> >> misunderstood? From all of the different opinions I'm getting, I'm
> >> thnking I have to have misunderstoond someone, somewhere! any good
> >> sites on treatment would be wonderful.. especially those discussing
> >> the long term effects of the bcp. Thanks ladies!Lisa
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> >Lisa..
> >Just had to comment on this one. I'm in the same boat. I've
> >seen 6 RE's and NOT ONE of them will prescribe ANYTHING unless I am ttc.
> >Why is this?? So, after being off bcp for the past 7 months (without
> >a period and now 30lbs lighter due to exercise & low-carbing) i am
> >going back to bcp to regulate myself. Guess I just can't win!
> >I think the only thing I was actually hoping for was to eliminate some
> >of my symptoms by using something. But, no go, I'm not "a good candidate"
> >unless I "want to become pg."
> >Oh well....
> >Good luck to you!
> >Alexis
> >Lisa23 wrote:
> >
> >HI
> >ladies.. Well I spent the past three days on the phone with every doctor
> >within 200 miles that treats PCOS.. I called the referals I got from some
> >of you, the family physicians, found we have no endos in the area, and
> >in as a last attempt called a well known doctor that happens to live here
> >that specializes in endomitriois.. I got the same reply "birth control
> >pills, no met or similiar type drugs unless I'm TTC." What's the
> >deal here? Everything I'm reading is saying that the bcp is gong
> >to make me worse. This is SOOOO confusing!! I would keep
> >looking, but I have no insurance and it's getting spendy now, I can't afford
> >to go in to another doc for awhile. I'm on week three of my period,
> >and from my last period (stopped with pregesterone), I know this one isn't
> >going to stop without the aid of some kind of hormone. I have 2 months
> >of triphasal that I've been hesitant to start then, but I'm now getting
> >really dizzy again from this period. Does anyone know of a good site
> >online that I can documentation that the pill does more harm than good
> >with PCOS'ers? I was thinking of just going to one of these
> >of docs that say "no", but I need some sort of documentation to back me
> >up when they start writing out prescriptions for the bcp. Right
> >now, from the posts on this board, I'm under the impression that if I go
> >on the bcp, when I go off of it the change n hormones could make me worse,
> >and that the bcp does not treat the IR, but only suppresses the symptoms
> >of it. Is that correct, or have I misunderstood? From all of
> >the different opinions I'm getting, I'm thnking I have to have misunderstoond
> >someone, somewhere! any
> >good sites on treatment would be wonderful.. especially those discussing
> >the long term effects of the bcp. Thanks ladies!Lisa
> >
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