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Re: give up and just go on the pill?
From: A (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 20 Oct 2000 11:25:30 -0400
CT, Beth. You?
Beth wrote:
> Alexis,
>
> Where are you located in New England?
>
> Beth
> At Thu, 19 Oct 2000, A wrote:
> >
> >Good to hear that the BMI is lower each time you go in, anon!!! You're right,
> >there should be much more to this than what there actually is..pathetic, really.
> >And, hate to ask, but...are you anywhere in the New England area??? Maybe he'd
> >take one look at me and feel the same way!!!
> >alexis
> >
> >anonymous wrote:
> >
> >> I find this all quite laughable. I am not TTC, but one time, my RE
> >> picked up his calculator, worked out my BMI, and promptly pronounced me
> >> a candidate for Metformin. He repeats this little exercise each time I
> >> go in. (and happy to say my BMI is lower each time I go in. One day
> >> he'll get it!)
> >>
> >> I am more resistant to medicines, because I am having results so far
> >> without them......but isn't is weird how they all have their own
> >> criteria for prescribing Met? Yours won't let you take it, mine's trying
> >> to push it on me...it really shuld be more scientific/objective than
> >> that.....I think it is proof that there's a complete lack of
> >> understanding about this disease in the medical profession.
> >>
> >> Keep trying! Godd Luck!
> >>
> >> 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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> >>
>
> --
> Beth
> Rockport, MA
>
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