Re: newly diagnosed - questions
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 8 Dec 2000 11:34:30 -0600 (CST)
Hi Kim and welcome, sorry to hear it's been such a struggle for you! I
would go into the long details of all the hair loss stuff, but to save
space I'll say I'm sorry, there are a few things to try (many of us have
this too!) so run a search of the archives and you should come up with
plenty of info!
As far as the bcp, if you are really uncomfortable taking it then there
shouldn't be any reason for you to be on it. Ask your doc about insulin
sensitizers like Metformin or Avandia (they help GREATLY with PCOS, even
in women who are not currently insulin resistant.) Also look into low
carbing as a way of helping your hormones get back where they should be.
I wish you luck! Stick around for a while! :)
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Sonnet
At Fri, 8 Dec 2000, k wrote:
>
>Hi all - I just found out last night that I have pcos.
>
>My bloodwork came back and my testotorone was extremely high and my dhea
>(?) was high in the normal range. Don't remember the numbers. I was
>just so alarmed that it was that bad.
>
>Extreme hairloss from going on and then switching pills is what got me
>into a new obg who agreed to test me. (Ortho try Cyclene to Levlite)
>
>I have the facial hair and some body hair (yuck). My periods are
>regular but short and light. My weight is okay but only after a long
>struggle through my teen and early 20 years (27 now). I also noticed
>that I develop muscle extremely quick. (been asked if i'm a body
>builder before!)
>
>The doctor put me on 100mgs of Aldactone a day and wants me to start a
>bcp again (i freaked out and went off of everything) Ovcon-35
>
>While I've already started the Aldactone. I'm afraid to start a new
>bcp. I don't know if my hair loss is from switching pills in the first
>place or if it is now from the pcos. (make sense? not writing well
>here)
>
>I'm afraid that another shock to my system will make matters worse.
>While I am worried about everything else associated with pcos (i think
>my mom had it and she ended up with endometrial cancer) My primary worry
>right now is the hair loss!! It's been eating me alive! I'm not the same
>person anymore. It's made me extremely depressed too.
>
>I don't want to be bald a 27. My sister's getting married this summer
>and I'm the maid of honor. I think I'll end up wearing a wig if it gets
>bad again.
>
>Any advice? Also, has anyone been through anything remotely similar to
>this and had luck with Ovcon - 35? Is it a low dose pill? I asked my
>doctor for the lowest dose possible but don't remember where we ended
>up.
>
>Also, I noticed that when I was on and even off the pill, the shedding
>is worse around my period. Would skipping the inactive pills and going
>right to the next month solve this?
>
>A question for my doctor I know, but I almost trust personal experience
>more. A doctor putting me on birth controll gave me this hairloss
>problem in the first place!
>
>Thanks in advance all! - Kim
>
>--
>k
>
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