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Re: me again! Does anyone know anything about this?
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 20 Dec 2000 14:37:09 -0600 (CST)
k I don't have any info for you off hand (I am sure others here do) but
my thoughts are these: IF you don't need the pill for birth control, why
not try staying off it. Then, once you see how your body is handling
other drugs/diet/whatever, you can introduce it and see if it has
benefits to you like regulating your cycles and reducing your symptoms.
I think, there are a lot of good things the pill can do for us, but it
shouldn't be necessary - it may do more harm than good.
Good Luck.
At Tue, 19 Dec 2000, k wrote:
>
>Me again. Been doing some research on bcps since I've been advised to
>go back on the pill.
>
>Did going on then coming off possibly worsen my symptoms?
>
>Will being on them now put me at risk for becoming IR later?
>
>Grrrrr.
>
>Here's a blurb from the Tri Leven Site. Please somebody, comment on
>this.
>
>8. CARBOHYDRATE AND LIPID METABOLIC EFFECTS
>
>Oral contraceptives have been shown to cause glucose intolerance in a
>significant percentage of users. Oral contraceptives containing greater
>than 75 micrograms of estrogens cause hyperinsulinism, while lower doses
>of estrogen cause less glucose intolerance. Progestogens
>increase insulin secretion and create insulin resistance, this effect
>varying with different progestational agents. However, in the
>nondiabetic woman, oral contraceptives appear to have no effect on
>fasting blood glucose. Because of these demonstrated effects,
>prediabetic and diabetic women should be carefully observed while taking
>oral contraceptives.
>A small proportion of women will have persistent hypertriglyceridemia
>while on the pill. As discussed earlier (see "WARNINGS" 1a. and 1d.),
>changes in serum triglycerides and lipoprotein levels have been reported
>in oral contraceptive users.
>
>Here's the site. http://www.womenslifestages.com/d_3b_products.html
>
>There also seemed to be some interesting info on this
>site.http://www.angelfire.com/va2/womenshealthurls/qbcp.html
>
>I keep getting so many conflicting messages that I don't know WHAT to do
>any more!
>
>--
>k
>
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