Re: Birth control pills and PCOS
From: Christa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 30 Mar 2001 15:33:33 -0600 (CST)
sbond1771 --
Just a thought for you --
I take the new time-released glocuphage (1500mg daily). It's the total
of three pills but you take them all at the same time (with dinner, or
your biggest meal of the day which is dinner for me). It is impossible
to take the wrong amount due to a memory lapse that way. When I sit
down to eat the first thing I do is take my medication out and put it in
front of my plate so I won't forget it. It is very important to make
sure and take the right amount on a daily basis in order for it to work
properly and for your body to adjust! I wish you luck -- hope this
helped.
At Thu, 29 Mar 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>My experience is this: bcps & metformin = success. I went off bcps to
>go on a rezulin study, and everything started growing and I gained my
>weight back. I am on OrthoCept, and 850 mg Metx3/day ((although I
>forget alot, so I only end up taking 2/day). my unofficial theory is
>this - the bcps will help 'knock down' the levels of testosterone in
>some women, allowing the met to work (many women can't get met to work
>on its own, but in conjunction with bcps, it helps).
>
>At Wed, 28 Mar 2001, Beth wrote:
>>
>>Hi, I wanted to see if I could get some of your experiences with the
>>birth control pill and its effects on unwanted (male pattern) hair
>>growth in PCOS. My doctor prescribed the pill for me, saying it would
>>take about 6 months for me to see results as far as removal of unwanted
>>hair. I've never been on the pill before, and I have a few questions in
>>general, and about the specific pill she prescribed for me (LO-OVRAL).
>>
>>1. Does the birth control really control/remove unwanted hair?
>>2. Has anyone had any experiences (good or bad) specifically with
>>LO-OVRAL and icontrolling unwanted hair?
>>3. Can anyone tell me side effects they've noticed with LO-OVRAL? So
>>far I've noticed a drop in appetite, and tender and enlarged breasts.
>>
>>Thanks for your help!!!
>>
>>--
>>Beth
>>
--
Christa :-)
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