Re: PCOS causes IR or IR causes PCOS?????
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Apr 2001 02:12:57 -0500 (CDT)
Jod -
IR Causes PCOS, without question. Here are some good links to medical
journal articles that might help you convince your doctor. This is why
treatment of the IR (with drugs such as Metformin) results in decreased
symptoms. If he doesn't buy it, you need a new doctor! It's ridiculous
and makes me VERY angry that he would try and push this on you!!!
Anyway:
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/nov16/kidson/kidson.html
http://www.infertilityphysician.com/androgen/pcos.html
http://commodore.perry.pps.pgh.pa.us/~odonnell/ir1.html
At Tue, 17 Apr 2001, Jod wrote:
>
>Hi gals,
>I know that this is a very overtalked topic, but I am still in need of
>some answers! I have had both ovaries removed due to large clusters of
>cysts and adhesions, and am now experiencing very difficult problems
>with the estrogen, but that is another story. My question to you all
>is:
>
>Does PCOS cause IR or does IR cause PCOS? I ask this question as I
>called my dr. yesterday and asked about Metformin or Glucophase. He
>called back stating that now that I don't have my ovaries that this
>would not be causing the problems! He said that the IR is related to the
>Insulin affecting the ovaries and now that I don't have ovaries this
>eliminates the possibility that I have IR!!! Since being placed on the
>Estrogen I am gaining 3-5 pounds per month (4 months now) and I am not
>able to gain this much as I am way overweight to begin with. He states
>that this isn't related to the IR,PCOS, Estrogen, or anything else for
>taht matter, jsut that I overeat! NOT!!!!!!!!!
>
>>From what I have read recently on the internet it causes me to disagree!
>I feel like it is more likely the IR that is causing some of the
>problems and need some proof to show him that I really could benefit
>from trying one of these meds. I jsut can't find the proof to submit to
>him to convince him of this!
>
>Anyone with any "proof" that this is possibly the right thought and that
>even though I no longer have my ovaries that I can still have IR! I
>would appreciate any info any one of you could share with me! He says
>that I will need to convince him that this is the way that it is or he
>won't write the script!
>
>Thanks for any information that you may have that could possibly help me
>in this battle!
>Take care,
>JOD
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