Re: Off Anti-Androgens; Conceiving with PCOS
From: Anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 20 Jun 2001 08:16:14 -0500 (CDT)
Thank you, Sonnet for your kind message. I will discuss Met with my
doctor, but I’m afraid that he won’t prescribe it to me, because I’m not
diabetic (yet). Does Met have an effect on excess hair? I know that it
increases chances of getting pregnant, but I’m not sure that will be
enough to convince my doctor. As for herbal medications, I don’t know
which ones may help my condition.
Best wishes,
--
Anne
At Tue, 19 Jun 2001, Sonnet wrote:
>
>Hi Anne!
>
>Would it work for you to switch your treatment to other drugs to help
>with PCOS (like Met, or herbal medications) while you are TTC? That make
>take some of the fear away, tha you won't instantly revert to a
>non-medicated PCOS state. It might give you a little more feeling of
>control over your body. *shrug* I do wish you all the best!
>
>--
>Sonnet
>
>At Tue, 19 Jun 2001, Anne wrote:
>>
>>First of all I want to thank everyone on this board – you’ve been such a
>>wonderful source of information, experience and support. I really need
>>your advice on how to cope with the following:
>>
>>I haven’t been diagnosed with PCOS yet. I have hirsutism, a history of
>>acne, problems with my period (very painful, coming anytime from 17-31
>>days); recently, I noticed brown skin patches, and my glucose test was
>>at the high limit. For almost three years I’ve been taking Diane 35 and
>>Spironolactone, which helped the acne tremendously, and kept the hair
>>under control (sort of).
>>My husband and I decided to have a baby in the next year. The problem
>>is that I became psychologically addicted to this medication. I stopped
>>Spironolactone 2 years ago for 6 months with very hairy results. It
>>affected me tremendously, and for months I’d have nightmares of
>>unbuttoning my shirt to see a monkey-like chest, or having a full
>>goatee. I became paranoid, avoiding light and getting close to people,
>>and cried all the time.
>>This weekend, after the baby talk with my husband, I had the first hairy
>>nightmare in over a year; I woke up crying. I’m afraid to stop the
>>medication; while I’m on it, I can still feel like a fairly healthy
>>person. I’m afraid to discover that I’m infertile (some posters
>>experienced this after getting off the pill), and that all PCOS
>>concealed symptoms will attack with a vengeance.
>>
>>Am I in need of serious therapy? After reading the board for years, I
>>feel that my worries are legitimate. Does anyone feel like sharing
>>similar experience with me?
>
>--
>Email always welcome to: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>
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