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Re: Off Anti-Androgens; Conceiving with PCOS
From: Susan (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 20 Jun 2001 10:06:15 -0500 (CDT)
Anne - You're not crazy - I think your worries are legitimate, it's a
lot to deal with but as far as met, the whole point of PCOS'ers taking
it is to hold off on becoming diabetic since it is an insulin sensitizer
- I know I was borderline type II when I started taking it. There is
more than enough info online to back that up. Hopefully you can use
that to convice your doctor, if not... consider seeing another for the
sake of your health - more than 40% of women with PCOS will develop
diabetes by the time they are 40 years old. (I think it's probably even
higher than that but its difficult to link the 2 statistically since
there are so many women out there that have not gotten a proper
diagnosis for their PCOS) As for the hair - I didn't notice any
lessening with met alone :-( . Good luck whatever you choose to do - I
know you're in a painful spot right now.
Susan C. :-)
At Wed, 20 Jun 2001, Anne wrote:
>
>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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