PCOS Messages for July, 2001: Re: Confirmation and clarification

Re: Confirmation and clarification

From: AmandaRee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 24 Jul 2001 15:12:11 -0500 (CDT)

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ALW, Hi. I am definately NOT an expert by any means (This is all still really new to me) but I have been doing a lot of reading. I believe that while the Metformin is used only for treating the insulin resistance it can have positive side effects, not because of the medicine itself, but because your Insulin level is better. It is the out of wack Insulin that causes more Testosterone to be produced which causes a lot of the problems such as hair problems. I THINK this is true, but like I say, I am still really new to all of this. Hope that helps! Amanda At Tue, 24 Jul 2001, ALW wrote: >
>I have officially been diagnosed with PCOS after almost 3 years of
>doctors' visits. I have been given a prescription for metformin. My
>question is this: I know that it is intended to help with the insulin
>resistance, for which I need it, but does it have any other positive
>side effects? I believe I have read postings saying that it slowed the
>growth of facial/body hair and halted or reversed the progression of
>hair loss. Is this common? Is it something I can look forward to? Being
>diagnosed is a great thing, and finally being able to be actively
>treated is a better one, so I won't be disappointed if insulin control
>is "all" metformin can do for me -- I'm just curious about the other
>aspects of this syndrome.
>
>Thanks for any help.

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