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Re: Levulite; does anyone know?? To Sonnet
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 8 Dec 2001 21:10:48 -0600 (CST)
Okay. My doctor prescribed Levulite for me to take, but after reading
your message, I am a little worried to take it. What are the side
effects to it? Please let me know so I can change brands if I need to.
At Sat, 24 Mar 2001, Emily wrote:
>
>At Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Sonnet wrote:
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>Sonnet,
>you are right we all usually do have a low level of progesterone....But
>when trying to control your symptoms with BCP (not while TTC) we need to
>take a pill that has the least androgenic effect. My obgyn and Endo
>told me that the component in the pill that determins the androgenic
>effect is the progesterone and the best ones to take are the ones that
>have a low level of progestin like the ones I mentioned. I thought I
>have always been told and have read that the mini pills are not good for
>us to take. But every time I turn around something new comes to light
>that contradicts what I thought I knew. I agonized over the decision to
>take the pill 'cause I have heard so much conflicting info on its use
>with PCO and I was put on Levelite for about 7 months by an uninformed
>Gyn while waiting to get a referral to an Endo. What a nightmare... I
>lost over half of my hair and my facial hair quadrupled. The only good
>thing about it was I lost a little weight because it made me sick. So I
>tried to do my homework before started a different one. I do know that
>when trying to conceive that our progesterone levels have to be
>supported to acheive and maintain conception. I didnt mean to misdirect
>or confuse anyone, instead of low level of Progesterone, which was how I
>understood it, I guess I should have said least androgenic.
>
>--
>Emily
>
>>A LOW level of progesterone? But almost all of us already have low
>>progesterone and do so well on progesterone-only pills, supposedly it
>>counteracts the high estrogen or something? What about all the PCOS
>>women on progesterone suppositories?
>>
>>At Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Emily wrote:
>>>Don't use Levlite. It contains a form of progestin call levengesterone
>>>which women with PCO should not take. It acts like testosterone in our
>>>bodies and makes symptoms worse. Try a pill that is monophasic, and has
>>>a low level of progesterone in it, like Desogen, Orthocept or
>>>Orthocyclen.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Emily
>>>
>>--
>>Email always welcome to: sonnet_fitz@hotmail.com
>>
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