Re: Confused
From: Tanya (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 31 Dec 2001 14:24:34 -0600 (CST)
Thanks Belle
My doctor told me to go back on the pill as treatment
At Mon, 31 Dec 2001, Belle wrote:
>
>I do not understand why you would be taking the BCPs in this fashion but
>if you had not taken them since June and your blood test were given in
>September, it seems likely that your body would be cleared of the
>medication that was in the pill. Usually, it is best to have 90 days
>between the use of hormone regulating medications and the checking of
>blood levels.
>
>The LH/FSH levels do seem off. Unfortunately, not all doctors are
>familiar with the problems that PCOS can cause and do not aggressively
>treat it. What treatment did your non-gyn doctor suggest?
>
>You can go to http://www.pcosupport.org to find more information on
>PCOS. There is a quiz that you can take under "Support" (I think). This
>is designed to help you determine if you may have PCOS. There is also
>information that may help you know what questions to ask your doctor.
>Should you find that you are likely to have PCOS, you may want to
>consider whatever treatment option suggested by the doctor who thought
>it might be PCOS or you may want to find a different doctor. For most
>of the women on here, it *seems* that an endocrinologist is most
>beneficial. This is because there appears to be in insulin problem at
>the root of PCOS. Unfortunatly, not all endocrinologists are familiar
>with the recent findings on PCOS.
>
>Birth Control Pills are not an adequate treatment for PCOS. It can
>cause symptoms to worsen. If you have PCOS, you need to be looking for
>insulin sensitizing medications. PCOS is a genetic disorder and there
>is currently no cure.
>
>All vitamin and mineral suppliments that are purchased commercially are
>to be used at the risk of the user but **generally speaking**, they are
>safe when taken as directed.
>
>At Mon, 31 Dec 2001, Tanya wrote:
>>
>>I took Birth Control pills for one month (june) and stopped because I
>>was taking 4 one day, 3 the next and so fourth. My periods for
>>july-sept came for only two days and then in October it begain to come
>>back normal (4 full days). In Sept, I went to the doctor to make sure
>>everything was okay she took my lh/fsh level which was 2/7 and then said
>>that I might have pcos. I went back to my regular gyn who told me that
>>I dont have PCOS and the the abormal periods was a result of the pills I
>>am now worried because I dont know which one is correct. I get crazy
>>mood swings, and up and down weight. My question is can the doctors be
>>wrong and if it is hormone related can something else besides Birth
>>Contol Pills correct it? I just started taking vitimins for the first
>>time that have a lot of herbs and minerals are these safe too?
>>
>>--
>>Tanya
>>
>--
>Hope this helps,
>
>Belle
>
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Tanya
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