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Re: Glucophage question

From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 12 Jan 2002 02:15:41 -0600 (CST)

Your endo sounds like one of my last endo's, ie - he must live in a box!

I have a list of over 100 different medical studies, published in medical journals, where Metformin was found to help PCOS. One study with mixed results might exist, but it sure is outweighed by the others.

At Fri, 11 Jan 2002, Meaghan wrote: >
>I just had an appointment with an Endo, and while he agreed that I
>probably have PCOS, he wouldn't put me on Glucophage. His reasons were
>that there was recently a study done, but the results haven't been
>official released yet. He said that the branch of the study that only
>focused on diet and exercise did better than the branch who were taking
>the medication. Has anyone heard anything about that? And with him
>being so reluctant to prescribe it, should I push him to get the script
>or should I just try another doctor? I am in Maine, and am kind of
>running out of options...not all that many endos in the area. Any
>advice or knowledge would be great! Thanks.
>
>--
>Meaghan
>

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Sonnet Fitzgerald, PCOS Association, Online Community Liaison. Email: sonnet@pcosupport.org



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