PCOS Messages for March, 2002: Re: Diane-35 and hair falling

Re: Diane-35 and hair falling

From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 4 Mar 2002 16:41:09 -0600 (CST)

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PCOS seems to be caused by a problem with our insulin. Many of us now use insuin sensitizing drugs; Glucophage/metformin, Avandia, Actos.

The birth control pill is not a treatment for PCOS and is not good for us in general. Diane 35 can be better for us than other kinds but it still has the potential to make our facial hair worse and to make our insulin resistance worse.

You might want to do some research on this board or at http://www.pcosupport.org but I can tell you that many women here are on Glucophage (or other insulin sensitizing drug) and a drug to help reduce their testosterone - to prevent more hairloss and facial hair growth. Some of these drugs would include Aldactone/spironolactone, Propecia/proscar, and even Tagamet. I must warn you that if you are planning to become pregnant any testosterone reducing drug could harm a male fetus and should be avoided.

PCOS is a problem with the insulin, as mentioned before. To address this problem, you may want to see an endocrinologist or a reproductive endocrinologist who is familiar with PCOS and the treatment availabilities that have come about in the last few years. Some women, like me, had great success with a regular GYN but there does not seem to be many. If you go to a GYN for this matter, please make sure that s/he is familiar with the current research. With PCOS you are at great risk for diabetes, higher than normal risk for heart disease and endometrial cancer. It is important that you are under medical supervision for this condition.

At Mon, 4 Mar 2002, anonymous wrote: >
>Hi, I have some questions about my bc/pills:
>
>I am 28 years old, my wheigt is very normal but i had some acne
>breakouts for some time and some exess facial hair so my derm. put me on Diane-35 and some topical
>creams(vaniqua) to control the acne,and the hair growth as he said and to have a regular periode
>again,because mine used to delate for a week and it was very confusing
>for me because i don't use any kind of birth control (except for
>counting the days and taking my fever every day)so
>I've been taking Diane-35 for a year now and i want to go off the pills
>for ever, but i'm affraid of hair falling, because when i stopped it
>before, i had a severe fall of hair and i was obliged to return to the
>BCP again.Can i ask my doctor for a medicine to prevent the hair falling
>before i stop the bcp? and which is best a derm or a gyn? is there any
>effective med for this case? will vitamin(Zinc,b6,b5,etc..)help if i
>take them in advance?
>i also heard that soy products can help in increasing estrogen so which
>is best soy products or soy supplements?
>and what about progesterone creams??? will it also help? i don't want to
>go through this again, i was very depressed when i started to lose my
>hair but i don't want to continue taking any bcp again. i am very
>thankful for any information and thank you for your patience.
>Anon

-- Hope this helps,

Belle

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