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Re: Birth Control Pills
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 10 Mar 2002 05:54:12 -0600 (CST)
Unfortunatly my doctor didn't seem to be listening to me at all..and he
never referred to glucose metabolism, just the fact that bcp's would
make the problem worse...he also said he wouldn't advise because it
would increase my blood pressure...i had mentioned that my blood
pressure had spiked a little high several years ago while I was taking
bcp's but that this was prior to my losing a considerable amount of
weight, and I dont have that problem now. I don't have the option of
going to another doctor where I live...and this man was supposedly a
specialist.
I had a feeling though that what he was telling me wasn't right, and I
will take this info. back to him next time i see him.
THANKS!
At Sun, 10 Mar 2002, Sonnet wrote:
>
>They definitely can help the symptoms a bit, especially if you have the
>right pill. And, pills like Yasmin come with anti-androgens 'built
>right in' so they tend to work well for us. What I think your doctor is
>referring to is the evidence that bcp's impair your ability to
>metabolise glucose. Because PCOS is caused by insulin issues (made
>worse by this very thing) bcp can actually make your PCOS worse.
>
>A lot of women here who have been on the pill found that their symptoms
>increased dramatically after being on bcp's! It should be up to you, but
>that's where I think your doctor is going with that.
>
>At Sat, 9 Mar 2002, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>Recently went to see Dr. in process of diagnosing PCOS. Dr. wants to
>>put me on Aldactone, which I have no objection to...however; when I
>>questioned about the pill, the Dr. told me it was not an option because
>>it would make my symptoms worse!! I was told to look into other options
>>for birth control, he refused to prescribe. I was always under the
>>impression that some pills with low "male" hormones, could actually help
>>with PCOS...
>
>--
>Email always welcome: sonnet@pcosupport.org
>
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