Re: quitting Glucophage???!!
From: Valerie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 31 Mar 2002 00:14:20 -0600 (CST)
Personally, I would stick with the Gluc til mid pregnancy (like 5
months) if not ongoing throughout... I have read a few medical
commentaries that conclude that no on has seen any babies badly effected
by Gluc and keep in mind that diabetics have been on it a while longer
than us... I too have read that Gluc helps us not to miscarry...if you
are real worried about miscarraige I would fight for frequent
progesterone testing because lacking progesterone is what usually causes
our miscarraiges...CONGRATS!!! (Can we rub elbows? :)
--
ValerieC
At Sat, 30 Mar 2002, Nancyleigh wrote:
>
>My doctor has instructed me to stop taking the glucophage I was taking.
>>He said I should have stopped as soon as I tested positive for pregnancy
>>3 weeks ago, however, I guess I slipped through the cracks and they
>>forgot to tell me to stop. I am worried about 2 things...
>>
>>First, he said that being on the drug for 7+ weeks should have done no
>>harm, but then why take me off? Could *any* harm have been done by
>>taking this drug 7 weeks in? If so, what kind of harm?
>>
>>And second, I have read that being on glucophage for the first trimester
>>greatly reduces the chances of early miscarriage. From what I
>>understand, there have not been enough studies to say conclusively that
>>there is *NO* risk of birth defects, however, that is the direction the
>>class B studies are leaning at this early stage, right? If so, don't the
>>greatly reduced chances of miscarriage (30-50% chance w/o glucophage
>>reduced to 5-11% with, according to several studies I have read)
>>outweigh the VERY remote possibilities of any defects? Or, is the stuff
>>I am reading about the miscarriage rates on and off glucophage
>>INCORRECT?? It is so hard to find out what is true and what is myth! My
>>fertility doctor said that stopping glucophage has NO impact at all on
>>miscarriage rates, but that is just exactly the opposite of what I read
>>almost everywhere I look. Can someone clarify???
>>
>>I am scared stiff to stay on the drug and cause harm to my baby and also
>>about miscarriage if I stop! My doctor said that now that we have seen
>>the heart beat, my odds of miscarriage are less than 5%, same as a
>>non-PCOS person... What do you think?
>
>--
>Nancyleigh
>
![[ PCOS Discussion Forums ]](../../images/pcos_at_obgyn.gif)