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Re: 10 years too late
From: jodi (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 23 Apr 2002 12:52:36 -0500 (CDT)
Oooh... Listen to Belle. I didn't think about the pill altering test
results. That is definitely something you do not want to do. I was
thinking and answering as if you would just be going to the doc and
automatically getting a prescription for Met.
- jodi
At Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Belle wrote:
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>At 27, you still have some time. I have not seen the Time article, but
>I am familiar with the information. Fertility begins to decrease at
>about 28. It doesn't just end. :-)
>
>It is great that you have made an appointment. Hopefully, it will be a
>good doctor. If you are going to have hormone or insulin testing, it
>would be better if you are not on the pill. The pill will alter the
>results. It can take up to three months before the effects of the pill
>can be totally out of your system.
>
>At Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Kristin wrote:
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>>Also, to answer the question one
>>person asked, I am 27, so though I am not yet feeling like the "clock is
>>ticking," I am at least feeling like it's been wound up.
>>
>>I took the first step by making an appointment with a specialist in
>>endocronology/fertility and gynecology (if you can't decide which is
>>better, find a doctor who will do it all! :-) In the meantime, however, does anyone
>>have any advice as to whether it might be better to go back on the pill
>>for the next few months for some minimal hormone regulation, or should I
>>just wait and see? Have your doctors given you any feedback?
>
>--
>Hope this helps,
>
>Belle
>
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