Re: PCO-Birth Control Pills-Gloucophage
From: cw (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 29 May 2002 15:22:44 -0500 (CDT)
I take both a bcp and glucophage and love the way I feel on the
combination of both, but I don't plan on going off the bcp and having
kids. If you want to have kids in the future, I'm not sure that would
be the answer for you. Maybe some of the other girls here would know.
As far as the hair growth goes, the bcp I am on stopped more hair from
growing, yipee, but I had to get electrolosis to permenantly get rid of
the hair that already existed. Now I'm hair free :)
At Wed, 29 May 2002, Melissa wrote:
>
>I have PCO or that is what my Endocrine Dr says. Now I do have some of
>the symptoms. I do have elevated testosterone levels, hyperandrogenism
>(hirsutism), (dark hairs on chin, chest and belly area) DHEAS,
>infertility, (I have tried for years to have children, 10 years
>nothing), insulin resistance-Type II diabetic, or at least that what the
>doctor says, and morbid obesity. I am 27 5’9 and 310lbs.
>Now I understand that some people will have more or less symptoms. I do
>not have severe acne; I have a period every month, with out fail. It
>may be a few days off, but I have never NOT had a period. So I am
>hoping I am not that bad off.
>I have been taking Spirolactone and Glucophage 2000mg a day for over a
>year now. I have been taking Folic acid, one low strength Bayer
>aspirin, and L-carnitine for years.
>I have tried to watch my sugars and foods that I eat; I was told that
>the Glucophage (metformin) would help with my weight loss, NOPE. The
>Spirolactone would help with hirsutism, NOPE. I am still the almost the
>same weight and the hairs are the same. I am so sick and tired of
>shaving my sideburns and tweezing my chin. I have tried to have
>children for a few years now and those pills and things I do aren’t
>helping. I heard that if you take birth control pills that it would
>regulate my periods, (which they are already fine) and help my hormone
>levels for later. I am 27, I plan on getting married in 2 years, and I
>will be 29.My Dr prescribed “Yasmine” cause it has Spirolactone in it.
>So should I take the birth control pills for 2 years and then when I get
>off of them will it help my hormone levels be strong enough to produce
>good eggs???
>I also heard that if I take birth control pills that the estrogen from
>them will counter act the gloucophage in the insulin resistance and will
>defeat the purpose of Gloucophage.
>Any suggestions???????
>
>--
>Melissa
>
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