PCOS Messages for August, 2002: Re: advice needed on ortho-tricyclen/bcp's

Re: advice needed on ortho-tricyclen/bcp's

From: Janet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 14 Aug 2002 13:39:51 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 14 Aug 2002, amy wrote: >
>Thank you, Sally.
>
>I've also been taking Synthroid and 1500mg of met for 3 years. I'll
>talk to my doctor about the information you gave me when he calls to
>discuss my TSH level.
>
>So, are the bcp's likely to slow the hair loss? He kept saying it's the
>first line of treatment for pcos like that's supposed to quell all my
>concerns..
>
>But at least he's good about listening to new info I have.
>
>Thanks again,
>Amy
>
>At Wed, 14 Aug 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>
>>Hi Amy,
>>
>>Ortho-tri is a bcp with different doses of hormone at different times of
>>the month. This is not recommended for PCOS, rather a monophasic BCP,
>>with constant levels of hormon, is recommended. I take Diane-35 an
>>antiandrogen BPC and am quite happy with it. Jasmin is also one that is
>>recommneded.
>>
>>I hope that BCP is not your only treatment.
>>
>>Best wishes
>>
>>Sally
>>
>>At Tue, 13 Aug 2002, amy wrote:
>>>
>>>i hope someone can help..
>>>saw the endo today and finally accepted a prescription for ortho. he's
>>>been suggesting it since he diagnosed me three years ago and i have
>>>always resisted because of all the bad things i have heard about bcp's.
>>>he said it would help with hairloss since that is my biggest concern.
>>>but my second biggest concern is controlling my weight, which has been
>>>really hard the past 6 mos. he said that bcp's dont always make you
>>>gain and sometimes make you lose. does anyone have any first hand
>>>knowledge of that?
>>>
>>>i dont see many of you on bcp's, especially not ortho. what do you
>>>think of it? i dont know why he picked ortho either..
>>>
>>>i'm just so frustrated...i saw some pictures taken of me recently and
>>>saw how my thin my hair is getting. i tried taking a low dosage of
>>>spiro in the winter months but it made me bleed a lot and my endo took
>>>me off of it because of that.
>>>
>>>i'm at a loss; please help.
>>>
>>>thanks,
>>>amy

Hi Amy I cant help you with info on ortho because I had a pulmonary embollism(blood clots in my lungs) and cant take any birth control pills. However, I have been on rogaine for my thinning hair for 15years and cant say enough about it. The price has really come down ($23.00 for 3 months generic compared to the 50 bucks a month I was dishing out when it was perscription ony). It's alchohol based and you just squit it on your scalp and go. Before I take off I just want to mention to anyone on estrogen based birth control pills if they get any leg cramps that dont go away check with your doctor. I was on the pill to regulate my periods. The only reson I'm here to tell you this is I was at the doctor for something unrelated and dropped over right in his waiting room. My doctor didn't even mention this as a possible side effect( if you can call losing 75% of your lung compacity a side effect)

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Janet at JanetHeller@msn.com

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