PCOS Messages for September, 2002: Re: A BIT CONFUSED

Re: A BIT CONFUSED

From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 20 Sep 2002 22:00:55 -0500 (CDT)

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The glucophage is for helping to control your PCOS. It will eventually make it much easier to conceive, and will help you to become much healthier! It can often restore regular periods but it's not the sort of thing that works immediately, like Provera. It doesn't induce a period, it helps get your hormone levels back to where they should be, which eventually helps you to ovulate regularly, which eventually leads to regular periods!

The Provera is used to induce a bleed. It is a period that happens without ovulation. It does happen sometimes that it doesn't work. There are a bunch of possible reasons for that, including too low a dose, pregnancy, or even adrenal problems. Your doctor would be the one to ask about what's going on in your case.

Clomiphene is taken at the start of a cycle to induce ovulation when it's not happening or to force a "stronger" ovulation if you are. I *believe* that you usually ovulate a week or so after stopping the drug, so would get a period (if you aren't pregnant) about 3 weeks after you stop taking it.

Hope that helps clear some stuff up!

At Fri, 20 Sep 2002, MAMB wrote: >
>i am new to this. i am 25 years old and diagnosed with pcos about 3
>months ago. i haven't had a period in 18 months and i am worried. I
>was put on glucophage 500mg one in the morning and one at night. nothing
>happened . during that time i went to see an obgyn and he put me on
>provera for the 10 days and once again nothing. went back to him and he
>put me on glucophage XR 1500mgs. it's been 3 wks. and still nothing.
>called him and he is sending me in for a pg. test. i hope it comes
>back positive. but if it doesn't he said he would put me on clomiphene.
>my question is what is the clomiphene for if i haven't had a period?
>will it help me have a period or not? i really don't know what to do
>anymore. i've been married for 15 months and we want to start a family.
>if anyone has any suggestions on what to do please let me know.
>thanks.....mb

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