PCOS Messages for February, 2003: Re: Can someone explain cortisol and its effects concerning pcos

Re: Can someone explain cortisol and its effects concerning pcos

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 24 Feb 2003 20:58:52 -0600 (CST)

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In reply to: anonymous: "Can someone explain cortisol and its effects concerning pcos"

Sometimes high cortisol levels can create pcos symptoms. This means that the adrenal gland is producing too much cortisol which can then cause insulin problems, female hormone problems, etc. If her cortisol level is high, she may need another medication to control it.

My doctor performed this 24-hour urine test on me too, although it came out negative. So ruling high cortisol out, I found that increasing my glucophage dosage and decreasing my carbs a little more than I already had been did the trick.

If you do a web search on Cushings Syndrome, you will find a ton of internet information that will explain this.

At Mon, 24 Feb 2003, anonymous wrote: >
>Dear friends,
>My daughter is 18 and you ladies have helped us so much. In brief, my
>daughter is 18, had high cholesterol, high triglycerides, acne, fatigue,
>and insulin resistance - that was last summer. Now, with glucophage,
>exercising 15 hours a week, and Yasmin a lot of positive changes have
>taken place. The cholesterol has been lowered by 50 points, her
>complexion is beautiful, has energy, and has gotten through the worst of
>glucophage and its side effects. Now, she has completed a 24 hour
>cortisol test - this takes atleast a week for the results of the test to
>be read. If the cortisol level is high - what does that mean and how is
>this treated different than what she is already doing? She has not been
>able to loose weight. She is going to a reproductive endocrinologist.
>Thanks

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