PCOS Messages for May, 2003: Re: Thin, PCO, NOT TTC, metformin?

Re: Thin, PCO, NOT TTC, metformin?

From: Char (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 25 May 2003 07:37:52 -0500 (CDT)

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First of all, let me explain to you that Glucophage is NOT a fertility drug. Your doctor most likely wants to put you on Glucophage for the INSULIN RESISTANCE that is many times the CAUSE of PCOS which is the cause of infertility and high testosterone. It should help bring your hormones back to normal and also stop the slow weight gain and the water retention you are experiencing which is also associated with insulin resistance. Getting insulin resistance under control now will also prevent you from having high cholesterol and heart disease, diabetes, and other related problems later on in your life. If you have insulin resistance, you don't want to ignore it.

The fasting insulin test is not a very good test for insulin resistance and you can't always go by it. It's not sensitive enough at times to really show what is going on in the body. When I was suffering from IR, my fasting insulin could be a 2, 6, 8, low, yet I was suffering terribly. I went by my symptoms instead. A better test for me to measure insulin is the c-peptide test. Glucophage proved I was IR because my symptoms began to disappear almost immediately.

Be happy that your doctor wants to put you on glucophage if he/she thinks you need it. I had to fight for it! Wish I could have gotten it so easy years ago.

At Sat, 24 May 2003, khaki wrote: >
>At Sat, 24 May 2003, khaki wrote:
>>
>>Hi,
>>I have been diagnosed with polycystic ovaries by ultrasound. My
>>testosterone last time was 67. My estrogen is low. I don't make enough
>>lining to be able to bleed when given progesterone alone. I don't have
>>periods at all on my own.
>>I'm thin-though this is the most I've weighed in 10 yrs. I'm 5' 2 1/2 @
>>108, so I look pretty normal. My face feels puffy, hands & stomach too,
>>rings don't fit.
>>
>>My fasting glucose is usually 75-95. My highest ever was 106 a yr ago.
>>The only time I had my fasting insulin tested (2 yrs ago) it was 2.
>>
>>I'm also on thyroid meds and finally in good range.
>>
>>After searching endlessly for the cause of my puffy face, hands, and
>>slow weight gain (6 lbs--I now weigh 108--still thin, but feels it to
>>me). (I'm also treated for hypothyroidism, but my levels are in good
>>range now).I went back to the reproductive endo I had seen 2 yrs ago
>>when we were trying to conceive (we never did).
>>She wants to put me on glucophage 500mg. She's really interested in if
>>this will make me ovulate. I don't care much about getting pregnant
>>anymore.
>>
>>She also wanted to give me something for the high testosterone. I had
>>never heard of it...starts with a "d" but not dexamethazone. Anyway, I
>>asked what it was & she said "it's like prednisone".
>>I said No. I really don't want any type of steroid.
>>I would almost just like to go back to ocp's. I don't care about
>>pregnancy, (we're waiting to adopt), and I really just want something to
>>keep my testosterone in check. I feel like that might help the fluid
>>retention I've had.
>>
>>She gave me 500mg metformin 2x/day. What I wondering is--since I'm not
>>TTC, would it be better/easier for me to just do ocp's? That would
>>resuce the testosterone, and the met doesn't, right?
>>Thanks for help & time,
>>khaki

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