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Re: Sister's polycystic ovaries and hyperandrogonism question

From: Patti Tessler, FNP (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 29 Sep 1999 16:43:18 -0500 (CDT)

At Wed, 29 Sep 1999, CK wrote: <snip> >The hyperandrogenism is responsible for the excessive hair growth and
>acne. Hyperandgrogenism means that there is excessive production of
>androgens (or male hormones), such as testosterone. So, compared to an
>average woman, women with PCOS have more testosterone being produced and
>not as much estrogen. <snip>

Just a quick correction: most of us with PCO produce plenty of estrogen.

<snip> I take a pill called DIANE-35 >(which as far as I know is not available in the USA)

Right - it's not available in the US. There are lots of birth control pills that seem to do a good job of helping with PCO, but Diane is a particularly popular and well-studied one for this purpose. 

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Patti Tessler, BSN, MSN, RN, CS
Family Nurse Practitioner





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