Sun, Aug-24-03, 14:01
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Plan: South Beach
Stats: 185/155/135
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Progress: 60%
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PCOS is a condition where the ovaries are prone to making cysts. They also don't ovulate regularly, or sometimes they don't ovulate at all. BC pills control PCOS because they prevent the cysts from being formed, thus putting the ovaries in better shape than they would be previously. Many women with PCOS will get pg immediately after going off the pill because their ovaries are in better shape those few months after taking the pill than they were normally-- and they will ovulate on their own for a month or two after going off the pill, thus enabling conception to occur. In fact, one of the recommended ways for women with PCOS who are trying to conceive to first try to get pregnant is to take the BC pill for 3 months and then go off and immediately try to become pregnant.
Because many women with PCOS are insulin resistant (they are researching a link between PCOS and insulin resistance/diabetes), PCOS will often respond to low-carb diets, which control blood insulin levels. Another way to control PCOS that will work with some (but not all) women is the drug metformin. Some women will begin ovulating on their own with careful low carb eating--others may need some other reproductive help (metformin, bc pills).
If you are considering trying to conceive at any point, then you should know that the Depro Provera shot is not recommended for any woman who wants to try to get pregnant withint 18 months after the shot. I haven't heard of giving a DP shot as a treatment for PCOS. It just doesn't make sense to give a women who is in her child bearing years and having trouble ovulating on her own a shot that will severely limit any chance of pregnancy should she decide she wants to get pregnant, especially when the chances of ovulation are already small with PCOS.
Also, with the DP shot, there is the chance that the woman may bleed continuously instead of stopping her period. This is one of the possible adverse side effects of the shot.
There are some great PCOS websites if you will do a search. If you are interested in getting pregnant again, then please consult with a reproductive endocrinologist (R.E.) for reproductive advice. PCOS can be treated with proper nutrition and possibly medication.
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