Sat, Dec-29-07, 10:59
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Every day is day one
Posts: 7,776
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Plan: AtkinsMaintenance/IF
Stats: 185/145/155
BF:
Progress: 133%
Location: Oregon Coast
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I am so sorry--somehow I missed the last post and with the holidays...I didn't answer back. In my experience with patients, if they have PCOS I NEVER use depo-provera--as you have found out the most common side effect is irregular and unpredictable spotting; increase in appetite (who needs that when you're already trying to lose weight), increase in fat deposits around the abdomen, hips, and thighs, and after about the second or third injection, many women find that their periods stop completely--some women love this because they hate having a period. Now, not to say that depo-provera isn't an excellent form of birth control but wouldn't be my first choice for some one with PCOS. With PCOS we want to try and regulate your periods to as close to a normal cycle as possible. Yasmine or YAZ are excellent combined birth control pills (meaning containing both estrogen and progesterone--depo provera--pregesterone only). I also prefer a monophasic (the dose of hormone is consistent thru all 3 weeks) than a triphasic (dose of hormone changes weekly)--just my prefrence. Believe it or not, it's all voodoo and personal preference. Talk with your women's health care provider about alternatives. Keep low carbing--probably one of the best things to help improve the symptoms of PCOS, keep exercising because it helps also decrease the insulin resistance, and you also may want to talk to your provider regarding if you may need metformin or not.
Again--so sorry for not replying sooner. I have no excuse except maybe early onset alzheimers because I'm perimenopausal
Lisa
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