thin pcos,metformin,femzone
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Topic: thin pcos,metformin,femzone
Posted By: CherryBaby
Subject: thin pcos,metformin,femzone
Date Posted: 23 June 2008 at 11:07pm
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TO ALL MEMBORS WHO ARE VIEWING PLEASE REPLY THANX Hi everyone, i want t explain my situation as its seems no1 has similarties to me. Im 21 and when i was 16 I was diognosed with pcos(polycystic ovaries) i got put on the contraceptive pill microgen 30 to have fake periods. However after about a year or 2 i came off the pill as i saw no reason to be on it.
Had no periods till i split up with my x boyfriend of six months, we did not use protection whilst having sexual intercourse I was 18 at this time. Not having a priod since i was 15 i was shocked to have a perid so i wondered if it was miscarriage without the pain or a scrape as I heard that can happen. So that question sometimes still lingers in my head. However 3 months later I had another unexspected period. Ever since then I have not had a period. All the ups and downs were getting me down so i went to docter and said i wanted to get it sorted once and for all and i dont want to be on contraceptive pill. at this time i got with my current boyfriend that im with now. So anyway the docter sent me to the hospital and they looked at my history and ive had tons of blood tests and they found i have a higher hormone level of testorone the male hormone. They also advised me to put weight on so i did and i am now at healthy weight off 8 stone 6 pounds which went up from 6 pounds. After about 9 months of being under the hospital they told me im now at a healthy weight and was pleased with that. They then went onto put me onto a normal used by diabetes treatment metformin. I done some research on these and found that most women with pcos on this type of treatment are over weight or have a problem keeping weight off which i have neither of these. I felt very ill on metformin and dont believe im insulin resistant. Also this treatment makes women lose weight and why would i want to lose weight when i put so much on in the first place which they advised me to do? They only thing that is a bit dodgy is i have a small frame with a belly looking like im 5 months pregnant but i wasnt sure that was pcos related even though the local docter has said it may be and to talk to the hospital about it in my next appointment. However i came off my metformin and wrote a letter to the hospital to tell them. Since then i have been advised by a friend to take a hebal treatment called femzone which i have been on for roughly two weeks now and so far have had no side affects or any periods but i heard it takes about 3 months for it to start working so im going to try them for about 4 months and see if they work for me. Now i have my next appointment with the hospital 9th july and i know i have to discuss coming off metformin with them and i know i should tell them ive been using femzone. But if femzone isnt going to work for me I want to go on clomid alltho im not too sure they a diabetes department is going to describe me clomid. This is why in the letter i also asked to see and gynocologist instead. They didnt get back to me though so i guess i just have to wait to see what they say when i go for my appointment. However if i mention i am on femzone and also mention i want to try clomid, are they going to give me time to try femzone and then offer me another appointment if it dont work? Im just so confused!!!!!! What do u all make of this?????? Any sugesstions? Anything u wanna say i'll be happy to hear it!!!!!! Also anyone else in the same situation as i havent come across any as of yet??????!!!!!! something i forgot to mention was at the moment i am concentrating ongetting my periods reugar and ovulating then i can think off getting pregnant in the future!!!!!! |
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Posted By: CherryBaby
Date Posted: 24 June 2008 at 2:18am
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Posted By: bexmp
Date Posted: 16 September 2008 at 2:10pm
Hi!!! how's the Femzone been going??? I've got what they class as borderline Type 2 diabetes... caused by the PCOS.. oh weight issues, also caused by the PCOS... I've been on metformin for over a year and it hasn't done a thing!!! I bought some femzone today and I'm gonna take that & the metformin... I was wondering if the femzone has worked tho??? I'd love to hear from ya! 
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 2:54pm
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Hiya
I don't know what the system is like over there, but in NZ they will not send you to a fertility specialist unless you're actually trying to have a baby. Also, have a look at www.soulcysters.com there's probably some stories on there as I think there's a thin PCOS article/forum/thread. |
Posted By: Princessbaby
Date Posted: 06 June 2009 at 6:39pm
| hi just wondering if anyone has any luck on femzone i just just starting taking it about 2 weeks ago, ive got pcos and are trying for a baby, ive heard that femzone helps with ovualtion? |
Posted By: Divey
Date Posted: 23 June 2009 at 12:37pm
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Hi i would also like to know if anyone has had good success on Femzone. i have just started taking it today but have been taking vitex in the liquid form for about 3 weeks but have not had any ovulation or period since i stopped taking the pill 3 months ago..
Princessbaby hows it going for you? ahve you noticed any changes? |
Posted By: Sarahlou
Date Posted: 23 June 2009 at 2:56pm
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Well I was abit like you SerrenaM... Im 28 and was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 24. The only reason it was picked up I guess was because my hubby and I wanted to start a family. I only ever got my period once before going on the pill. I was on the pill for 10 years and coming off it I still didnt get a period 6-7 months later so I demanded to my GP that I see a specialist. My specialist picked it up with ultrasound all my blood tests came back normal, he was also very shocked as I was about the same weight as you! the only symptom I had was no period.... which ment no ovulation... which ment no babies!!!
So all I can say is dont let anyone brush you off! Demand you see a gyno if thats what you want! ------------- http://counters.families.com"> 
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Posted By: Treen
Date Posted: 02 July 2009 at 9:21pm
| What's femzone? I have high blood sugar and testosterone levels causing my PCOS. I'm not overweight, and I wasn't aware of femzone or metformim before I went to my gyno. I just asked him to put me on clomid which he did but I had no luck with it. |
Posted By: Shezzey
Date Posted: 17 July 2009 at 2:54pm
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Hi SerennaM, My advise is that you stay on the Metformin because it regulates your hormones and reduces testosterone and thereby improves infertility. Here is a link re side effects from Metformin that I found really helpful.. http://www.soulcysters.net/post-your-tips-dealing-gluc-met-side-effects-26112/index29.html - http://www.soulcysters.net/post-your-tips-dealing-gluc-met-side-effects-26112/index29.html http://www.soulcysters.net/metformin-success-stories-193442/ - http://www.soulcysters.net/metformin-success-stories-193442/ also another link from the same site re being thin with PCOS... http://www.soulcysters.net/thin-cysters/ - http://www.soulcysters.net/thin-cysters/ |