Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?

Question

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome(PCOS),if one woman is suffering from this disease and is the age of 20.she doesn't have problems in conceiving but is overweight,has acne,excess body hair,.......she wants to get treated for her overweight.already she is on a low carbohydrate diet and doing regular exercise.but still no reduce in weight.r there medecines which can help in weight loss and the weight doesn't increase again when one completes the medication course?please help

Answer 1

Your best bet at losing weight is to properly treat your PCOS. You should be eating a low carb diet, exercise, and using an insulin sensitizing drug such as metformin. Keep in mind that this is not a treatment that you will take and then stop after you lose weight. It is treatment that you should be on all the time. That will help you maintain any weight loss.

I recommend seeing a reproductive endocrinologist. They are generally more knowledgeable about PCOS and the correct treatment. Unfortunately, many doctors are not aware of the proper treatment.

The underlying cause of PCOS is insulin resistance (IR). The best treatment for PCOS is going on an insulin sensitizing drug such as metformin (1500-2550mg per day) combined with a low carb diet and exercise. There are a few important things to know:

1. Many women "pass" the test for IR, but still respond positively from the metformin. No one knows exactlly why..my thought is that the test is not a sure fire way of detecting the IR.

2. You must be on a high enough dose of metformin. I've heard women complain that their bodies dont start working even though they've been on metformin for awhile. Some doctors are hesitant to up the dose past 1500mg...but for some of us it takes more. I don't respond until my dose is around 2000mg a day.

3. It can take a few months on the correct dose, before your body is regulated.

4. It is important to treat your PCOS even if you are not trying to get pregnant. There are higher risks for many things (high blood pressure, blood clots, diabetes, and many other things) when you have PCOS, but if it is treated properly, then those risks are lowered.


When the PCOS is treated properly, all of your symptoms may not disappear, but they should improve some. It will also be a lot easier to lose weight (and keep it off). Our bodies work against us when we try to lose weight on our own, making it nearly impossible to lose weight.

There are TONS of books about PCOS and dieting. There are two that I recommend. Here's the links at amazon for those:
http://www.amazon.com/o/asin/0809224275/...
http://www.amazon.com/o/asin/0007131844/...

I also recommend a couple web sites:
http://pcos.itgo.com/
http://www.inciid.org/faq.php?cat=infert...

http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-bhp... This one is a great message board where you can ask all your PCOS questions or just chat with the women who are also dealing with PCOS. Good luck

Answer 2

it is normally treated with glucophage (metformin), this helps a lot, but not all women with PCOS lose weight.. It has to be a large dose and they normally build you up to that.

I have had it since I was in my teens and I am 44 now and they still have not been able to fix mine. I have ALL of the symptoms, it totally bites!