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Old 04-22-2004, 02:17 AM   #37 (permalink)
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Originally posted by christyz

Many women take BCP and Met, but keep in mind that there are some BCP that make IR worse and met is trying to make it better. So talk to your Dr to see if your dose of met needs to be adjusted due to this.
I keep hearing this and know that BCPs mask the pcos symptoms...but how do I know which BCPs do not cancel the effect of metformin....I'm supposed to start on bcps for 3 months to suppress my FSH....and am afraid of the very same thing...I don't want the met to lose it potency...plus I'm going on a low dose combined BCP.- (Ovral-L)......meaning it has estrogen and progesterone in low doses....and this one suits me in the sense that the weight gain and mood swings r not much and I can control it by my diet and exercise.....I really coudn't find any info which states which BCP interacts negatively with Met...but I do know some do..

and as for masking the symptoms of PCOS...since I already know I have pcos and am wokring towards controlling it I think this masking shd not make much of a difference....or will it??
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