Everyone has already posted some great responses, but to reiterate a few things. While medications can help with PCOS, they are not the key to controlling the disease, most meds are off label use. My doctors continually tell me that PCOS can and needs to be controlled through diet and exercise. Some people are able to do this without relying on meds at all. Also, once weight loss is achieved, it helps because your body starts producing less insulin (but you obviously don't want to tell her to lose weight, other than because it is healthy. Fish oil is also supposed to be a really good supplement for IR and you can get that anywhere (just try to buy the purest form you can find). And planned parenthood would be a good place to go for medical care. |