Metformin Mania - should all cysters take Metformin?
This is one of the best articles I've ever read about metformin and pcos because it details the history of how metformin came to be such a popular treatment for pcos. The 'history' might surprise you...
Interesting, but as usual, it focuses on women who need to lose weight and/or conceive. There seems to be little information for those of us who don't need to lose weight, aren't TTC, but still suffer from menstrual irregularity, acne, etc. I'm not IR but I'm on Met. I just don't feel that the standard BCP treatment is a good long-term solution. To me, it seems like just a mask for the symtpoms, possibly even making things worse in the long run. What else is there for me besides Met?
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There seems to be little information for those of us who don't need to lose weight, aren't TTC, but still suffer from menstrual irregularity, acne, etc.
Have you pulled research from PubMed? There's actually a LOT of information out there... I'd post it all here, but the overwhelming majority of cysters who visit here, don't read the research articles I post, and even fewer do research on their own.
PubMed is a VERY, VERY valuable resource.
Re: Acne
There is plenty of research on that, that isn't 'thin cyster' dependent.
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Have you pulled research from PubMed? There's actually a LOT of information out there... I'd post it all here, but the overwhelming majority of cysters who visit here, don't read the research articles I post, and even fewer do research on their own.
PubMed is a VERY, VERY valuable resource.
Re: Acne
There is plenty of research on that, that isn't 'thin cyster' dependent.
I just wanted to say that I greatly appreciate the time you take to find all the research articles and post them for us! Knowledge empowers people and you give us all a great gift with that action!
Is there a post that has the basics of how to do research? Many people didn't get that knowledge in school and it can be really overwhelming.
I just wanted to say that I greatly appreciate the time you take to find all the research articles and post them for us! Knowledge empowers people and you give us all a great gift with that action!
Anytime
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Is there a post that has the basics of how to do research? Many people didn't get that knowledge in school and it can be really overwhelming.
I find all the research overwhelming. Half of it says one thing, half of it says the exact opposite. And then you throw in all the natural/alternative remedy stuff...it's too much!I can't begin to keep up.
BTW, is PubMed a website?
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I find all the research overwhelming. Half of it says one thing, half of it says the exact opposite. And then you throw in all the natural/alternative remedy stuff...it's too much!I can't begin to keep up.
That guide is regularly updated, and groups the most relevant studies in an easy to read format, and it's updated quarterly.
I can understand it being 'overwhelming', but that's a different situation from there not being 'enough' on any one topic (This year, so far 359 studies have been released on PCOS-related issues.) Keep in mind I'm only posting a fraction of what is being released on PCOS.
I would also disagree with the idea that 1/2 says one thing and 1/2 says the other.
There's plenty of information out there - from access to full studies to excerpts to places like this. One study or one article can't speak to all women with pcos because it's such a complex disorder.
If you want to find information that relevant to you, all you have to do is get online. it's there, and as I mentioned earlier, post a question, and we'll see if we can help find the relevant research.
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it may not be 50/50, but i do feel like the more i read, the less i know (to a point) there are things that contradict and it can be hard to sift through to find out what relates to me what what doesn't...
i do appreciate the time you take to post the articles, etc, and some of them have been fantastic eye openers, i think having a basic understanding first is essential before diving in as i have in the past
thanks again
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it may not be 50/50, but i do feel like the more i read, the less i know (to a point) there are things that contradict and it can be hard to sift through to find out what relates to me what what doesn't...
Perfectly understandable. If you need any help finding things let me know (start a thread with the prefix: RESEARCH HELP, and I'll see it).
PubMed is one of the best resources at your fingertips. Here's a tip...After reading the title of the study, and the 'objective' of the study, jump down and read the "Conclusion". Then if you need to, go back up and read the Method and Results. It's just easier that way.
If it seems like something that might be relevant to your situation, FAX it to your doctor's office in advance of your appointment with the note: "I'd like to discuss this when I come in to visit."
That will give your doctor time to pull the full study.
That's how I convinced a doctor to Rx Flutamide for me years ago, and the process became what we now called SoulCysters.
Here's an article about it from USA TODAY Weekend Edition in 200:
From simple first-aid advice to cutting-edge medical research, info on the Internet can offer comfort, consultation and possibly even a cure. USA WEEKEND's guide to Health Online provides a promising prognosis of finding what you need.
At 22, Kathryn Carney was diagnosed with an "incurable" syndrome that creates new ovarian cysts each month. By 26, Carney had been to eight doctors, weighed 240 and was so sick that she had to quit work. That's when she turned to the Internet. She dug up European studies online and used them to persuade doctors to prescribe a drug usually used to treat prostate cancer. She joined online support groups. An e-mail service sent her motivational quotes daily. Carney lost 90 pounds in 14 months and today shows no signs of illness.
"The Internet is still my support system," enthuses the now 30-year-old host of Home & Garden Television's Vacation Living. Such is the potential of health on the Web, "the most significant advance since the printing press," says George Lundberg, the respected former editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, now editor in chief at CBS' healthwatch.medscape.com.
This year, the number of people logging on for the health of it will explode 70% to 33.5 million, says Cyber Dialogue, a research firm. Health sites like drkoop.com and WebMD.com get nearly 3 million visits per month, more "eyeballs" than popular magazines like Vanity Fair have in subscribers.
Thanks to the Internet, patients come to doctors with better information and questions. They participate more actively in health care decisions. Online support groups and message boards quickly spread new treatment options. Online health even is spawning a new vocabulary -- words like "cyberhealing" andÊ"cyberchondriac." There's information for all, whether you are new to the Internet, ready to zero in on a deadly disease or seeking tips for a long, healthful life.
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Metformin Mania - should all cysters take Metformin? 
