ma2manytexas

Hi I am new(hard to guess huh). Anyways I am newly dr PCOS diaganoses. An the women I saw(did not like her she in my ob office that I adore) Anyways this women is sopposed the expert on PCOS in office. An she said most of the right thing. But she instised that I take yaz.. Here the thing I do not personal believe in BC. I am the mother of 9 and take all the little one the LORd will hand me,but she states that i have to take the yaz to regualte it all out. An I will be going back in a week (after all my labs are back) for metiform and another pill. So do you have to take the yaz.... I think part of her plan is that I am not going to get pregnant while trying to lose about 150lbs... So any ideas ??

novachick

Sometimes you have to make the trade off between fertility and your health. If you have 9 children already, it may be time to take care of yourself so that you don't leave them without a mother---which is what WILL happen, eventually, if you don't care for your PCOS.

Do you have to take BCPs? No, and if you absolutely won't do it, try another GYN---around here, at least, there are ones run by Catholic charities that don't prescribe BCPs. But honestly, would you not take, oh.....cancer medicine, if you knew it would make you infertile for a little while? You're not supposed to get pregnant on MANY medicines, as there can be birth defect issues. Would you avoid ALL of these medicines?

I'm pretty sure the Lord will forgive you for trying to make sure you can be at your children's weddings. He likes families (and it sounds like you do, too!), but He sure doesn't want you to die to have them.

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Currently on: Yaz, Met 2x1000mg/day, Activia yogurt+Prilosec OTC 1x/day
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guineapig

Why can't she just give you the metformin? You do not need bcp for metformin, it doesn't cause birth defects even if you do get pg. Many women get regulated and lose weight on metformin (or IR drugs) alone. I would seek another OB if you really, truly do not want bcp (I didn't b/c I hate the hormones, but I had an IUD for 8 years).

Now if you're going to start on spironolactone, flutamide, or antiandrogen drugs, you do have to be on bcp or something, they cause birth defects--and mess up AF anyway.

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Siayae

I would say that no you dont have to be on the bcp at all if you dont want to,but if thecysts are bothering you, like causing pain for instance, than you should take them. God doesnt want you to be in pain. and also God doesnt want you to have deformed children either. You said that you would be taking other pills, you need to ask you dr. if the other pills would cause problems if you did get pregnant.

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treating my symptoms with healthy foods ,low carb and physical fittness. juicing, and green smoothies, saw palmetto 480mg.
mutivitamin,zinc,and just added desogen bcp for my acne.hope i clear up.

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