if i have polycystic ovaries and stop taking birth-control pills will i still continue to have a period?
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i have pcos also. i was on the pill for 6 years as a contraceptive, and then stopped to see how bad my pcos were and if i would have problems conceiving. i had three periods and then found out i was pregnant!
good luck!
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yes
http://www.thedoctorslounge.net/gynecology/diseases/pcos.htm
Treatment
Birth control pills (oral contraceptives) that contain female hormones can bring on more regular periods and help treat the problem of irregular menstrual cycles. These contraceptive pills help to lower levels of androgens and can improve acne and hair growth as well.
Insulin-sensitizing medications are useful for many women with PCOS. By lowering insulin levels, they improve the regularity of menstrual cycles in about half the women who try them. Metformin is the drug of choice, but doctors should prescribe the drug with caution. There is not yet enough information to recommend this drug for all women with PCOS. (Another similar acting drug, troglitazone, was removed from the market because of liver damage in patients who had diabetes). Ask your doctor about metformin. It may be helpful in some women to induce ovulation and may play a role in preventing early pregnancy loss. It has been used during pregnancy but there is no consensus on this use at present.
It is now possible to help about 75 percent of women with this condition to become pregnant. Clomiphene citrate (Clomid, Milophene, Serophene), a medicine that assists the ovary to release its eggs, is the main treatment.
Androgen-lowering drugs can be used to treat several PCOS symptoms. Spironolactone and finasteride can help to relieve the symptoms of excessive or thinning hair and acne. They can be taken along with oral contraceptives.
An anti-hair-growth drug also can help to slow the growth of facial hair in women with PCOS. The drug is not a depilatory that loosens and gets ride of hair. Eflornithine hydrochloride, the active ingredient, blocks an enzyme found in the hair follicle of the skin that is needed for hair growth. This results in slower hair growth after a few weeks of treatment
do not stop taking without speaking with your doctors.
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http://www.thedoctorslounge.net/gynecology/diseases/pcos.htm
i also have polycystic ovaries and i stopped my medication ( pills ) guess what ? my menstration never stops. and now im planning to go back with my doctor. so before you stop any medication please consult first your doctor.
Why ask an important question like that here!!?? I hope you will ask your GYN!
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