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To eb (Yasmin)

posted by eb, 30.12.2007, 14:21

ť Yes, eb, I'd written this msg. before you & I talked and I've learned a lot
ť from you since!
ť
ť Frustrated b/c the timing worked out such that the 3rd day of my cycle was
ť this week, while I've been out of town. So now I'm going to have to wait
ť ANOTHER month before getting my hormones retested.
ť
ť BUT--so if you were me would you go OFF the pill for a full monthly cycle?
ť Normally I'd be starting the next pack on Sat. but now I'm wondering if I
ť should. Would that be enough time to TRULY see what my levels are (though
ť the gyno, and you too really, have suggested that the tests I've already
ť had done, which all come out normal, are probably pretty close to
ť accurate, pill or no pill)? Or do you have to be off longer than 1 cycle?
ť Or should I just stick w/ the "stay on the pill but get tested the 3rd day
ť of your cycle" plan?
ť
ť Aargh. Every day my conviction that the thing to do will be shave it all
ť off grows stronger. (I've been saying this for months now, I know, but it
ť will take a few more to work up the nerve I'm sure!)

Peridot, sorry for the late reply, I was out of town this week and I guess by now you started your new pack of pills already. All the advice Holly gave you is correct. I go to Holly for hair advice! One month isn't long enough, and it's wishful thinking to rely on that as 100% accurate. Remember labs are just one snapshot in time, too. It's more the overall trend that matters.

In one of my previous posts, I told you labs don't tell the whole story because a lot of problems occur at the peripheral level which is unmeasurable as far as I know. However, that's only partially correct. The interesting thing is that for PCOS women, labs ARE very accurate, because it's more of a systemic than a local problem. But for non-PCOS women like me, labs don't tell you everything.

I just saw a holistic gyn who was much more interested in my "probable PCOS" than in the problem I was seeing her for, but I don't think I have it... she thinks there's a "spectrum" of PCOS and you can have it "a little or a lot." I don't know if I believe that, since right now the sina qua non of PCOS is anovulatory cycles, and I never had that until I took spiro.

It would helpful overall to know whether you have PCOS, but again, the treatment *in terms of hair* is the same...sooooo...

Did you switch to Yaz or Yasmin or did you stay with the old pill? I don't know what to tell you-- I think it depends whether you are feeling good on the pill. If you are, don't tamper with a status quo that is working. If you think it is contributing to your hair loss, quit.

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To Alli: what defines a good candidate for Yaz/Yasmin? - peridot, 13.12.2007, 11:57
- To Alli: what defines a good candidate for Yaz/Yasmin? - Sadie, 13.12.2007, 18:01
  - To Alli/Sadie: what defines a good candidate for Yaz/Yasmin? - peridot, 14.12.2007, 11:24
    - To Alli/Sadie: what defines a good candidate for Yaz/Yasmin? - alli, 21.12.2007, 10:20
      - To Alli/Sadie: what defines a good candidate for Yaz/Yasmin? - peridot, 27.12.2007, 10:43
      - p.s. To Alli - peridot, 27.12.2007, 10:54
    - To Alli/Sadie: what defines a good candidate for Yaz/Yasmin? - Sadie, 21.12.2007, 11:37
      - To Alli/Sadie: what defines a good candidate for Yaz/Yasmin? - peridot, 27.12.2007, 10:58
- To Alli: what defines a good candidate for Yaz/Yasmin? - eb, 21.12.2007, 17:02
  - To Alli: what defines a good candidate for Yaz/Yasmin? - Sadie, 21.12.2007, 17:22
  - To eb - peridot, 27.12.2007, 10:53
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