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To eb (Yasmin)

posted by peridot, 30.12.2007, 15:10

ť Peridot, sorry for the late reply, I was out of town this week and I guess
ť by now you started your new pack of pills already. All the advice Holly
ť gave you is correct. I go to Holly for hair advice! One month isn't long
ť enough, and it's wishful thinking to rely on that as 100% accurate.
ť Remember labs are just one snapshot in time, too. It's more the overall
ť trend that matters.
ť
ť In one of my previous posts, I told you labs don't tell the whole story
ť because a lot of problems occur at the peripheral level which is
ť unmeasurable as far as I know. However, that's only partially correct. The
ť interesting thing is that for PCOS women, labs ARE very accurate, because
ť it's more of a systemic than a local problem. But for non-PCOS women like
ť me, labs don't tell you everything.
ť
ť I just saw a holistic gyn who was much more interested in my "probable
ť PCOS" than in the problem I was seeing her for, but I don't think I have
ť it... she thinks there's a "spectrum" of PCOS and you can have it "a
ť little or a lot." I don't know if I believe that, since right now the sina
ť qua non of PCOS is anovulatory cycles, and I never had that until I took
ť spiro.
ť
ť It would helpful overall to know whether you have PCOS, but again, the
ť treatment *in terms of hair* is the same...sooooo...
ť
Hi eb: Well, the PCOS test I took last summer came back negative, but of course, the pill ensured it would, so it was kinda pointless. But my gyno said the exact same thing your gyno did and thinks I have some form of PCOS.

Here's my feeling: I don't think the pill could really be a factor b/c I've been on it in one form or another for 20 years, and the HL didn't start until recently. Since it doesn't seem to be the main culprit, and if I do indeed have some form of PCOS and/or I'm entering perimenopause, then Yaz could help, right?

I did start this next pack of pills (Sprintec) yesterdat since my doctor's out of town for the holidays anyway. I assume that means I have to wait another month to get retested and/or start on Yaz or Yasmin.

With my current regiment being this:
1) Rogaine since June, yielding no real results. Shed is as rotten as ever. I do see regrowth but it's the crappy kind.
2) Spiro since Nov., starting at 50, changing to 100 in early Dec. & bumping up to 150 this week. Yielding no real results thus far. I'll give it a few more months.
3) BCPs

I guess my plan is this:
1) to get retested on day 3 of my cycle in late Jan., knowing it's probably useless, but just so the gyno can look for anything wildly different than the last time I got tested, since as Holly says having results you can compare over time might be helpful.
2) To at that point start Yaz, if it seems like a genuine possibility, which I'm still debating about, OR stay on my old BCP and start Avodart.

I haven't heard about the kinds of sheds on Avo. that I have other stuff though, which makes it tempting. Have you? I could have just overlooked them. You're still thinking about starting it right?

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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
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