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posted by peridot, 08.01.2008, 14:40

ť ť ť Which test did you have for PCOS? There is no one test that
ť ť definitively
ť ť ť diagnoses PCOS...it's diagnosed via process of elimination.

Oh, I forgot to answer this...some sort of ultrasound.
ť ť
ť
ť Hey again,
ť
ť In January I started at 25mg, by March I was on 100mg. By the beginning of
ť April I got up to 175mg, then experienced a massive bleed where I had to
ť sit in the bathtub and thought seriously of going to the hospital.
ť (Previously I tried 25mg once in November 2006 and promptly got an early
ť period and quit right there. I still don't know what that was about, 25mg
ť shouldn't do this to you.)
ť
ť I figured out my body doesn't like any spiro when I'm having a period, so
ť starting in June, I would take anywhere from 100-150mg (usually 150) when
ť not having a period, quit when having a period (which was every 2,3 weeks)
ť and start back up when I quit bleeding.

ť
ť I'd say for the most part I was averaging 125mg spiro most days of the
ť month and yes, with Rogaine, it slowed my loss. (Not sure if it stopped
ť it, and no regrowth.)

I'm not sure what it's doing for me either, and I'm totally self-medicating here...the derm who prescribed it started me at 50, I took myself up to 100 a mo. ago, and since there've been no side effects but also no obvious results, I just bumped it up to 150 based on V's assertion that women require 200 mg. But maybe I should give it a few more mos. on 100 first?
ť
ťť Hold off on the fin, it works great for dudes but I'm not convinced it
ť works for women who don't also exhibit hirsutism with AGA.
ť
Hmm...Why is that?
ť
ť I really hope HM is a reality in the foreseeable future (like 10 years or
ť less), but hope lets me down most of the time. I feel comfortable that
ť something like it will be around for any kids I might have if they're
ť unlucky enough to take after me, but I can't say about sooner.

Me, too, that's why it's cynicism more than hope that keeps me going--the belief that people's desire to make billions will eventually work in our favor!

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- To Alli: what defines a good candidate for Yaz/Yasmin? - Sadie, 13.12.2007, 18:01
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      - To Alli/Sadie: what defines a good candidate for Yaz/Yasmin? - peridot, 27.12.2007, 10:43
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    - 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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