Pcos????????!
Question: i have pcos and i want to know if i start taking birth control will it help me loose weight easier?
Answers: i have pcos and i want to know if i start taking birth control will it help me loose weight easier?
Yes you will. When you have pcos it makes your hormones go out of balance taking the birth control will make the hormone go back into balance. When I took the birth control it made me lose some weight. The birth control is one of the lowest doces though so there's nothing to worry about.
Every woman is different, and will respond best to different things. For my PCOS, I found that the only thing "the pill" did for me was to give me back my periods. As for the shrinking of my cysts (and of my waistline lol) I found that being put on Glucophage (Metformin...a Type II Diabetes medication) was the answer. I'd discuss this with your OB/GYN to see what he/she thinks would work best for you. There may be a bit of trial and error involved, but eventually the "magic combination" will be found. Good luck!
For loosing weight and you have to the control your diet and walk atleast 1 hour a day regularly and its even possible that without the birth control pill you can loose weight
There is a lot of information available on the site
http://www.reddiabetes.com which can help you about the nutrition and exercise types for reducing your weight
Because there is no cure for PCOS, it needs to be managed to prevent problems. Treatment goals are based on your symptoms, whether or not you want to become pregnant, and lowering your chances of getting heart disease and diabetes. Many women will need a combination of treatments to meet these goals. Some treatments for PCOS include:
Birth control pills.
For women who don't want to become pregnant, birth control pills can control menstrual cycles, reduce male hormone levels, and help to clear acne. However, the menstrual cycle will become abnormal again if the pill is stopped. Women may also think about taking a pill that only has progesterone, to control the menstrual cycle and reduce the risk of endometrial cancer. But progesterone alone does not help reduce acne and hair growth.
Diabetes medications. The medicine metformin is used to treat type 2 diabetes. It also has been found to help with PCOS symptoms,Metformin affects the way insulin controls blood glucose (sugar) and lowers testosterone production. Abnormal hair growth will slow down, and ovulation may return after a few months of use. Recent research has shown metformin to have other positive effects, such as decreased body mass and improved cholesterol levels. Metformin will not cause a person to become diabetic.
Fertility medications. Lack of ovulation is usually the reason for fertility problems in women with PCOS. Several medications that stimulate ovulation can help women with PCOS become pregnant. Even so, other reasons for infertility in both the woman and man should be ruled out before fertility medications are used. Also, there is an increased risk for multiple births (twins, triplets) with fertility medications. For most patients, clomiphene citrate is the first choice therapy to stimulate ovulation. If this fails, metformin taken with clomiphene is usually tried. When metformin is taken along with fertility medications, it may help women with PCOS ovulate on lower doses of medication. Gonadotropins also can be used to stimulate ovulation. These are given as shots. But gonadotropins are more expensive and there are greater chances of multiple births compared to clomiphene. Another option is in vitro fertilization (IVF). IVF offers the best chance of becoming pregnant in any one cycle and gives doctors better control over the chance of multiple births. But, IVF is very costly.