Posts Tagged ‘metformin’


i just found i have PCOS..?

the nurse practitioner put me on metformin 500 because my insulin level was high, not low and I’ve had irregular periods since I was 11. but it didn’t regulate it and my insulin had lowered a great amount. The nurse couldn’t figure out what was wrong. But another nurse had given me some information on [...]

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How long did it take you to get diagnosed with PCOS?

I’ve always suffered with excessive weight gain from childhood and even more so through my teenage years. I am now 14 stone at the age of 23. I have hair growth on my face and tmi but really long pubic hair. I have irregular periods and irregular ovulation. My periods are painful and heavy. But [...]

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i just found out i have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome?im 16. what next?

the nurse practitioner put me on metformin 500 because my insulin level was high, not low and I’ve had irregular periods since I was 11. but it didn’t regulate it and my insulin had lowered a great amount. The nurse couldn’t figure out what was wrong. But another nurse had given me some information on [...]

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Might this be Premature Ovarian Failure?

Okay, I’m 19 so this sounds ridiculous. I had my first period at 12, pretty heavy for a first period too, soaked through everything my first day and had bad cramps from the start. I never really charted everything until late 2007. Since then I noticed a pattern. My periods were getting farther and farther [...]

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Premature Ovarian Failure?

Okay, I’m 19 so this sounds ridiculous. I had my first period at 12, pretty heavy for a first period too, soaked through everything my first day and had bad cramps from the start. I never really charted everything until late 2007. Since then I noticed a pattern. My periods were getting farther and farther [...]

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