I was diagnosed with PCOS in 2000 following a few episodes where I would go for several months without getting a period and then bleed for up to two months straight. I've been prescribed birth control several times to get my cycle regular again. Admittedly I am not the most disciplined when it comes to staying on medication, so I would go through a prescription's worth of pills, get myself regular and stop taking them, at which point my irregularity would start up again. Even though I know this pattern can't be good for me at all, I've also never felt 100% comfortable with taking the BC pills either, in part because they may only address one set of the syndrome's symptoms.
I have heard that PCOS is related in some way to
insulin resistance and possibly also connected to diet and carbohydrate (HCFS) intake as well. While I would ideally love to be able to tackle this myself by making some drastic changes to my diet instead of being on medication, I'm considering talking to my doctor about going on
Metformin, which might do a better job at addressing the root causes of PCOS than birth control can.
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If one million people replaced a two mile car trip once a week with a bike ride, carbon dioxide emissions would be reduced by 50,000 tons per year. If one out of ten car commuters switched to a bike, carbon dioxide emissions would be reduced by 25.4 million tons per year. [2milechallenge.com]
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Originally Posted by roachboy
it's better if you can ride without having to wonder if the guy in the car behind you is a sociopath, i find.
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