Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Philadelphia TV news mentioned pco

Question:

hehe, woops… shows how little i know about acupuncture… grin cool study… Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/

Response:

Hi Ladies, My mom said she saw something on the news (Philly area) about acupuncture treatments at Hahnemann for PCOS.  Apparently the woman in the story had the full range of PCOS symptoms, and was able to correct the problem; additionally she has had a child. Did anyone else see this program? I am unable to find any information on it or find a website.  I also don’t know what station it was on. (I know, big help I am…..) Thanks in advance. Jill

Response:

Hi Jill, I don’t know anything about the News that you are talking about as I am in Louisiana but, after my experience with my doc the other day, I was driving home I saw a Acupuncture & Holistic Treatment Center. I have been thinking about calling them and see if they treat PCOS. I wonder what they charge? Has anyone here ever done acupuncture? After what my doc said to me the other day I am thinking about just trying it but not sure…Maybe I will call tomorrow…Will let you know what they say. tracy – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Jill wrote: > Hi Ladies, > My mom said she saw something on the news (Philly area) about acupuncture > treatments at Hahnemann for PCOS.  Apparently the woman in the story had the > full range of PCOS symptoms, and was able to correct the problem; additionally > she has had a child. > Did anyone else see this program? I am unable to find any information on it or > find a website.  I also don’t know what station it was on. (I know, big help I > am…..) > Thanks in advance. > Jill

Response:

I tried conventional treatment, including 2550 met for 6 months.  It did not work for me.  I am now doing alternative treatment, which includes acupuncture.  I started it 3 months ago.  My lab work is improving and I feel better. The cost will be determined by the doctor.  Since my doctor doesnt just do acupuncture – I am having other treatments done as well – the cost reflects that.  Since the majority of the acupuncturist I know also do herbs, the cost of supplements need to be included. I am not trying to scare you with the price, but my doctor said to get the full treatment would take 40 visits.  Depending on what I have done that particular day, my visit is $70-$93 and this does not include the supplements I am taking.  For 40 visits and supplements, the cost will be under $4500. I visited Dr Glueck 4 times (at the beginning, 2 month, 4 month, and 6 month) in 6 months, my cost was over $9000 (this did not take into account the cost of metformin and later the cholesterol lowering drug and avandia he wanted to add – or the hospital bill from having high levels of lactic acid). The thing with holistic doctors is they want to fix the entire body, not just what they perceive as the problem (insulin resistance). Kari Trasea1 <tras…@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:3A39BD84.4A8A555B@hotmail.com… : Hi Jill, : I don’t know anything about the News that you are talking about as I am in : Louisiana but, after my experience with my doc the other day, I was driving home I : saw a Acupuncture & Holistic Treatment Center. I have been thinking about calling : them and see if they treat PCOS. I wonder what they charge? Has anyone here ever : done acupuncture? After what my doc said to me the other day I am thinking about : just trying it but not sure…Maybe I will call tomorrow…Will let you know what : they say. : tracy : : Jill wrote:

: : > Hi Ladies, : > My mom said she saw something on the news (Philly area) about acupuncture : > treatments at Hahnemann for PCOS.  Apparently the woman in the story had the : > full range of PCOS symptoms, and was able to correct the problem; additionally : > she has had a child. : > : > Did anyone else see this program? I am unable to find any information on it or : > find a website.  I also don’t know what station it was on. (I know, big help I : > am…..) : > : > Thanks in advance. : > : > Jill :

Response:

Acupuncture works by… well by..  unblocking energy paths. In your note you spelled acupuncture wrong.  I am the worlds worst speller, so I am not playing teacher, but if you spell it correctly in Pub med, there are 7459 studies done on it.  Of course all of those studies do not pertain to PCOS.  There are several studies when you combine words like acupuncture and glucose or acupuncture and diabetes. But acupuncture does not work on a symptom, it works on the entire body.  The first acupuncture session I had, my sinuses immediately cleared up.  How or why, I dont know.  I dont understand how it works, but I cannot argue with how I feel and how my lab reports are coming back. Here is a sample of a study: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMe d&list_uids=10716298&dopt=Abstract ^ the link wraps you must copy, put back together, and paste it Effects of electro-acupuncture on anovulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Stener-Victorin E, Waldenstrom U, Tagnfors U, Lundeberg T, Lindstedt G, Janson PO Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Goteborg University, Sweden. BACKGROUND: The present study was designed to evaluate if electro-acupuncture (EA) could affect oligo-/anovulation and related endocrine and neuroendocrine parameters in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). METHODS: Twenty-four women (between the ages of 24 and 40 years) with PCOS and oligo-/amenorrhea were included in this non-randomized, longitudinal, prospective study. The study period was defined as the period extending from 3 months before the first EA treatment, to 3 months after the last EA treatment (10-14 treatments), in total 8-9 months. The menstrual and ovulation patterns were confirmed by recording of vaginal bleedings and by daily registrations of the basal body temperature (BBT). Blood samples were collected within a week before the first EA, within a week after the last EA and 3 months after EA. RESULTS: Nine women (38%) experienced a good effect. They displayed a mean of 0.66 ovulations/woman and month in the period during and after the EA period compared to a mean of 0.15 before the EA period (p=0.004). Before EA, women with a good effect had a significantly lower body-mass index (BMI) (p<0.001), waist-to-hip circumference ratio (WHR) (p=0.0058), serum testosterone concentration (p=0.0098), serum testosterone/sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) ratio (p=0.011) and serum basal insulin concentration (p=0.0054), and a significantly higher concentration of serum SHBG (p=0.040) than did those women with no effect. CONCLUSION: Repeated EA treatments induce regular ovulations in more than one third of the women with PCOS. The group of women with good effect had a less androgenic hormonal profile before treatment and a less pronounced metabolic disturbance compared with the group with no effect. For this selected group EA offers an alternative to  pharmacological ovulation induction.                        Publication Types:                             Clinical trial                        PMID: 10716298, UI: 20179042 Oh btw, it does not hurt at all, Kari wuzzy <wu…@my-deja.com> wrote in message

news:91eovj$5f5$1@nnrp1.deja.com… : this is the first i’ve ever read that accupuncture can help in PCOS : symptoms… : : if so, it might also be good for diabetics: PCOS=pre-diabetes.  (how : does a needle decrease your blood glucose – probably by relieving : stress?) : : anyway medline search turned up no articles when i looked up diabetes or : PCOS and accupuncture…. so no published studies are yet there to : prove/disprove..  except there was one article for stress and i think : its been shown that diabetes risk increases with stress… : : : Sent via Deja.com : http://www.deja.com/

Response:

>From: Tracy >After what my doc said to me the other day I am thinking about >just trying it but not sure

Hi Tracy I have been having a hard time as well and I am willing to try alternative therapy. My other concerns are about my health insurance; I am not sure if this type of treatment is covered.   On the other hand, the treatments that *are* covered aren’t helping…  so what’s the dif! Jill Jill

Response:

this is the first i’ve ever read that accupuncture can help in PCOS symptoms… if so, it might also be good for diabetics: PCOS=pre-diabetes.  (how does a needle decrease your blood glucose – probably by relieving stress?) anyway medline search turned up no articles when i looked up diabetes or PCOS and accupuncture…. so no published studies are yet there to prove/disprove..  except there was one article for stress and i think its been shown that diabetes risk increases with stress… Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/

Response:

>From: "Kari" >The thing with holistic doctors is they want to fix the entire body, >not just what they perceive as the problem (insulin resistance).

That would be fine with me! Thanks very much for sharing your experiences. Jill

Response:

Filed under: Polycystic ovary syndrome

Related Posts

• Frustrated - Just can't lose weight.
• New Drug for PCO?
• Does anyone have...
• LOOKING FOR INFORMATION
• PCOS books and Provera Question
• Low carb=hair loss
• Vitamin store clerk hassles about Atkins
• pcos
• intro and a question (long)
• I learned my lesson