Suggest Treatment For PCOD While On Regestrone

Posted on Sun, 31 Jul 2016

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Sun, 31 Jul 2016 Answered on

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Question : hi doctor,
my cousin who is 21 years old is diagnosed with PCOD from two years. she is on her treatment. medicines are rediva and rogestrone 5mg. but from the last 1 month she s getting in her periods in every 15 days. Can u please suggest any treatment. Does she need to change medicines?

Answered by Dr. Zenab Tambawala (28 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
oc pills

Detailed Answer:
Hi there,
Welcome to HCM,

If the periods are not regularised inspite of the medications,then yes she needs to change them.

Can you let me know how PCOS was diagnosed, when her last ultrasound was done and how often does she take the regesterone.

She can start taking regular oral contraceptive pills, these will ensure she gets her periods every 28 days and also help with PCOS.

Rather than regesterone she should consider OC Pills.

Hope this helps.
Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Zenab Tambawala (34 minutes later)

Oct 2014 pcos was diagnosed via sonography. And the last ultrasound was done in May 2015. Regestrone is taken by her every month twice for 5 days. OC tabs should be taken daily or when? Can u prescribe any.

Answered by Dr. Zenab Tambawala (11 hours later)

Brief Answer:
femilon

Detailed Answer:
Hi there,

Tab Femilon can be taken, it is common OC pill used for regularizing the periods.
She can take them safely till she gets married and plans to have children.

They do not hamper her child bearing abilities and are known to help with pCOS symptom reversal.

ask her to start them from the first day of her next period.

Hope this helps.
Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng