Dear Jennifer,

Thank you for writing into the PCOS Support blog. I apologize for the delay in my response.

Metformin is very commonly used for PCOS and it is often the first medication that is considered, especially from endocrinologists.

Metformin acts as an anti-hyperglycemic; it reduces glucose thereby reducing insulin levels. It is prescribed to women with PCOS because the condition is caused by insulin resistance.

Some women with PCOS respond well to metformin in terms of losing weight and regulating their menses, but we hear from many women for whom this medication is ineffective.

Our view on the pharmaceutical treatment of PCOS is that there is no one drug on the market that will change your condition. The only way to reverse the disorder is to reduce elevations in insulin, which directly affect testosterone and other hormonal changes that are responsible for causing PCOS.

The Insulite PCOS System was created to address the cause of PCOS. With those on Glucophage, we cannot say that we have noticed dramatic results in weight loss, hair growth, acne or other symptoms related to PCOS.

These symptoms can be partially controlled by diet and exercise changes. The addition of nutrients will help you become more sensitive to your insulin and reduce the symptoms of insulin resistance and PCOS.

What is important to understand, is that there are other options. The conventional medical community will use medications to control periods, help reduce the formation of cysts, etc. but the most important aspects of controlling symptoms and long term effects of PCOS include nutrition and exercise plan.

Additionally, at Insulite Labs, we have designed a comprehensive, non-pharmaceutical nutraceutical system that addresses the cause, symptoms and the long term effects of having PCOS.

I would recommend that you consider this option and even more since at this time you are only addressing this from one side.

Jennifer, have you looked further into our website and what we offer? Here is a link to our website: http://pcos.insulitelabs.com/. Briefly, we have a combination of supplements, nutrition and exercise plans as well as great support.

I hope that this makes you feel like you do have options and have some control over how this effects you. Please let me know if I can help further.

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Best Wishes,

Dr. Heather DeLuca, ND
Insulite Laboratories Consulting & Advisory teams

DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this email and the Insulite Labs website is for the sole purpose of being informative. This information is not and should not be used or relied upon as medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician, nurse or other qualified health care provider before you undergo any treatment, take any medication, supplements or other nutritional support, or for answers to any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Dear Rachel,

Thank you for contacting the Insulite PCOS Support Blog. I understand your frustration with trying to conceive. The birth control pill will not address the underlying cause of PCOS and actually masks the symptoms of PCOS. Women with PCOS may be able to improve their fertility by losing weight and improving the insulin resistance that underlies PCOS.

The Insulite PCOS System, which you may have read about on our website, HYPERLINK “http://www.pcos.insulitelabs.com” http://www.pcos.insulitelabs.com, is designed to help heal PCOS by addressing its underlying cause, which in most cases is insulin resistance.

With insulin resistance, the body becomes insensitive to the insulin it produces, which leads to elevated circulating levels of insulin. This in turn leads to hormonal imbalances such as increased testosterone and other androgens (masculinizing hormones).

Elevated insulin also contributes to the formation of cysts in the ovaries in part due to the hormonal imbalances and also because the ovaries are highly sensitive to the influence of insulin.

All of these factors combine to complicate a woman’s chances of conceiving if she has PCOS.

The Insulite PCOS System helps to improve insulin sensitivity with its combination of nutrients and herbs as well as diet and exercise guidelines. The supplements are also designed to correct the hormone imbalance of PCOS.

Our system is designed to balance the testosterone, insulin and other reproductive hormones that impact ovulation. While we cannot promise that you will conceive on our program, we know that theoretically reducing insulin and testosterone will increase your chances of conceiving.

I hope this information answers your questions. Please don’t hesitate to contact us again with any further questions or concerns.

Best wishes,

Dr. Nicole Kellum, ND
Insulite Laboratories Consulting & Advisory teams

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and the Insulite Labs website is for the sole purpose
of being informative. This information is not and
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Always seek the advice of your physician, nurse or
other qualified health care provider before you
undergo any treatment, take any medication,
supplements or other nutritional support, or for
answers to any questions you may have regarding a
medical condition.

Dear Michelle,

Thank you for writing into the PCOS Support blog.

I can certainly understand that you are ready to take some control of the situation. And you are correct, the pill is a way to control your cycles and just like you, women are told to stay on until they are ready to conceive and then you are offered fertility help. However, there are many things that you can do to address the reason for PCOS (insulin resistance), support your own cycles, reduce symptoms….

Some of the most important changes will include nutrition and exercise. Having a diet that supports reversing insulin resistance will not only address the cause but will support a healthy hormone balance, which can help regulate your cycles and bleeding tendencies.

Women with PCOS can have absent periods, irregular periods, light or regular periods and heavy periods (like you have experienced). Depending on what hormones are out of balance in relationship to the others may help us understand which of these you experience.

Michelle, because you are looking to make some changes for your better health, I would recommend checking out the Insulite PCOS System. http://pcos.insulitelabs.com/.

This is a non-pharmaceutical approach to PCOS. The System is comprised of supplements, diet and exercise guidelines, and customer support. We provide ample customer support because we advocate lifestyle changes, and we know that these types of changes can be difficult to make without some help!

The supplements are designed to improve insulin sensitivity, help you lose weight (if needed), reduce the symptoms of PCOS, correct the hormonal imbalance of PCOS, and help manage the deleterious consequences of having elevated insulin.

Here is a link to a page on our website that describes the supplements in detail: http://www.pcos.insulitelabs.com/PCOS-Elements.php. This is the link that will explain what is in each supplement as well as the purpose of these ingredients.

The diet and exercise aspect of the Insulite PCOS System is also crucial to your short and long term success. You can read the general information about these guidelines at the following link: http://www.pcos.insulitelabs.com/Insulite-PCOS-System-Nutrition-and-Exercise-Plans.php. Of course, more detailed information is provided in the Insulite Guide that our customers receive.

Michelle, I hope that this helps and you consider the PCOS System. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please contact me.

–
Best Wishes,
Dr. Heather DeLuca, ND
Insulite Laboratories Consulting & Advisory teams

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I’m upset that I feel blown off by the medical community. This doctor prescribed me BC but as you said, that just masks the symptoms and when I go off birth control, I’ll be right back at square one. I am getting married soon and would like to have children and the doctor suggested I see a reproductive endocrinologist. At this time, I do not have health insurance so managing my PCOS has been impossible but I hope to get on my husband’s insurance once we are married.

My family has never heard of PCOS and they basically thought I was making everything up about the symptoms so I feel really alone in this. Online communities only go so far, but this blog helped a little. Thanks for all of the info.

Bree – thanks so much for writing in to our blog.

We want to support you – do you have any questions about your health for our Consulting & Advisory team? They are terrific, female naturopathic doctors who are very knowledgeable about PCOS and insulin resistance.

You can submit your questions through this PCOS support blog or email them directly at myhealth@insulitelabs.com

We also have a PCOS support group call the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month called “Talking PCOS – Stay Strong” where women with PCOS
exchange views and advice. Here is a link to more information: http://pcos.insulitelabs.com/talking_pcos.php

Please remember – You are not alone.

Catherine
Moderator – “Talking PCOS – Stay Strong”

Dear Coletta,

Thank you for writing into the PCOS Support blog. I apologize for the
delay in my response.

I understand your concerns and worries. PCOS is a major cause of infertility.
However, there are many women with PCOS that have had successful
pregnancies and there are also other options with regard to treatment.

But first…The pill is used for a few different reasons. First, it is given to stop ovulation
and because there are pre-measured hormones, it controls your cycle and as
your doctor hopes, less cysts will be formed, which can help with ovulation,
once you discontinue the pill. For some women, it is given to ensure a monthly
period, and to keep the lining of the uterus thinner since if women are not
having periods, the lining builds due to the continuous estrogen stimulation
and can cause cellular changes that are more dangerous over time.

So, he did not lie to you and hopefully he is encouraging other changes as
well. When we work with our customers, we encourage nutrition and exercise
changes in addition to a supplement regimen, that makes up the Insulite
PCOS System. This is a very comprehensive, non-pharmaceutical approach
to PCOS.

Here is a link to more information on our approach with our customers. It will
explain more about the Insulite PCOS System: http://pcos.insulitelabs.com/

Coletta, I hope that this helps. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please
don’t hesitate to write in again.

–
Best Wishes,
Dr. Heather DeLuca, ND
Insulite Laboratories Consulting & Advisory teams

DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this email and the Insulite Labs website is for the sole purpose of being informative. This information is not and should not be used or relied upon as medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician, nurse or other qualified health care provider before you undergo any treatment, take any medication, supplements or other nutritional support, or for answers to any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Dear Lisa,
Thank you for contacting the Insulite Laboratories PCOS Support Blog.

I understand your concern about being on Yaz long-term. You could speak with your doctor about this. Some women do gain weight while being on the pill. You may also gain weight when you come off it unless you start addressing the cause of the weight gain, insulin resistance. We do not recommend oral contraceptives as a treatment for PCOS because they are synthetic hormones that mask some of the symptoms of PCOS rather than fixing the problems. Treating absent menses or other symptoms with oral contraceptives does not treat the underlying disorder of PCOS and when the contraceptives are discontinued, the PCOS symptoms will persist.

Our philosophy is to treat the cause of the disorder so that there is no longer a need for using contraceptives. The supplements of The PCOS System do not do the same thing as the birth control pills, they do something even better! They work to correct the underlying cause of PCOS.

Losing weight helps to improve insulin sensitivity, and vice versa: becoming more sensitive to your insulin helps you to lose weight. The Insulite PCOS System helps to improve insulin sensitivity with its combination of nutrients and herbs as well as diet and exercise guidelines. The supplements are also designed to correct the hormone imbalance of PCOS. You can read much more about the Insulite PCOS System on our website, HYPERLINK “http://www.pcos.insulitelabs.com” http://www.pcos.insulitelabs.com.
I hope this information answers your questions. Please don’t hesitate to contact us again with any further questions or concerns.

Best wishes,

Dr. Nicole Kellum, ND
Insulite Laboratories Consulting & Advisory teams

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and the Insulite Labs website is for the sole purpose
of being informative. This information is not and
should not be used or relied upon as medical advice.
Always seek the advice of your physician, nurse or
other qualified health care provider before you
undergo any treatment, take any medication,
supplements or other nutritional support, or for
answers to any questions you may have regarding a
medical condition.

My Wheight is increasing and my doctir asked me to go back onto Yasmin is that the solution I am so scared that I will never be a mum and will I ever me cured

Please advise me what are the steps I should follow

Dear Adele,

Thank you for contacting the Insulite Laboratories PCOS Support Blog.

I am sorry to hear about your diagnosis of PCOS. We do not recommend oral contraceptives as a treatment for PCOS because they are synthetic hormones that mask some of the symptoms of PCOS rather than fixing the problems. Treating absent menses or other symptoms with oral contraceptives does not treat the underlying disorder of PCOS and when the contraceptives are discontinued, the PCOS symptoms will persist.Women with PCOS may be able to improve their fertility by losing weight and improving the insulin resistance that underlies PCOS.

The Insulite PCOS System, which you may have read about on our website, HYPERLINK “http://www.pcos.insulitelabs.com” http://www.pcos.insulitelabs.com, is designed to help heal PCOS by addressing its underlying cause, which in most cases is insulin resistance.

With insulin resistance, the body becomes insensitive to the insulin it produces, which leads to elevated circulating levels of insulin. This in turn leads to hormonal imbalances such as increased testosterone and other androgens (masculinizing hormones).

Elevated insulin also contributes to the formation of cysts in the ovaries in part due to the hormonal imbalances and also because the ovaries are highly sensitive to the influence of insulin.

All of these factors combine to complicate a woman’s chances of conceiving if she has PCOS.

The Insulite PCOS System helps to improve insulin sensitivity with its combination of nutrients and herbs as well as diet and exercise guidelines. The supplements are also designed to correct the hormone imbalance of PCOS.

Our system is designed to balance the testosterone, insulin and other reproductive hormones that impact ovulation.

While we cannot promise that you will conceive on our program, we know that theoretically reducing insulin and testosterone will increase your chances of conceiving.
I hope this information answers your questions. Please don’t hesitate to contact us again with any further questions or concerns.

Best wishes,

Dr. Nicole Kellum, ND
Insulite Laboratories Consulting & Advisory teams

DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this email
and the Insulite Labs website is for the sole purpose
of being informative. This information is not and
should not be used or relied upon as medical advice.
Always seek the advice of your physician, nurse or
other qualified health care provider before you
undergo any treatment, take any medication,
supplements or other nutritional support, or for
answers to any questions you may have regarding a
medical condition.

Dear April,

Thank you for contacting the Insulite PCOS Support Blog.

Women with PCOS may be able to improve their fertility by losing weight and improving the insulin resistance that underlies PCOS.

We do not recommend oral contraceptives as a treatment for PCOS because they are synthetic hormones that mask some of the symptoms of PCOS rather than fixing the problems. Treating absent menses or other symptoms with oral contraceptives does not treat the underlying disorder of PCOS and when the contraceptives are discontinued, the PCOS symptoms will persist.

Our philosophy is to treat the cause of the disorder so that there is no longer a need for using contraceptives. The supplements of The PCOS System do not do the same thing as the birth control pills, they do something even better!

The Insulite PCOS System, which you may have read about on our website, HYPERLINK “http://www.pcos.insulitelabs.com” http://www.pcos.insulitelabs.com, is designed to help heal PCOS by addressing its underlying cause, which in most cases is insulin resistance.

With insulin resistance, the body becomes insensitive to the insulin it produces, which leads to elevated circulating levels of insulin. This in turn leads to hormonal imbalances such as increased testosterone and other androgens (masculinizing hormones).

Elevated insulin also contributes to the formation of cysts in the ovaries in part due to the hormonal imbalances and also because the ovaries are highly sensitive to the influence of insulin.

All of these factors combine to complicate a woman’s chances of conceiving if she has PCOS.

The Insulite PCOS System helps to improve insulin sensitivity with its combination of nutrients and herbs as well as diet and exercise guidelines. The supplements are also designed to correct the hormone imbalance of PCOS.

Our system is designed to balance the testosterone, insulin and other reproductive hormones that impact ovulation.

While we cannot promise that you will conceive on our program, we know that theoretically reducing insulin and testosterone will increase your chances of conceiving.

It is safe to continue trying to get pregnant while you are using the System. We do recommend, however, that, if you become pregnant while using the PCOS System, you discontinue using the supplements during your pregnancy and then resume them after you finish breastfeeding. The reason is that while we know that the Insulite PCOS System is safe and non-toxic in general, these supplements have not been tested in any clinical trials specifically on pregnant women or infants.

I hope this information answers your questions. Please don’t hesitate to contact us again with any further questions or concerns.

Best wishes,

Dr. Nicole Kellum, ND
Insulite Laboratories Consulting & Advisory teams

DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this email
and the Insulite Labs website is for the sole purpose
of being informative. This information is not and
should not be used or relied upon as medical advice.
Always seek the advice of your physician, nurse or
other qualified health care provider before you
undergo any treatment, take any medication,
supplements or other nutritional support, or for
answers to any questions you may have regarding a
medical condition.