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Diagnosed With PCOS. On Metformin. Why Do I Have Acne And Facial Hair?
well i am 25 year old girl,i was dignosed with pcos last year as my fsh and lh ratio was fsh 4.77 lh 8.23, serum insulin 12.20uu/ml, blood urea nitrogen 13mg/dl, serum creatinine 0.9mg/dl, serum tsh 3.38uiu/ml,serum testosteron 28.11ng/dl, doctor put me on metformin , i was using this since year, i hav lost my weight, my periods are normal now, i got my fsh and lh done 5 months back, fsh 5.95 and lh 6.90, my doctor adviced me to contibue metformin, but now am having acne and hirsutism problem and its very embaracing to have facial hairs, please tell me what to do now
Sat, 29 Dec 2012
Hi,
Hope you are doing great.
PCOS is one of the most common conditions which affects females of child bearing age group. It leads to a hormonal imbalance whereby the effect of male hormones becomes greater leading to oily skin, pimples on face, neck, back and shoulders, facial hair, hair loss, etc.
You must consult a dermatologist to cure you. You may email/contact me to help you. Your condition is completely curable with oral contraceptive pills and anti-androgen medicines. For your facial hair, you can go for laser hair reduction. But first meet the doctor and take proper medicines. Metformin won't help you.
Bye and take care.
Dr. Rahul Nagar
MBBS, MD
Consultant dermatologist
Hope you are doing great.
PCOS is one of the most common conditions which affects females of child bearing age group. It leads to a hormonal imbalance whereby the effect of male hormones becomes greater leading to oily skin, pimples on face, neck, back and shoulders, facial hair, hair loss, etc.
You must consult a dermatologist to cure you. You may email/contact me to help you. Your condition is completely curable with oral contraceptive pills and anti-androgen medicines. For your facial hair, you can go for laser hair reduction. But first meet the doctor and take proper medicines. Metformin won't help you.
Bye and take care.
Dr. Rahul Nagar
MBBS, MD
Consultant dermatologist
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