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I didn’t think PCOS could be triggered by birth control - doesn’t seem to be a lot of evidence to support this either. Looking at the mechanism of action of COC
by cfu28 3y ago
I didn’t think PCOS could be triggered by birth control - doesn’t seem to be a lot of evidence to support this either. Looking at the mechanism of action of COCs, I can’t think of a mechanism of why COCs would cause PCOS. Oral contraceptives are usually first line in treating PCOS which makes this anecdote even more weird. Can you provide any more information?
- Eumenes 3y agoIts not an officially supported theory, but there's alot of anecdotal evidence out there that going off of BC after many years can cause these symptoms with some women.
- icelight 3y agoIf using OC is a possible treatment, wouldn't the likelier explanation be that using it suppressed the preexisting condition and quitting just revealed the symptoms?