my fasting insulin moved and I cannot work out whether contraception is why
Posting this as a discussion rather than a claim: my fasting insulin moved and I cannot work out whether contraception is why. Trial populations for the major programmes were not designed around the questions this board asks most often, which is why the evidence base here is genuinely thinner rather than merely…
Anything involving pregnancy, contraception efficacy or fertility planning belongs with a clinician. That is not a disclaimer, it is where the answers actually are.
Disagree — that is a general claim about absorption and the specific question needs a pharmacist rather than a board.
Careful — anything touching pregnancy is not a board question in any form.
Careful — anything touching pregnancy is not a board question in any form.
This is the practical fix for half the confusing weeks on this board — annotate the cycle.
Small fix — insulin resistance is a feature commonly seen in PCOS, not a synonym for it.
fertility can change with weight loss and that surprises people
Correction: that trial did not enrol the population being discussed, so it cannot support the claim.
Correction: that trial did not enrol the population being discussed, so it cannot support the claim.
Adding the one thing nobody warns about — fertility can change, and quickly.