Re: update on Vit D/daughter PCOS

[Guest guest]

Karin,

There have been several reports of getting rid of PCOS with iodine supplementation. If you go to the Yahoo iodine list, there is a woman there who just reversed her condition. I gather minerals and vitamin C enhance the uptake of iodine.

Good luck to you and your daughter.

Lynne

[Guest guest]

Karin,

There have been several reports of getting rid of PCOS with iodine supplementation. If you go to the Yahoo iodine list, there is a woman there who just reversed her condition. I gather minerals and vitamin C enhance the uptake of iodine.

Good luck to you and your daughter.

Lynne

[Guest guest]

I really appreciate these updates, Karin. You're getting really good information. My DD also has PCOS. All they've known for her to do is take a multi, low carb, exercise and use the BC patch.

When I was going through testing for hyperparathyroidism, my calcium and PTH were high but Vit D was very normal.

Val

-----Original Message-----From: rhythmicliving [mailto:rhythmicliving ]On Behalf Of bigbird3099Just came back from the Dr. w/my daughter and she has her blood test results and 24hr urine back. This Dr. is an endo w/specialty in Vit D/Calcium PCOS related symptoms.I finally feel that we have made the right choice of Dr. Her tests came back w/Vit D being very low and an elevated alkaline phosphate (ostemalacia). Her E was 32 midcycle and undetectable on day 4 of her period. Her urine showed increased calcium which should be the other way around w/little Vit D.She gave me a basic explanation that for us made a lot of sense. For someone who is 22 when the calcium is so low the body compensates and basically shuts down the ovaries because the body could not handle a pregnancy. She said that the body pays attention to what is going on in other areas and this is it's way of protecting itself.She is going to take Drisdol for about 6 weeks and a maintainance amount of Vit D/calcium/mag and it should take anywhere from 6 mos to a year for the phosphate level to normalize.Backround on ostemalacia is it is seen in children w/Rickets and the elderly.She has currently been taking just the Vit D/calcium/mag for about 3-4 weeks and has already seen a marked improvement in her skin (very little new acne).The Dr. said that E also helps to retain calcium. I also asked her whether those who do not have Celiac have low levels of D and she said yes but when there are malabsorbtion problems it may be worse. I know most of us are not 22 but I wonder how this Vit D defeciency plays into the Parathyroid hormone/thyroid hormone/sex hormones and other auto immune diseases. It may be worth looking at.I will also see this Dr but will work on getting my oldest back on track first.Karin

[Guest guest]

I really appreciate these updates, Karin. You're getting really good information. My DD also has PCOS. All they've known for her to do is take a multi, low carb, exercise and use the BC patch.

When I was going through testing for hyperparathyroidism, my calcium and PTH were high but Vit D was very normal.

Val

-----Original Message-----From: rhythmicliving [mailto:rhythmicliving ]On Behalf Of bigbird3099Just came back from the Dr. w/my daughter and she has her blood test results and 24hr urine back. This Dr. is an endo w/specialty in Vit D/Calcium PCOS related symptoms.I finally feel that we have made the right choice of Dr. Her tests came back w/Vit D being very low and an elevated alkaline phosphate (ostemalacia). Her E was 32 midcycle and undetectable on day 4 of her period. Her urine showed increased calcium which should be the other way around w/little Vit D.She gave me a basic explanation that for us made a lot of sense. For someone who is 22 when the calcium is so low the body compensates and basically shuts down the ovaries because the body could not handle a pregnancy. She said that the body pays attention to what is going on in other areas and this is it's way of protecting itself.She is going to take Drisdol for about 6 weeks and a maintainance amount of Vit D/calcium/mag and it should take anywhere from 6 mos to a year for the phosphate level to normalize.Backround on ostemalacia is it is seen in children w/Rickets and the elderly.She has currently been taking just the Vit D/calcium/mag for about 3-4 weeks and has already seen a marked improvement in her skin (very little new acne).The Dr. said that E also helps to retain calcium. I also asked her whether those who do not have Celiac have low levels of D and she said yes but when there are malabsorbtion problems it may be worse. I know most of us are not 22 but I wonder how this Vit D defeciency plays into the Parathyroid hormone/thyroid hormone/sex hormones and other auto immune diseases. It may be worth looking at.I will also see this Dr but will work on getting my oldest back on track first.Karin

[Guest guest]

Just read a study today done in England and those with high PTH that took VIt D

had their

PTH go down, even w/what they considered normal range Vit D and those that had

normal

PTH just stayed the same w/Vit D supplementation. I also read that there are

those that

think the lab values for Vit D may need to be moved upward for normal ranges. I

love this

Dr because she knows her stuff and I beleive she is also a professor at Columbia

and has

done the studies (basically PMS and PCOS).

>

> I really appreciate these updates, Karin. You're getting really good

> information. My DD also has PCOS. All they've known for her to do is take

> a multi, low carb, exercise and use the BC patch.

>

> When I was going through testing for hyperparathyroidism, my calcium and PTH

> were high but Vit D was very normal.

>

> Val

> -----Original Message-----

> From: rhythmicliving

> [mailto:rhythmicliving ]On Behalf Of bigbird3099

>

>

> Just came back from the Dr. w/my daughter and she has her blood test

> results and 24hr

> urine back. This Dr. is an endo w/specialty in Vit D/Calcium PCOS related

> symptoms.

> I finally feel that we have made the right choice of Dr. Her tests came

> back w/Vit D being

> very low and an elevated alkaline phosphate (ostemalacia). Her E was 32

> midcycle and

> undetectable on day 4 of her period. Her urine showed increased calcium

> which should be

> the other way around w/little Vit D.

> She gave me a basic explanation that for us made a lot of sense. For

> someone who is 22

> when the calcium is so low the body compensates and basically shuts down

> the ovaries

> because the body could not handle a pregnancy. She said that the body pays

> attention to

> what is going on in other areas and this is it's way of protecting itself.

> She is going to take Drisdol for about 6 weeks and a maintainance amount

> of Vit D/

> calcium/mag and it should take anywhere from 6 mos to a year for the

> phosphate level to

> normalize.

> Backround on ostemalacia is it is seen in children w/Rickets and the

> elderly.

> She has currently been taking just the Vit D/calcium/mag for about 3-4

> weeks and has

> already seen a marked improvement in her skin (very little new acne).

> The Dr. said that E also helps to retain calcium. I also asked her whether

> those who do not

> have Celiac have low levels of D and she said yes but when there are

> malabsorbtion

> problems it may be worse.

> I know most of us are not 22 but I wonder how this Vit D defeciency plays

> into the

> Parathyroid hormone/thyroid hormone/sex hormones and other auto immune

> diseases. It

> may be worth looking at.

> I will also see this Dr but will work on getting my oldest back on track

> first.

> Karin

>

[Guest guest]

Just read a study today done in England and those with high PTH that took VIt D

had their

PTH go down, even w/what they considered normal range Vit D and those that had

normal

PTH just stayed the same w/Vit D supplementation. I also read that there are

those that

think the lab values for Vit D may need to be moved upward for normal ranges. I

love this

Dr because she knows her stuff and I beleive she is also a professor at Columbia

and has

done the studies (basically PMS and PCOS).

>

> I really appreciate these updates, Karin. You're getting really good

> information. My DD also has PCOS. All they've known for her to do is take

> a multi, low carb, exercise and use the BC patch.

>

> When I was going through testing for hyperparathyroidism, my calcium and PTH

> were high but Vit D was very normal.

>

> Val

> -----Original Message-----

> From: rhythmicliving

> [mailto:rhythmicliving ]On Behalf Of bigbird3099

>

>

> Just came back from the Dr. w/my daughter and she has her blood test

> results and 24hr

> urine back. This Dr. is an endo w/specialty in Vit D/Calcium PCOS related

> symptoms.

> I finally feel that we have made the right choice of Dr. Her tests came

> back w/Vit D being

> very low and an elevated alkaline phosphate (ostemalacia). Her E was 32

> midcycle and

> undetectable on day 4 of her period. Her urine showed increased calcium

> which should be

> the other way around w/little Vit D.

> She gave me a basic explanation that for us made a lot of sense. For

> someone who is 22

> when the calcium is so low the body compensates and basically shuts down

> the ovaries

> because the body could not handle a pregnancy. She said that the body pays

> attention to

> what is going on in other areas and this is it's way of protecting itself.

> She is going to take Drisdol for about 6 weeks and a maintainance amount

> of Vit D/

> calcium/mag and it should take anywhere from 6 mos to a year for the

> phosphate level to

> normalize.

> Backround on ostemalacia is it is seen in children w/Rickets and the

> elderly.

> She has currently been taking just the Vit D/calcium/mag for about 3-4

> weeks and has

> already seen a marked improvement in her skin (very little new acne).

> The Dr. said that E also helps to retain calcium. I also asked her whether

> those who do not

> have Celiac have low levels of D and she said yes but when there are

> malabsorbtion

> problems it may be worse.

> I know most of us are not 22 but I wonder how this Vit D defeciency plays

> into the

> Parathyroid hormone/thyroid hormone/sex hormones and other auto immune

> diseases. It

> may be worth looking at.

> I will also see this Dr but will work on getting my oldest back on track

> first.

> Karin

>

[Guest guest]

Tried that already I ordered the iodine supp recommender by Belmar did not work

for my

daughter. I never tried them since I do take thyroid meds.

Karin

>

> Karin,

>

> There have been several reports of getting rid of PCOS with iodine

> supplementation. If you go to the Yahoo iodine list, there is a woman there

who just

> reversed her condition. I gather minerals and vitamin C enhance the uptake of

> iodine.

>

> Good luck to you and your daughter.

>

> Lynne

>

[Guest guest]

Tried that already I ordered the iodine supp recommender by Belmar did not work

for my

daughter. I never tried them since I do take thyroid meds.

Karin

>

> Karin,

>

> There have been several reports of getting rid of PCOS with iodine

> supplementation. If you go to the Yahoo iodine list, there is a woman there

who just

> reversed her condition. I gather minerals and vitamin C enhance the uptake of

> iodine.

>

> Good luck to you and your daughter.

>

> Lynne

>

[Guest guest]

). Her E was 32 midcycle and undetectable on day 4 of her period. Her urine showed increased calcium which should be the other way around w/little Vit D.She gave me a basic explanation that for us made a lot of sense. For someone who is 22 when the calcium is so low the body compensates and basically shuts down the ovaries because the body could not handle a pregnancy. She said that the body pays attention to what is going on in other areas and this is it's way of protecting itself.

Thanks for sharing this..............WOW 32 E at 22. Please keep us posted, XOXO

[Guest guest]

). Her E was 32 midcycle and undetectable on day 4 of her period. Her urine showed increased calcium which should be the other way around w/little Vit D.She gave me a basic explanation that for us made a lot of sense. For someone who is 22 when the calcium is so low the body compensates and basically shuts down the ovaries because the body could not handle a pregnancy. She said that the body pays attention to what is going on in other areas and this is it's way of protecting itself.

Thanks for sharing this..............WOW 32 E at 22. Please keep us posted, XOXO