Hi guys
I have polycystic ovaries, all I was told was that and it meaning little follicles in my ovaries. I wasn't told how many wasn't told if bad/mild/severe. All I got was '' You have polycystic ovaries , nothing more nothing less '' what does that give me, nothing. I don't know anything. I don't have any of the symptoms (excess hair/overweight etc) on fact I'm only 8 stone! I have had bloods done and my thyroids and my hormones are fine! Also before finding out about the PCO I had a 21 day blood test. It was normal. When I spoke with my doctor I said but with PCO that means I don't ovulate which means no baby? She said no you do ovulate as she told me from her screen. So I ovulate! But I don't know how often? I do have around 40 day cycles so about 9 periods a years I never have an early period it's 40 days + usually comes at 40 days maybe a few days late. Anyway
for the past 3 months running I have had 26 day cycles
??? My last was 3rd December so if it another 26 day cycle ill be due on 29th but if goes back to normal be due about 13th December. What I wanna ask is. If you have PCO and your doctors say they aren't worried is that a good sign? It's in both ovaries so I struggle to find it possible how I do ovulate even though they only tested for it once. What's going on with my early cycles? Is that a good sign? I knew I had more to ask but can't think. Lol please don't R&R x
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Advice/Answers would be great from people who know about PCO or even PCOS
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I was diagnosed with PCOS earlier this year. My blood work was overall fine according to the doc. My only symptoms were irregular periods and multiple cysts on my ovaries. You don't need to be overweight to have the condition. I have a BMI OF 24. My new doctor thinks I actually have only low progesterone and estrogen, though.
Overall, if you are ovulating regularly, there is still a chance and PCOS (according to my doctors) is rarely the cause of infertility on its own. You do, however, have fewer chances to get pregnant as you have fewer cycles.
I started taking FertilAid and my periods settled down a bit. They now range from 27-31 days rather than 28 to 46 days. I believe it is the Vitex in the blend that does it. However, it doesn't work for everyone.
A specialist or endocrinologist should really work with you to determine treatment and if that is the only cause of lack of conception.
Overall, if you are ovulating regularly, there is still a chance and PCOS (according to my doctors) is rarely the cause of infertility on its own. You do, however, have fewer chances to get pregnant as you have fewer cycles.
I started taking FertilAid and my periods settled down a bit. They now range from 27-31 days rather than 28 to 46 days. I believe it is the Vitex in the blend that does it. However, it doesn't work for everyone.
A specialist or endocrinologist should really work with you to determine treatment and if that is the only cause of lack of conception.
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I have 1 ovary that appeared polycystic on my ultrasound (14 follicles) however my blood tests all came back fine and I have regular periods so my specialist doesn't think I have the syndrome.
I was told you need 2 of 3 criteria to have the syndrome
- polycystic appearing ovary/ies on ultrasound (I think it's over 12 or 14 follicles)
- irregular cycles
- hormone imbalance (I think it's excess of male hormones like testosterone)
I've also heard that only 2/3s of women with PCOS are overweight
Perhaps try OPKs or temp charting so you can tell if and when you are ovulating each month
I was told you need 2 of 3 criteria to have the syndrome
- polycystic appearing ovary/ies on ultrasound (I think it's over 12 or 14 follicles)
- irregular cycles
- hormone imbalance (I think it's excess of male hormones like testosterone)
I've also heard that only 2/3s of women with PCOS are overweight
Perhaps try OPKs or temp charting so you can tell if and when you are ovulating each month
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you definitely don't need to have all the symptoms to have pcos. I'm actually a little underweight...and I have pcos.
The thing is, whilst typically pcos does interfere with getting pregnant, it's not really possible to tell until you're at the stage of trying to get pregnant. There are plenty of people with pcos that get pregnant without any fertility help. But there are also many who can't get pregnant without it.
Your cycles can be regular with pcos. It's important to remember that even someone who doesn't have pcos, with a perfectly regular cycle, will typically only ovulate 9/12 cycles in the year. PCOS normally makes it harder because of the lack of ovulation, and the irregular cycles...as PP has said, reducing the amount of times you ovulate will obviously reduce your chances of getting pregnant.
I would keep track of your cycles for a while, just to make sure that you have a good understanding of your body. It sounds as if they're just a bit irregular at the moment...could be because of stress, or changes to diet...anything really. It's not a bad thing that they're shorter!
The thing is, whilst typically pcos does interfere with getting pregnant, it's not really possible to tell until you're at the stage of trying to get pregnant. There are plenty of people with pcos that get pregnant without any fertility help. But there are also many who can't get pregnant without it.
Your cycles can be regular with pcos. It's important to remember that even someone who doesn't have pcos, with a perfectly regular cycle, will typically only ovulate 9/12 cycles in the year. PCOS normally makes it harder because of the lack of ovulation, and the irregular cycles...as PP has said, reducing the amount of times you ovulate will obviously reduce your chances of getting pregnant.
I would keep track of your cycles for a while, just to make sure that you have a good understanding of your body. It sounds as if they're just a bit irregular at the moment...could be because of stress, or changes to diet...anything really. It's not a bad thing that they're shorter!
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I was told last year that I had 'mildly polycystic looking ovaries' but I have always had regular cycles (28-33 days). In the last 16 months I have reduced my BMI from 27 to 20 and now my ovaries look fine although they do have plenty of follicles (18) for my age (37) and I have a high AMH of 55.
Doc said that none of us are a textbook and that there are obviously varying degrees of what PCO means. For me, it just means they have to be careful when I'm stimming for IVF in case I get OHSS.
So it seems that PCO and PCOS is a diagnosis that will affect individuals in different ways and require different medical help depending on how severe the symptoms are.
Doc said that none of us are a textbook and that there are obviously varying degrees of what PCO means. For me, it just means they have to be careful when I'm stimming for IVF in case I get OHSS.
So it seems that PCO and PCOS is a diagnosis that will affect individuals in different ways and require different medical help depending on how severe the symptoms are.
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Hi. I have pco. One ovary covered in cysts. Didn't affect my hormones or insulin levels so I've no effects other than I can't ovulate from that ovary so my cycles were really irregular and bloods showed I rarely ovulated. If your ovulating I doubt that's the issue. Have they tested over a few cycles?
