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[wannabemummyb]

Oh, cool! If I were you, I'd wait and see what the next cycle will be like then! It's ok to have a long anovulatory cycle every now and then.

See if you can remember if you haven't by any chance done something different this last cycle, especially in the beginning of it, or the end of the previous one. Sometimes some vitamins/supplement can mess you up, even if in theory they're supposed to aim fertility.

There were two things i did: wore a moonstone and rose quartz bracelet for three weeks at the beginning (bought to aid fertility) and also stopped taking multi vitamins.
Also lost nearly a stone in weight (now nearing 4 stone lost over all)

Thank you for you advice though hun x

 

[Soili]

I don't think the bracelet would have had a bad effect. But maybe go back on the vits?

You're not getting too skinny though? In theory, weight loss should be good for PCOS, but until a certain point, of course

 

[wannabemummyb]

I don't think the bracelet would have had a bad effect. But maybe go back on the vits?

You're not getting too skinny though? In theory, weight loss should be good for PCOS, but until a certain point, of course

Unfortunately, getting too skinny is not a problem i have! I still need to lose weight to get to the weight i want to be.

Yep might try the multi vits again. Thank you

 

[Clobo]

Hi there

I still follow this thread and wish you all the that I have!

Moonstone and rose quartz are good for fertility but perhaps to wear it so close to your skin for so long meant it had too strong an effect?? Peerhaps carry it in your bag instead?? When I got my BFP i carried around a pouch of fertility crystals in my bag!

Also deffo take the multivits, in particular folic acid, they recommend you take this for three months before TTC as well so keep it up!!

Well done on the weight loss too!!

xxxx

 

[wannabemummyb]

Hi there

I still follow this thread and wish you all the that I have!

Moonstone and rose quartz are good for fertility but perhaps to wear it so close to your skin for so long meant it had too strong an effect?? Peerhaps carry it in your bag instead?? When I got my BFP i carried around a pouch of fertility crystals in my bag!

Also deffo take the multivits, in particular folic acid, they recommend you take this for three months before TTC as well so keep it up!!

Well done on the weight loss too!!

xxxx

I get prescribed folic from one of my consultants, as ladies with IR apparently need to take more. Started taking normal folic acid three months prior to ttc, so been taking it 2 and a half year ish now

Thanks re the weight lose! Think the metformin has helped

I will take note re the crystals in a bag.

I just realised that af started around the time we started moving house, wonder if she would have ever turned up if we hadn't moved! Lol

 

[pdmcd17]

Af is here that is a good thing it means metformin is working that is 2 regular clycle since being on it now for almost 6 weeks!!!!! hopefully that means i can get pregnant sometime soon

in march i can fu with my dr re clomid as he wanted to see how metformin and wieght loss would work. So far im down almsot 22lbs in the same time frame!

 

[littlepeps]

Hi Ladies .. Im new to your thread

I had been to see my GP back in early December cocerned I has PCOS as I have a lot of the symtoms and had bloods done ... my testosterone levels were ok etc ... but yet I have facial hair a 14 yr old boy would kill for !! :S

Anyway .. I was sent for an ovary ultra sound and the radiologist said she didnt see anything out of the ordinary only my right ovary was slightly enlarged ????? and some small peripheral cysts that are common in all women .... but I was thinking that 5 months ago I had started vitex and vitamins to try and help .. Im wondering if they have been working ??

 

[marieh2008]

Hi im new here, I have pcos and have tried for a baby on and off since 2007 have had 4 miscarriages since then one at 23+5. Im trying again im on evening primrose oil till day 14 fish all the way through b vit complex and pregnancare conception. Metform min 2000mg and im dieting at the moment. Does anyone have any other advice at all. Lots of baby dust to everyone.

 

[Clobo]

Hi Marie

So sorry to hear of all your troubles and your losses, it doesnt sound like getting pregnant is a huge problem for you, have you been seeing fertility specialists or doctors to figure out why you are miscarrying and try and prevent it from happening again??

Low GI diet is good for PCOS sufferers, google it, its a really easy diet to follow and really good for you!!

Good luck and i wish you all the for the next sticky pregnancy xxx

 

[pdmcd17]

welcome Marieh

i wish you goodluck. I have found the metformin is great for my cycle and the diet is good also.

goodluck to everyone

 

[ashlie89]

Hey guys, not sure if you may have seen my other thread, trying to get some info on PCOS and it's symptoms from a first hand account. If you can help that would be really great as I am going for a first in my degree. Will be more than happy to share my essay and feedback to whom ever helps me

Kind regards!

Ashlie

 

[Clobo]

Hi Ashlie89

I have PCOS but dont have many of the related symptoms, im fairly slim and dont have the excess hair although I do get really bad skin. The birth control pills Yasmin and Dianette helped me control this for years untill I started trying to conceive then they came back with a vengeance!!

Plus I then found that I had really long cycles, up to 3 months some cycles!! I was put on Clomid to regulate for 6 cycles and then on a natural cycle I ovulated myself after only 21 days and fell pregnant.

Let me know if you have any other questions and ill be happy to help. Good luck with your degree.

xxx

 

[ashlie89]

Hi Ashlie89

I have PCOS but dont have many of the related symptoms, im fairly slim and dont have the excess hair although I do get really bad skin. The birth control pills Yasmin and Dianette helped me control this for years untill I started trying to conceive then they came back with a vengeance!!

Plus I then found that I had really long cycles, up to 3 months some cycles!! I was put on Clomid to regulate for 6 cycles and then on a natural cycle I ovulated myself after only 21 days and fell pregnant.

Let me know if you have any other questions and ill be happy to help. Good luck with your degree.

xxx

I do have some questions actually! And if anyone else could help too that'd be great I've just taken this from the original thread I posted, apologies if you feel it is too formal!

What I would like to know:

• 
  What you as a sufferer knows about PCOS and the hormones that directly or indirectly cause this?

• What age you found out and weather it was from underlying health problems or from TTC?

• How long you have had PCOS and whether the symptoms of the condition have changed with age? (and what age you were diagnosed and how easy/hard it was (I have heard that you have to be trying for a year for some doctors to test you for it)).

• Whether pregnancy affected the severity of the symptoms?

• Have you taken any medication which has helped you conceive, or reduce the symptoms?

• And any websites with statistics and really helpful information would be great (preferably medical documents or university research that you may have looked into)

Thank you! xx

 

[SEC]

Hello,

I've been officially diagnosed with PCOS since December, but now understand that I've had the symptoms forever! It was only once we were TTC that the doc's really took it seriously. I pretty much tick all the boxes. Over weight, excessive hair, completely non-existant cycle. I've been on Metformin to try and create a regular cycle. The side effects are rubbish if i eat the wrong thing, but so far have started to get periods. Now just need to start ovulating and we should be a go. It's very hard to stay positive on a very long road.

I have been trying to follow a low GI diet which is supposed to help, but I find it quite tough. Anyone out there got any tips for coping with Metformin's side effects re food?

 

[Jellycat]

Just come across this thread. Since 18 I've suffered from irregular or absent periods, increased hair, overweight, light headed and migraine. Went on the pill for 12 years and within 3 months of coming off bcp I conceived naturally.

Since having Lo I decided to stay off bcp and found my cycles range from 26 to 92 days

Yesterday I was diagnosed with PCOS as cysts were found on both sides, retro vetted uterus and thick lining explaining my sometimes heavy AF . I've ovulated once in the past 16 months.

Doctor has told me to lose weight and to go back in 6 months to check progress otherwise she will prescribe orlistat or sign me upto lighter life. Been told to wait another 10 months before intervening with meds to help me ovulate.

Look forward to speaking to you all !
Never realised how common PCOS was.

 

[Jellycat]

Sec - what are the side effects of metformin?

 

[Oobies]

The use of Metformin for PCOS: https://www.endocrineonline.org/pdf box/pcos+met.pdf

Side effects of Metformin
https://www.metforminsideeffects.org/

 

[SEC]

Jellycat,

I've mainly struggled with digestive problems. It has to be taken with food, but I sometimes feel really sick and struggle to eat in the mornings. Occasionally I get a bit dizzy too which I think is the medication although it can sometimes be attributed to the PCOS itself. It can be managed with diet but I'm finding it trial and error to get it right. Good side effect as has helped me lose weight!

 

[Clobo]

Hi

Here are my answers, I hope they help!!

1. When I first found out I had PCOS I knew very little and nothing was explained to me by my doctor or even the fertility specialist. I found out most of my information through the internet to be honest and found it very helpful. One website in particular that I cant seem to find any more, ill hunt it out. I found it really useful to know WHY this was happening to me.

2. I found out 2 years ago when TTC. Although my sister was diagnosed with it when she was about 16 and was put on the birth control pill. I went on the pill at 16 to help my skin and PCOS wasn’t really considered. It was only when I came off the pill late 2009 that I had very irregular cycles and the GP referred me for tests.

3. As I went on the pill at such a young ages Im not sure how long I have had it, also the pill masks all the symptoms. However when I came off it my skin became really greasy and spotty, I put on a little weight found my midriff and I have a slightly fuzzy lower abdomen! These did get better over the last two years. My GP was a man and I think due to his lack of knowledge in the area and the fact that we couldn’t actively TTC because of my long cycles he sent me for tests straight away, with waiting lists for scans etc I was diagnosed within about 9 months of coming off the pill and 3 months later I had an appointment with the fertility specialist (FS)

4. I fell pregnant last year and sadly miscarried although the FS didn’t think this was because I have PCOS. I am also now 12 weeks pregnant again and I don’t think either time the few symptoms that I did have have gotton any worse or better.

5. Whilst seeing the FS during 2011 I took 6 rounds of Clomid. This worked for me in that even the smallest dose made me ovulate around cycle day 18 and so gave me a fairly normal cycle. However both times I fell pregnant I was on a “natural” cycle.

6. I mainly used the common websites, Wikipedia I like because of its factual nature and also forums like BnB were really useful for finding ladies with similar experiences. I also used Fertility Friend to track my cycles so that I knew when I was ovulating.

Anything else just ask!! Good luck!!! xxx

 

[loulou85xx]

hi i've just joined today and im just looking around for some answers or successful stories. I was diagnosed with pcos last September but also found out i was pregnant the same day. I had a mc at 13weeks. 26.01.2012 i had ovarian drilling and i came on my period the night before. I havent had another yet but i have usually gone for 6 week with nothing before.

Are there any one out there that had ovarian drilling followed by a beautiful baby?

xx