PCOS Club!

[Firefox]

Its really good that your GP wanted to get to the bottom of why your testosterone is high and see what its linked to. Mine just reffered me to the consultant that I am currently under and ive not got any change of concieving until ive had the ovarian drilling (because the clomid didnt work for me).

Im no expert but though that metformin was used where insulin was the problem too...is that why you are hesitant to take it? Its def a positive thing that they are trying other medication as well as the clomid if it didnt work on its own. As ive said before i wasnt offered any other medication, just told the drilling was the only way forward! Ive looked online and it is possible to get the metformin without prescription but im scared to take it as im not sure that i'd need it or it would help if that makes sense?

 

[donicaann22]

Courtney- I know what you mean about the pressure from family, we started getting it a while ago before we even started ttc so when we finally did we decided only to tell a couple of people so we wouldn't get those comments or questions. It's hard enough for us on our own without extra pressure, only supportive people should be in our business!

I am on CD 6 right now third time with the higher dose of clomid and my ovaries are hurting right off the bat this time, i hope its nothing bad, my doctor wasn't able to examine me before giving me this script because he was out of town hmmm oh well where is everyone else in your cycle?

 

[sma1588]

well ladies im still cramping like crazy and my boobs still hurt. i have never had y boobs hurt right after AF so i guess maybe it wasnt really AF...i dont know where i am in my cycle now because of it. the spotting never turned into a full bleed so im not sure what is going on

 

[BluemoonB]

Hi girls, I've just discovered this forum and have started reading my way through all the posts.
I have PCOS which was dx in 2004 and have been ttc since Novemeber last year. I'm currently seeing a fertility specialist but she's refusing to do anything until I have a BMI of 30.
My last cycle was 120 days and was induced with Provera in the end, however I've had light bleeding and spotting this cycle on days 16-20, very light so only needed a pantyliner and it was pinky/brown rather than red but had small clots in it. I'm not really sure what's going on.... I'm guessing far too early to be my period and far too heavy to be implantation bleeding...

 

[Quaver]

Sma and Bluemoon, hope your spotting turns into something else

As for me, I'm having my first round of injections starting tomorrow.
I have to inject myself on CD6, 8, 10 and maybe 12 (doctor's appt on CD12).

Wish me luck

 

[keepsmiling]

hiya blue moon,, i had to get my bmi is 29 for clomid,, i did it,so it is possible xx

 

[MariaF]

Bluemoon - My recent cycle was also over 120 days and I had to induce af with Provera Ive since had 2 cycles on Clomid (well, actually on my second cycle now that hasn't worked ). It is annoying that things are moving sooo slowly!

Quaver - best of luck with the injections! Ill be following your updates closely as I think injections are a way forward for me if Clomid doesn't work over the next 3-4 months.

Sma- when was the last time you tested??

Nothing new from me girls. Definitely still no ovulation Ive been cramping pretty much constantly for the last 2 weeks so I know SOMETHING'S happening - just not the right thing! Will wait 2 more weeks then get some Provera to start a period. And 3d round of Clomid when Ill actually be getting scans to see what's going on!!!

 

[donicaann22]

Maria- I am so sorry things arn't working out for you Just keep looking forward at the next step its better than not trying at all! Good Luck !!!!!!

 

[sma1588]

i tested last night-y- i dont know lol but im going to call my gyn in a little bit and talk to him because im cramping bad still and my boobs hurt pretty bad so im going to ask him what we can do to c whats going on and if that was a new cycle or what

 

[Firefox]

Does anyone else have amenorrhea (no periods/ no ov) or has anyone overcome this? Its really getting me down that there seems to be absolutely nothing that will kick start my cycles and make me ov.

 

[sma1588]

firefox- i did have it but with the help of metformin i had my period last month and some spotting this month with a little bit of red so i dont know if thats a period or not but thats what they told me before they found out i was IR.

 

[Firefox]

Thanks sma, do you know what tests they did to find out you were insulin resistant?

I had a blood test that showed higher than normal testosterone so was diagnosed with pcos from that and my other symptoms.

 

[sma1588]

ummm well they did the lipid panel test wich was like 5 blood test to see about chelostrol and every thing then they did the sugar test that they use for diabetics. i had to fast for 14 hrs then have bloods done and drink a thing of sugar juice, then go back in 2 hours and have another blood done. my RE told me that pcos and IR usually runs togather 1 usually causes the other.

 

[Firefox]

Thanks, I think I need to go back to my docs to see if there are any other tests that they can do, like what you have had to see if there is anything that can be done whilst im waiting!!!!

Ive been looking up natural progesterone cream to see if that would help but it seems you've got to use it after ov....no mention if it would be ok to use if you dont ov!!

 

[sma1588]

well since you have already been tested for pcos just tell them you want to be tested for IR and they will most likly put you on metformin if your test shows that u r IR.....

do you have any problems with weight gain/loss? mid section weight or being tired right after you eat, specially sugary foods or like pasta or potaos ? if you do i would tell them about it because thats what they pointed out to me and in 10 mins i already knew thats what i had before i even had the bloods done...... just a warning though after u drink the sugary drink u will feel like crap all day

 

[MariaF]

Firefox - I have amenorrhea. Nothing really helped me except Prover - but that wasn't a natural period of course. Just a forced bleed.

Clomid did work for me on the first cycle and I had a 34 day cycle. Now Im on CD28 and will be forcing another period in about 10 days.

I tried lots of natural medicines like evening primrose oil, vitex, starflower oil. Im also on Metformin for 5 months now - I react well to it but it's not really doing much for me....

Have you considered the next steps like IUI and IVF?

 

[Butterfly24]

i've only recently been diagnosed with pcos so have most of the health checks and medication yet to come - which i'm already researching and getting a little worried about

i have told my parents and my oh's parent's that we will be trying once we know all the ins and outs. my oh's sister knows because she's having to go through ivf herself atm and has been a good support.

my work know i have pcos and am having tests because i will need time of work because of my crazy shifts.

i don't think i'll be going into any details with anyone else though, esp not when we eventually get our bfp, not until the second trimester anyway

 

[donicaann22]

Does anyone else have amenorrhea (no periods/ no ov) or has anyone overcome this? Its really getting me down that there seems to be absolutely nothing that will kick start my cycles and make me ov.

I had to loose weight, go on metformin and up my dose to 100mg of clomid over the course of a year and a half before i actually ovulated! Hopefully you will figure out the right combination for you! Don't loose hope

 

[LadyofRohan]

Hey ladies, I'm back from our short holiday in England. I had a great time but I managed to catch a horrible cold and I've been miserable for the past few days. I didn't even go into work this morning its so bad--runny nose, watery eyes, coughing and sore throat. Blah!

We managed to BD every day while we were in England except for Sunday because DH had to leave early for a flight. I didn't bother temping because my schedule was just way off due to do the time shift. I also didn't take any OPKs because we were all sharing a bathroom at my in-laws house and I couldn't figure out how to leave with an OPK without anyone noticing

So DH and I BD'ed on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

On Monday when I got back home I got a super super positive OPK...I mean, way way darker than the control line. And it showed up within seconds so I'm going to take that as a good sign. Hopefully the bloodwork in a week will show that I ovulated.

DH is out of the country for work now so we're missing prime fertile time...but hopefully we still have a chance of catching the egg? I'll be testing in 13 days time.

 

[HappiestMom]

Hi ladies...can I join?

TTC background wise I am 23 and we have been TTC for just 6 months now, married for 8 months. I have been preggie twice as you can see by the tickers but lost them both around 4-5 weeks. I have normal periods my cycles are about 31 days. Not sure about ovulation as I have been doing the OPKs and get a positive and then a drop so I assume I ovulate then but then can also get days of dark dark positives after. But since I have been preggie twice I definitely do ovulate at least sometimes haha. I am due to go in and get my progesterone tested on day 25-26 of my next normal cycle since this one cycle was right after a miscarriage.

Just had an ultrasound last night and got the results this morning. Told me I have PCOS and they are putting me on Metformin, gradually building up to 1500mg/mcg a day. Are any of you on that? Have you noticed any results yet? I guess I am just hoping that along with fertility issues being solved it will also help my acne which is horrid since I stopped birth control back in Feb/March, as well as help with weight loss to some extent.