Pcos?

[MrsEngland]

Me and my husband have been TTC since november 08 and my periods have been all over the place since coming off BC so the doctor is sending for a ultrasound to see if i have PCOS. So i was just wanting to find out some more about it really. Does anyone else have it? When did you find out? Can it show differences on your bloods that suggest thats what you have?

Thanks.

 

[Linzi]

Im not LTTC but thought I'd post anyway...

I had some blood tests & an ultrasound, whilst having the US, the sonogropher showed my the cycsts, and said it looks like PCOS but a diagnosis is only made with the scans AND the blood tests.

Hope that helps x

 

[MrsEngland]

Thanks. I'm just super worried that its going to affect our chances of getting pregnant its already been a year and im so impatient!

xxx

 

[Mrs R]

Hi Mrs England,

Just wanted to let you know that in my case, my blood tests by my G.P have always been within normal limits and I was tested over and over again and they never indicated PCOS. However the fertility clinic must have more in-depth tests and they showed PCOS, along with a scan. Don't be surprised if your G.P tests don't show anything up, but don't let them fob you off either
x

 

[littleblonde]

I was very irregular athough not trying to conceive. I had the blood test but didnt show up as pcos. I then had the scan and they saw the cysts. They also saw a problem with my tubes so i had a lap and dye and was told they where blocked . So i never had the pcos treated, as they said i would never coinceive. But they can give you things to help you ovulate. Im no expert but it does seem some people show pcos in there bood but not have the cysts and others have the cysts but dont show it in there blood. Others have both.

To end my story as i shared a but. I did conceive natuarlly. So it also shows doctors dont no everything

 

[bird2be1]

hi all,

i was diagnosed with pcos about 2 months ago, after TTC for about 7 months,i had gone to my dr and they said oh no its just because you have come off the pill that answered why i was not having any periods, i finally got them to check it further and had 3 blood tests done on different occasions to check as my ' testosterone' was raised slightly and they re tested, then sent me for a scan to check if i had pcos, after having the scan it showed up slight cysts on the ovaries, but i have a mild case, i am going to gyno on the 19th jan to see what is next in line for me, hopefully to put me on either a form of metformin or clomid which should help me ovulate as i still have no periods apart from the odd one in october.

xxx

 

[MrsEngland]

hi all,

i was diagnosed with pcos about 2 months ago, after TTC for about 7 months,i had gone to my dr and they said oh no its just because you have come off the pill that answered why i was not having any periods, i finally got them to check it further and had 3 blood tests done on different occasions to check as my ' testosterone' was raised slightly and they re tested, then sent me for a scan to check if i had pcos, after having the scan it showed up slight cysts on the ovaries, but i have a mild case, i am going to gyno on the 19th jan to see what is next in line for me, hopefully to put me on either a form of metformin or clomid which should help me ovulate as i still have no periods apart from the odd one in october.

xxx

Sounds similar to whats happening with me, i came off the pill last november and they kept saying that it was just the affects of the pill etc etc. I've got a scan soon hopefully to check if i have PCOS because i wouldn't let the doctor fob me off, i want to know whats going on with my body and why i'm not having periods because before i went on the pill they were like clockwork!

 

[bird2be1]

Exactly the same with me hun, i rang the dr's because we had been trying, and they just told me to wait past 6 months and if no period then come back, but its annoyed me to this day because i could have had some type of help by now if they had checked again. When you have your scan they should get you the results the very next day depending on where you have it, just push for the answers!! at the end of the day its you trying for a baby.

Hope your scan goes ok, if its anything like mine i had to drink 2litres of water and not wee for 1 and half hours!!! i looked i was in labour!!!! hehe but you will be fine xx

 

[beauty]

How many days are your cycle hun?
I came off BC last August and after having long irregular cycles doctor referred me and i had an ultrasound to confirm pcos, they say off the blood its very mild.. just above borderline, however since finding out i had pcos i have lost a stone in weight and trying to continue. I dont have any pcos symtons just wacky cycles which range from cd33 to cd65!!
I wouldnt mind but when i first came off the pill the first two to three cycles were fine around cd40 and then they just went to pot!!

After 16months of TTC i am now on my first round on 50mg clomid, hoping to ovulate this week sometime..

Its so hard to actually believe i had pcos as i really thought i didnt as didnt have any symtons and i just thought it might be the bc messing my body up after being on it for 12 years.. The gyno even said few weeks ago that its still early days from taking a pill for so long (however i really think after being off a pill for 16 months my body should be back to normal)

xx

 

[MrsEngland]

How many days are your cycle hun?
I came off BC last August and after having long irregular cycles doctor referred me and i had an ultrasound to confirm pcos, they say off the blood its very mild.. just above borderline, however since finding out i had pcos i have lost a stone in weight and trying to continue. I dont have any pcos symtons just wacky cycles which range from cd33 to cd65!!
I wouldnt mind but when i first came off the pill the first two to three cycles were fine around cd40 and then they just went to pot!!

After 16months of TTC i am now on my first round on 50mg clomid, hoping to ovulate this week sometime..

Its so hard to actually believe i had pcos as i really thought i didnt as didnt have any symtons and i just thought it might be the bc messing my body up after being on it for 12 years.. The gyno even said few weeks ago that its still early days from taking a pill for so long (however i really think after being off a pill for 16 months my body should be back to normal)

xx

I wish my cycle had a set number of days it can be anything from 40 to 70+. I'm guessing that means i'm proberly not ovulating?

They say normally it takes 6months to a year for your body to get back to normal after the pill but i know that there are different guideslines depending on your age. I was worried that because i tried so many different types of BC it had totally knackered my body (at one point i was on the depo shot and taking the combined pill because i bled nonstop on the depo).

I've also been trying to loose weight as i know that that is what the gyno will say to me so i want to beat him to it.

I've heard about clomid but heard that its quite hard to get a GP to give it to you on the NHS? I'm pretty keen to try it if its going to help. Does it still work if you have PCOS?

xxx

 

[beauty]

Well my GP wouldnt give me the clomid he referred me to a gyno and i had loads of tests before she would give it me as well.. I had loads of blood, ultrasound, hsg (tubes all clear) more blood, partner had to do sperm sample all this before i was even given any meds..

Its a long process but then some ladies on here get given clomid straight from the doctor, so im really unsure how it all works!! My doctor just said cause there is no records of me ever having pcos etc he wanted to refer me to a specialist before handing out meds (in a way im glad he did as it got the ball rolling as we are TTC and i have been now for 16months and only 11 periods)

I dont think if you have long cycles doesnt mean you ovulate i have read some stories on here off ladies who have whack cycles and getting BFP on cd100 and odd, so its very possible you can ovulate late in the cycle and still get pregnant..

I just dont think it gives any ladies with long cycles as much chances as it gives a lady with a 28 day cycle to try to get your BFP! If you have long cycles maybe you ovulate 6 times a year where as a lady with short cycles ovulates around 12 times a year, so the chances are lower for us if we have long cycles..

Doesnt mean you dont ovulate, just not as regular as it should be, and then that makes it harder to time the sex around ovulation time not knowing when your fertile time is, this is why i think its taking me so long as i had no idea when i was ovulating or if i was!!

Hopefully the clomid might kick start my body and i got better chances of timing intercourse with the clomid.

Good luck huni, ask your doctor to refer you and get the ball rolling!!
xx

 

[bird2be1]

i think its like you say it just depends on what doctor you see and what route they go down,

i just cannot stand the waiting game, as horrible as it sounds i want xmas out the way so my appt can hurry up and get here so i can get the ball rolling

can you have the sperm test done at your gp, as i was wanting to get my partner checked!?!?

xxxx

 

[beauty]

Yeah he can go in and just ask for a sperm sample and the hospital then send him the pot and address where to drop it and times etc!!

The whole thing is a waiting game, its terrible.. I waited months to take the clomid, then i had to wait for my AF to show and i thought i be waiting for ages but believe it or not it came on cd33 last cycle I was god smacked best cycle i had!!

xxxx

 

[MrsEngland]

Thanks so much. I'm just waiting for my appointment for the ultrasound to come through although i reckon it will probably be after christmas now (which is driving me crazy but what can i do?!) Then after we know whats going on with my ovaries then they'll refer me to a gyno and we'll see where we get.

My problem is i'm so impatient and i've got to the point where i've convinced myself i'll never fall pregnant because we been waiting a year, i get low with it which makes it seem a whole lot worse and the waiting definately doesn't help especially now i've finally been to the doctors.

xxx

 

[bird2be1]

Thanks so much. I'm just waiting for my appointment for the ultrasound to come through although i reckon it will probably be after christmas now (which is driving me crazy but what can i do?!) Then after we know whats going on with my ovaries then they'll refer me to a gyno and we'll see where we get.

My problem is i'm so impatient and i've got to the point where i've convinced myself i'll never fall pregnant because we been waiting a year, i get low with it which makes it seem a whole lot worse and the waiting definately doesn't help especially now i've finally been to the doctors.

xxx

hun i am exactly the same, i am soo impatient now i know whats kind of going on, but its horrible because still not had a period, and for once in my life i think i would be glad to see one!!! lol

when your appt comes through , the appt date should hopefully be withing 2 weeks as my hospital had a 4 week waiting list but sent me the appt and it was the next week! hope you get the appt soon hun, and try not to get yourself down about it, it will not help you in the long run when TTC!!! try to enjoy xmas and keep your chin up

 

[MrsEngland]

Thanks so much. I'm just waiting for my appointment for the ultrasound to come through although i reckon it will probably be after christmas now (which is driving me crazy but what can i do?!) Then after we know whats going on with my ovaries then they'll refer me to a gyno and we'll see where we get.

My problem is i'm so impatient and i've got to the point where i've convinced myself i'll never fall pregnant because we been waiting a year, i get low with it which makes it seem a whole lot worse and the waiting definately doesn't help especially now i've finally been to the doctors.

xxx

hun i am exactly the same, i am soo impatient now i know whats kind of going on, but its horrible because still not had a period, and for once in my life i think i would be glad to see one!!! lol

when your appt comes through , the appt date should hopefully be withing 2 weeks as my hospital had a 4 week waiting list but sent me the appt and it was the next week! hope you get the appt soon hun, and try not to get yourself down about it, it will not help you in the long run when TTC!!! try to enjoy xmas and keep your chin up

Having support on here and being able to talk to people who are going through the same thing is definately helping a little. My OH trys to understand but he doesn't get it the way another girl would because its not his body.

xxx