metformin

[xdezirx]

Hi all i'm new to this site.
I've been prescribed Metformin to help with ovulation as I have polycystic ovaries. I have 2 children aged 10 and 7 an a half. I was diagnosed before my eldest was conceived.
What i'd like to know from anyone is whether or not Metformin can be successful in helping yu to get pregnant? I haven't had a period for 2 months. I've been on Metformin for just over a month. I'm not pregnant as I did 2 home tests and they were both negative.

can anyone help?

xdezirx

[Hangingbellyofbabylon]

It worked for me and also helped me to maintain the pregnancies (ie not have a miscarriage) - my consultant told me that it needs to be quite a high dose to make a difference - 1000mg a day minimum. I had two babies on metformin but found the side effects really unbearable when I started TTC again this time. Instead I had natural treatment from the Bowen Technique and had regular cycles for the first time in my life - am now 11 weeks pregnant and all going well. Good luck with it all.

[sillyquestions]

what is the bowen technique?

[Hangingbellyofbabylon]

Hi Sillyquestions, the Bowen technique is a holistic therapy that works on balancing your whole body - it's very gentle and you only need a 3-4 sessions to see a real result. info here: www.bowen-technique.co.uk/find_therapist.php

[xdezirx]

Hi Hangingbellyofbabylon (ha! lov the user name!!)
Thanx for your message. I'm on 500mg per tablet. I'm taking 3 a day.
How long was you on Metformin before you became pregnant? was you prescribed it for polycystic ovaries? also what sort of side effects did you have? sorry if i've asked too many questions!

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[sarahrhianna]

Hi I too was prescribed metformin 500mg three times daily when trying to conceive with DD1. Had really irregular periods (sometimes none for 4 months)and was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovaries, though no other symptoms of it. Convinced my pill caused it though that is another story!

I took it for 2 months and fell pregnant and was told to stop taking it whilst pregnant. Result gorgeous DD!
After my last pregnancy my periods returned on a monthly basis though still a bit unpredicatble. Fell pregnant on first attempt this time with no help at all so seems like it may be true, pregnancy can cure PCOS!
Guess what I am trying to say is that there is hope it can work! (it did make me feel sick until I got used to the dose though)

Good luck am keeping my fingers crossed for you. x

[xdezirx]

Hi Sarahrhianna

Thankyou for your message. I was on the pill years ago before I was diagnosed with polycystic ovaries & I was convinced that it was the pill that caused it coz it suppresses ovalation, so I think it bugared up my whole system. I've been on the metformin a few months now, still no luck. I haven't felt sick on them atall yet, just bad diarrhia!!! sorry tmi!!!
After my first pregnancy, I too became pregnant quite quickly the second time round
with no help. Just before I fell with my first, I was prescribed clomithin & was waiting for my period in order to start taking it, that never came about coz I fell naturally!! looking back i'm glad I didn't fall on clomithin coz of the risk of multiple births!!! I refused it this time round coz of that reason & hope that I fall on metformin.

[AttilaTheMeerkat]

In my experience the pill masked the underlying problem, it did not and does not cause PCOS to arise.

No one is quite sure what causes PCOS.

Although women with PCOS often have a mother or sister with the condition, there is not enough scientific evidence to prove that the condition may be inherited. The ovaries of women with PCOS frequently contain a number of small cysts, hence the name poly (many) cystic ovarian syndrome. A similar number of cysts may occur in women without PCOS. Therefore, the cysts themselves do not seem to be the cause of the problem. A malfunction of the body's blood sugar control system (insulin system) is frequent in women with PCOS, and researchers believe that these abnormalities may be related to the development of PCOS. It is known that the ovaries of women with PCOS produce excess amounts of male hormone known as androgen. This excessive production of male hormones may be a result of the abnormalities in insulin production.

There is no one therapy or treatment that will eradicate PCO or PCOS as the cystic follicles associated with the condition do return over time.