Polycystic Ovaries and trying to conceive.

Sorry that was ment to say i havnt had time to digest things yet

Thanks for that info Emma, i have had time to digest things yet, so will peck at the doctors brains when i see him next.

eurochick how old are you? Thats of course if you dont mind me asking! Lol

x2boys thats very encouraging stuff! The six, to seven months cycles dont sound like fun though! Well done you!

I have pcos always suspected i did as have very irregular periods and other symptons it was confirmed with scan and blood tests when ttc ds1 we were very lucky and conceived within weeks ds2 took twelve months i know i am very lucky but wanted to say it is possible to conceive naturally with pcos my cycles vary wildly from twenty eight days to six seven months

Babyborn 21 to 30 is classed as normal for prgestrone levels i think mine went up to 94 after my 1st cycle of clomid, hoping its done the same this month as not had it checked.

That's similar to me - I also have semi-regular periods (I get one a month but the length varies by a few days each time), get a single +ve on an OPK each month, get EWCM, get ovulation pains followed by a temp rise. But no BFP yet! I'm getting impatient now, so I will be off to the doc's soon.

I have a shortish luteal phase (12 days) but I don't think that is short enough to be causing me problems, so I am not sure what the problem is.

Oh, and another thing hippie i was also a vegetarian seven years ago when i was pregnant with my DD. After 3 months of being pregnant i began to crave meat! My iron levels were very very low at the time (i was 19) and i was taking double dose iron tablets. I began eatting meat too, my body obviously needed it!

Hello ladies,

I went to my GP yesterday, he hadnt recieved the scan report from the hospital, so i have another appointment with him on the 15th of this month. By then i would have had my hormones levels checked (blood test next Tuesday) and he will be more sure it is PCOS ive got. He will then be reffering me on to a gyne. Im happy with the outcome, well doing the blood tests so quickly etc, however, obviously not happy that my GP hasnt recieved the scan report yet. But atleast i can rest assure that by the 15th i would have had the blood results back, and the scan report, so things can move quicker from there.

I did want to ask about this acne, ive seen on various PCOS websites that a steriod cream can be used, however, there are disadvantages to this also, ie thinning of skin. Do any of you get acne? I thought mine was caused by the mirena coil i had inserted in Aug 2009, however after 6 months the acne became worse and worse. Since having the coil out in Jan of this year it isnt AS bad, but still clearly there. I know this is terrible but ive been using the local sunbeds for 6 minutes, once a week, to try and see if that helped!

Thanks for that hippie, i had no idea how much progestrone is in our bodies if we were normal as this is very fresh and raw diagnosis for me.

Welcome MrsHY1 i have taken 2 cycles of clomid hoping i get a bfp on monday when af is due if not i have 2 go bk 2 the doctors and they will double my dose.

Hello ladies
Hope you don't mind me joining and keeping you company!
I have PCOS - diagnosed after having no periods for 18 months 9 years ago. I went on BCP for a few years but then read more about the link to insulin resistance so asked for metformin, which I've now been taking three times a day for 5 years. I credit my metformin with re-starting my periods and kick starting ovulation - I have regular periods (every 30-35 days), get a + on a OPK, get the temp rise, get the EWCM - etc. Have not had a blood test to absolutely confirm but that will prob be the next step.
Irony is that we've been using condoms/withdrawal method til November last year when we decided to start TTC! Now we're trying and I'm paying closer attention to my cycle, I've realised I don't O until quite late (around day 20-25) and then get my period swiftly afterwards (LP of 8-9 days). So I've been referred back to Kings to have another ultrasound, get blood work done and hopefully start Clomid to balance things out.
I'd never describe myself as skinny but I am another PCOS-er who is not overweight - I'm 5ft4 and 8st10 (on a good day!!!).
Hope we can all keep in touch. Having my ultrasound on Monday and am looking forward to seeing what a mess my ovaries are in this time! x

Clomid also put my progesteone level up to 94 when i had it done last month so it def works

Hi hippieshake
I also have pcos and have taken 2 courses of clomid the side affects are not 2 bad apart from the head aches and the multiples (i am also a twin myself) i am due af on monday so hoping the 2nd course has worked if not i have to go back and get double the dosage.
I had a progesteone test on day 21 of my 1st cycle on clomid but thats all.

Be even

Hippie, what should progesterone levels by normally? x

Special K is also high GI, I think. Fruit on its own can also be. Crumpets - maybe. And the chocolate is also bad (but my one vice - I have given it up for Lent and feel better for it but will be straight back on it at Easter!).

I felt similarly about meat - the idea of eating it made me feel a little ill. But I am a huge convert now!

Im very interested to see what happens to my cycle this month now i actually am ware i have PCOS. I had a detailed internal scan 2 years ago when i had the coil in, so i know i didnt have have PCOS then.

I also have semi-regular periods (I get one every month, although the length varies). I am also wondering whether I am ovulating. I have used OPKs for the last 3 months and got one surge. I get mid-cycle pains most months. And I am on my first month of temperature charting and seem to have the post-ovulation rise. So all the signs are good that I am ovulating, but I think the only way to confirm it is a blood test.

Im not sure if im ovulating or not! I seem to be getting pains around ovulation, and have had positive ovulation tests around the same time as i should ovulate, but whether i am ovulation or not is another matter. Lol. How do you know your not? Because lack of period or have you under gone tests?

Im not sure if i can be bothered with that GI diet although ive heard so many people praise it. Its hard work cooking two seperate main meals a day with having a young child and working funny hours. My diet is quite good as it is, and im taking folic acid and pregnacare conception vitamins. I should just be allowing it enough time...if theres hope. xx

Yes, currently trying. I cannot afford to be relaxed about it though, as I am 35 (hubby didn't want kids until recently).

I was vegetarian for about 14 years and only started eating meat when I became lactose intolerant after a bad bout of food poisoning (vegan was just too restrictive!). I have to say though, I feel healthier overall for eating meat again, and it is a lot easier to eat low GI as a non-vegetarian. So many veggie meals are based on simple carbs (white rice, pasta, bread, etc). I am sure it is possibe as a vegetarian, but I am very much a convert to meat eating!

Good luck!

I joined MN specifically to reply to this thread!

Thanks to those who have posted encouraging stories. They are always good to hear.

I am another "skinny PCOSer". We are a sizeable minority.

A low GI/GL diet should help if you are insulin resistent. I recommend Colette Harris's PCOS Handbook for learning about the condition. I was diagnosed in about 1993 when I was 17. Back then PCOS was thought to be a purely gynae condition and the connection with insulin was not understood (at least not by the doctors I saw). I have learned what I now know from that book, friends and internet browsing. Incidentally, the friend who recommended it to me got knocked up first month of trying with her first kid and second month of trying with her second! She and I both try to follow a low GI diet. I find it helps with overall health and tiredness. I have yet to see whether it helps conception, but I hope it will. It is a very healthy way to eat anyway, so it is worth giving it a go even if you do not turn out to have insulin resistence issues (PCOS is a very individualistic condition with everyone suffering a different combination of symptoms).

Good luck to all those trying to get up-duffed.

PS - you might also like to look at the Verity website. There is a lot of useful stuff on there about PCOS.

Knowing about all the sugar etc with this syndrome, i am trying to avoid it all costs! Im certainly going to watch the rest of my diet but dont often eat sugar/sweet things anyway.

I also had bad pain in my left ovary (i have only one fallopian tube that side as i had a ruptured ectopic pregnancy 5 years ago) So my better side isnt as bad as my dud side. I am praying that this can mean a small difference with actually getting pregnant.

I would prefer to try and get pregnant naturally, doesnt matter how long it takes within reason! I am aware clomid has bad side effects and can cause multiple births! Eekkk. However if i dont concieve naturally i am willing to give anything a try! Lol. I am not sure if metaformin would be an option for PCOS sufferers that dont suffer with the weight gain side of things???

Have you got any other children Hippie?