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PCOS success stories please!

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Grace2296 · 13/04/2020 19:21

I have just had some blood work done and am now waiting for an ultrasound, would love to hear success stories from those diagnosed! Positivity please 😊

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SooPDoZang · 13/04/2020 23:51

I was diagnosed when i was 23 ( Im now 28 )

I have a 5 year old and 3 year old. Ive been trying to conceive for the last 2 years though and not had a hint of pregnancy but know im lucky to have the 2 i have

misstiggiwinkle · 13/04/2020 23:32

No medication but I was told by a family friend who's a top fertility dr that the very best thing I could do in my circumstances was to dtd every other day for my entire cycle. Exhausting when you have a 51 day cycle but it did eventually work! The biggest challenge with pcos is the not being able to predict when you ovulate.

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Grace2296 · 13/04/2020 22:59

@misstiggiwinkle wow that is so lovey to hear! ☺️ Do you mind me asking if you were taking any medication for your PCOS? X

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misstiggiwinkle · 13/04/2020 22:18

Pcos & endometriosis diagnosed when I was about 21. DS took 13months of trying when I was 28, extremely long and irregular cycles. DD took 11months at 31, cycles slightly more regular but not perfect. Both times I had made the appointment to start the process of IVF and then cancelled due to a positive test. Currently pregnant with DC#3, 35 and took 1 month of trying - VERY surprised! We'd started trying saying that we wouldn't do IVF for #3 and call a halt to trying when I got to 38. Really quite amazed Smile

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Grace2296 · 13/04/2020 22:10

@Shatandfattered that’s amazing 💖

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Shatandfattered · 13/04/2020 20:29

Pcos, a beard to rival santa and hardly ever a period.... conceived first two purely by accident and had to try for four years with my third.... six months of Clomid then eventually gonal f injections and iui. I'm currently bouncing him to sleep at nine months old. Good luck and best wishes

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Grace2296 · 13/04/2020 20:26

Hi @Worriedmum97 doc said my thyroid levels have come back normal, LH levels were high which is why he wants me to have the scan for cysts 🤷🏻‍♀️. Feeling much better after reading your comments 😊

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Worriedmum97 · 13/04/2020 20:20

Had my 1st at 25 after 9m of trying, 2nd after 11m at 29. Third one took 15mths + ovarian drilling+ 1.5 years on antidiabetic tablets when I was 33. Haven’t tried clomid. Before trying for the 3rd I developed some thyroid issues and maybe that’s why it took longer. Over these 15mths my thyroxine dose got up to what I think was the optimal level as on low dose I had 2 chemical pregnancies.

In a nutshell my advice is to check thyroid levels as it’s quite common to have this issue with pcos.

ButterPudding · 13/04/2020 19:51

Metformin to conceive first, naturally/first month metformin with second, naturally with third.

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Grace2296 · 13/04/2020 19:48

Fantastic news ladies! Thank you so much for sharing 😊

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VideographybyLouBloom · 13/04/2020 19:43

I was diagnosed when I was 14. Periods once a year if I was lucky.
We took Clomid for 6 months and I got pregnant with DD1. 13 months later I was pregnant with DD2 with no intervention.
There is a lot of hope so please don’t think you’ve been handed a life sentence.

RufustheLanglovingreindeer · 13/04/2020 19:40

Diagnosed with under active thyroid and pcos in mid/late 20’s

Had clomid after trying for about a year

Took clomid for 6 months and was pregnant at 28 with ds1

The other two children just rocked up Grin

Good luck

Hermie12 · 13/04/2020 19:37

I was diagnosed with PCOS in my 20s, type 2 diabetes in my 30s and got pregnant naturally after about 8 months of trying when I was 40, easy pregnancy aside from needing to go on to insulin injections which went back to tablets pp . Scheduled c section and healthy daughter who is now 5.

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