Help ... just diagnosed with PCOS

Hi
I was diagnosed with PCOS in my early 20s due to my annoyance at absent periods and much pestering of my GP. So I was aware I may have trouble TTC and was able to plan and so we began earlier than we would have otherwise done.
I came off the pill at the end of june 07, and we weren't actively TTC, just didn't use contraception, as weren't expecting anything to happen. I actually had a period and the cycle after that fell pregnant with twins, and miscarried at 12 weeks in the oct of 07. I did take Agnas Castus with that pregnancy and don't know if that contributed to the m/c or it was a poor quality egg. We stopped using contraception again in the Feb and I fell pregnant again in the March of 08 and now have a 15mth old DD!
I'm not expecting next time to be as straight forward though.

Good Luck and Enjoy!

Forgot to say...baby is now 11 months old!

It will happen!

Just wanted to add my 10 pence worth.

There used to be a thread for PCOS women TTC and all I can say is that either by a combo of low GI diet, exercise or some got metformin/clomid most of us fell pregnant within the year.

I personally did the low Gi diet and totally went exercise mad in order to lose as much weight as possible - as I am about 2 stone overweight. Was about 4 stone overweight then!

Lost a load of weight and then BINGO feel pregnant! Unfortunately I miscarried at 7 weeks but I then feel pregnant again within 2 months.

So if you are at all overweight, even just some weight loss can regulate periods and kick start more regular ovulation!

Good Luck!

matumble can you tell me what aromatherapy blend you used,i totally believe in things like that. willing to try anything.

danilou

I have PCOS and am a parent following treatment at a subfertility unit. You should be referred to a gynae for further evaluation; PCO is not a condition that should be messed around with by GPs. They do not have either the time or knowledge to deal with such issues.

Am going to give you a list of "DON'TS".

Don't give it a couple of months and I'd be now asking for a referral to a gynae. It is also quite possible to have periods without ovulating. This may have happened with your good self.

OPK's are truly not worth using at all if PCO is an issue. These kits measure LH: a women with PCO/S can have a higher level of LH to start with and the kit ends up reading that. Please DO NOT USE OPK'S - they are a waste of time and your hard earnt cash in this situation. Taking your temp with PCO is also a non starter as you could end up with a chart which is difficult, if nigh on impossible, to interpret with any degree of accuracy. You would be far better off having blood tests and internal ultrasound scans done. These would give a far more accurate picture.

Do not self medicate with Agnus castus particularly by buying it from a health food shop; it can make the underlying hormonal problem worse. If you really want to use AC (and I would advise due caution here before using as natural does not always equal safe) seek out the advice of a qualified medical herbalist instead.

DO read Verity's website www.verity-pcos.org.uk as that could be helpful to you.

Also try and follow a low GI/GL (glycaemic load) eating plan. Maintaining the correct weight for your height is important as PCO can react badly to extra pounds and these can be very difficult to shift.

Any other questions just ask.

Hi i was diagnosed with PCOS 6 years ago and that combined with a fertility issue in dh as well we were told to go away and save for ivf. i now have 3 daughters none of which needed ivf. the only 'treatment' i had was using an aromatherapy blend meant to kick start my periods, when i didnt get any i stopped using it and a few months later found out i was 25 weeks pregnant with dd1! used it again with dd2 .
good luck

Can't he refer you to a gynaecologist? I was diagnosed with PCOS (the only symptom I have is the lack of periods) and when I eventually got an appointment with a gynaecologist I was prescribed metformin, which increased my periods from every 6 months to every 6 weeks. Four months later I was pregnant. Good luck!

I have never had a positive on OPK and I think at one point I was relying on them a bit too much. I think they can add to your anxiety. Have you thought about taking your temperature. This may sound slightly crazy but I have really good skin, every now and again I'll have a little outbreak of spots and I went by this because it's such a good sign that your period is either due or your possibly ovulating. Sorry can't exactly give you an answer.

Hi danilou I have pcos found long b4 ttc. Def doing right thing gi and getting fit as can!

I logged all cycle lengths anything from 33 days to 5 months, saw consultant tried clomid and metformin for 6 months not successful ( sil took clomid twice and fell pg twice with it's help)

we had ivf and were successful first time with ds 3.5 and then had naturally concieved dd1.5.

Wish you bfp soon and would (unhelpfully maybe) tell you to try not to worry and have lotsa how's ur father!!!

I hope this helps. I have PCOS, my periods are very irregular and I'm slightly over weight. We began trying for a baby at the end of August 2009 and had sex regularly (every other night) up until xmas. I got bored of trying as I'm extremely impatient and hardly tried at all in Jan/Feb. Did a pregnancy test this week and it's positive! My main advice to you would be to record when you have your periods. I did all last year and despite having an irregular cycle, I did notice a slight pattern emerging. My cycles could be anything between 50-70 days long.
I have also lost a bit of weight with weight watchers and have been going for long walks. Good luck!