PCOS advice

[flower11]

I have had acne and access hair since i was a teenager, I suspected that I had pcos. when we started ttc I was worried about it, gp did a blood test and hormonal levels came back normal he said I didnt have pcos as my periods are regular, come every month range from 27 to 36 days. I have since had a scan which showed I do have pcos ( scan was post termination, I did get pregnant but my baby had abnormalities that meant she was incompatible with life :( ) Is it possible that I am having periods and not ovulating? We are ttc again and Im worried about my chances of of getting pregnant, I am also confuesd about opks I have read not to use these if have pcos, why is this?

flower11

I was very sorry to read about your baby. I sincerely hope you received and continue to receive support as and when you need it.

If you have PCOS it is certainly possible to have periods and not ovulate.

Have you spoken to a specialist since, it may be an idea for the GP (not all GPs have any knowledge of PCOS so am not altogether surprised it was missed) to refer you to such a person so you as a couple can talk through your valid concerns.

OPK's are not adviseable to use if PCOS is present because these kits read LH levels. They work on the misleading principle that there is only one rise in LH every month and that a rise in LH is followed by ovulation (both are not true). As many PCOSers as well have an excess of LH the kit will read that excess and give you misleading readings.

Verity's website is good re PCOS.

thanks for the response, I have been a bit in denial about the pcos, and thought that as I was having regular peroids it meant everything was working alright. I will go and see my GP and ask for tests to see if im ovulating.

I had pcos too. I highly recommend the book 'pcos and your fertility ' (on amazon). Lots about how a change in diet can make a huge difference - really helped me (now have two ds's)

flower11, i am sorry about the loss of your baby! i did have pcos and had regular periods (28 day cycles), however, i did not have any difficulty getting pregnant.... i took agnus castus for about 9 months before started trying, though. ovulation sticks did not work for me (tried 5 different types produced in 3 different countries) -- no ovulation could be detacted ... hope things work out well for you!

ps i also took evening primrose oil for about 9 months

Hi, I have been diagnosed with pcos and suffer with acne but with regular Periods but after trying for a year I had blood tests which showed I was not ovulating. I got referred to a (private) specialist and about a month ago had ovarian drilling. I am at the end of my first tww now so not sure how successful it's been yet. However ovarian drilling lowers your progesteron so my spots are probably 75% better already so it must have helped. How long have you been ttc? I have also heard opk's are rubbish for pcos I did try temping but that just stressed me out to much but it might help you. Sorry to hear about your loss of your baby x

Florin I hope the drilling has worked for you, the improvement in spots is a good postive result.
Reminds me that when i first spoke to GP about hormone concerns he put me on dianette and that realy cleared my spots up, but obviously couldnt stay on it as wanted to ttc.
Have only been trying ttc for 4 months this time,tried temping readings were all over the place so didnt realy work, so have not been trying long I'm just impatient after loosing the baby, and worry that another chance might not come along even though no real reason to think this.
My really supportive Gp has just left the practice which is a shame but I guess I need to get some advice rather than thinking the worst, my DH says i need to be more positive, ive always been a glass half empty girl.