Hi,
First a bit of background from me.
I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 19. I was given Dianette, which i took until i was 24. I was put on metformin age 22 by an endocrinologist.
We had 3 mc whilst trying to conceive our son, who is now almost 5. He was conceived using 50mg, which I got from the GP. I remained on metformin throughout my pregnancy with him as the gynae thought it might help reduce the chance of miscarrying.
After my son was born, I had a mirena coil fitted. I had horrible mood swings, acne came back, chin hairs, pelvic pain (cysts!), loss of libido, recurrent thrush, vaginal dryness, and eventually I saw a new GP who said straight away that it was the coil causing it and took it out.
This was almost 2 yrs ago now. Since then I have only had 3 periods, and while I was never ever regular, I at least had one every couple of months. We have not used any contraception at all and have been actively trying to conceive. I am now 30 yrs old.
The GP has offered to refer me to a fertility specialist, but she can't do it until my husband comes back from overseas in about 6 weeks as he has to have a sperm analysis. I had an US, and it showed my ovaries are still covered in cysts. I had a period, and am having D21 progesterone on 20th August (it will actually be d23 but I figure that's ok), testosterone and thyroid function blood tests, and have an appointment back with the GP on 4th September to get the results as I know they won't be normal.
I have also lost almost two stones in weight, and weigh 3 stone less than when I conceived my son. I am still dieting as I would like to lose another three stones really, to get to a normal bmi.
My question really is, based on my history etc, would you recommend taking agnus Castus and saw palmetto while I wait for the fertility referral, and if so, what dosage regimen do I take, as I have read that you can't take ac while pregnant? Do ovulation tests work for people with PCOS, and since I have so few periods, how do I go about testing?!
Thanks in advance, and sorry for the epic post!