Advice on Polycystic Ovaries and Pregnancy? any advice?

[wheniamqueen]

Hiya, i'm 21 and 27weeks pregnant, however i was told that i would never get pregnant due to the severity of my polycystic ovaries syndrome, and i was just wondering if anybody else out there has heard of this happening or it happened to them as my midwife hadnt even heard of polycystic ovaries and i'm feeling a little lost and worried as to any problems i could face during my pregnancy as well as why i was told by the medical profession at 15 years old that i would never be able to concieve naturally. Thus leading to complete shock and feeling unprepared for what is going to happen, especially as i was on the pill in order to prevent symptoms of the pcos. Luckily my mum has been very supported and my partner although still adjusting to the thought of being a father is still very much with me and doing the best he can. Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Hello, whenIamqueen! I was also told in my late teens that I probably wouldn't be able to have children naturally, when they diagnosed my PCOS. I think depending on the severity it can affect fertility, but as can the associated weight gain - I found I my periods became much more regular after I lost 3 stone.

But at the age of 27, it still took us 2 years to conceive DD. It's taken us another 2 years and 2 mc's to get to 22 weeks pg with this little one! All naturally conceived. however, DD and my last mc and this one, were conceived while on the waiting list for fertility investigation - so maybe there is something in that!!

If you want more info on PCOS, try finding out about a support group called VERITY (I think). My mum, bless her, sent off for their fact sheet when I was first diagnosed, it does explain everything a bit better, but I'm not sure, it says much about pg. I have heard you are more likely to mc, if you have PCOS, but I think that is early mc, so you are well past that. I wouldn't think that you will have any other problems in pg, which are related to your PCOS.

Hope the rest of pg passes without hitch - enjoy it!!

HTH

take care

Congratulations on your pregnancy.

I was also told I would never conceive naturally due to PCOS.We were on a waiting list for IVF when I fell pg naturally with ds1,after 7 years of ttc.
When he was just over a year old we decided to start ttc again and I fell pg the first month with ds2.
2 Years ago it was just dh and me...now there's 4 of us.
The PCOS also didn't cause me any problems during my pregnancies and I was told it wouldn't make me a higher risk patient,having PCOS.

Best of luck.

I was diagnosed with PCOS about 6 years ago and managed to fall pregnant at the first attempt, now have DS5. Five years later and I'm now expecting my second (28 weeks) and conceived with relative ease. I shed many tears thinking that I might not be able to have children and was dreading what could've happened but as luck would have it, it has all been ok. I know PCOS can cause some women to have neverending problems and I think the advice given always seems to be along these lines but there is always hope and good fortune. I think Victoria Beckham has PCOS too and she has three children. There are different severities I guess and we're the fortunate ones who manage to get lucky! Best of luck with bump, it is quite an exceptional thing.

Yep, we were told IVF was our only chance. But we conceived naturally with acupuncture and hypnotherapy. We'd been trying for a long time though, it was giving up trying which seems to have worked for us.

Yep, we were told IVF was our only chance. But we conceived naturally with acupuncture and hypnotherapy. We'd been trying for a long time though, it was giving up trying which seems to have worked for us.

Sorry baby interrupted post - I spent the entire pregnancy thinking something would go wrong - eventually I got pre-eclampsia - possibly because I was so stressed I reckon - but I went on to have a healthy baby girl. Now we are planning the second baby and I'm completely relaxed about it - obviously my body knows what to do even if I didn't!

DH was stunned, he tried for over 28 years with his first wife before we had our DD!

Me too, diagnosed with PCOS when I was 24 and started on Dianette to control the symptoms, was told that I would probably need help to conceive so booked appointment to discuss after I got married last september - found out I was pregnant a week before the appointment. Now 29 weeks wiith what my mum calls her "miracle" grandchild (barf!)

although I suppose it is a bit of a miracle considering

congratulations!

I have pcos and was on metformin up until my now 26 week bump was discovered! This will be my third baby so no reason for you to think you cant have any more. Congratulations on your pregnancy
Btw pcos has made no difference to my pregnancies apart from having the most impressive full beard, hairy back, stomach, boobs etc etc lol
Fingers crossed my dh doesn't 'turn' before the birth as he finds it quite interesting

mostly doctors are rubbish when they're diagnosing PCOS - it shouldn't make any difference to your pregnancy (risk of MC is greater right at the beginning, which you're past now), hair and skin problems can go either way (but then can do so even if you haven't PCOS).
www.verity-pcos.org.uk is the UK charity for women with PCOS btw, and is working hard to educate the medical profession so that they don't terrify newly-diagnosed teenagers/young women with scare stories about total infertility - yes, it can happen, but there are hundreds of thousands of women with PCOS who have children conceived naturally, somtimes it takes a bit longer, sometimes it needs a helping hand.

i was told by my doctor that i had pcos and couldn't get pregnant without clomid and 1 month later i was preganant. (conceived naturally)

different doctor said the same thing 2 years later and within a few months i was pregnant again. (naturally)

i had my 3rd child 14 months ago.

pcos = infertility = a load of old bollocks

and if a doctot mentions my pcos again i'm running a mile as i don't want baby no 4

i have PCOS - much improved now, but was told at 21 by gynaecologist if i didnt get pregnant by 30 i would be unable to conceive naturally, and would need IVF etc.
Scary at the time - had no boyfriend but felt like there was serious pressure. they offered me no support, just told me to come back when i wanted to try for a baby.
so after going back to my family doctor, i was put on the pill, then changed to another pill, i was then told i had pre- cancerous cells and needed a colposcopy.

After that a different gynae told me i should have the coil fitted to 'help' my very heavy, excruciating periods. After saying no several times i decided to give it a go (with a D+C at the same time) - only to find the strings sticking out of me a few inches, after two months. i went straight to docs and had that removed.
we started trying for a baby at christmas and im now 8 weeks pregnant -at 29! my treatment for PCOS seemed very complicated but glad i have all that over with for the time being - as is my husband!!! Looking forward to being a mum now!