Hi, i just wanted to know if there are any women with polycystic ovarian syndrome?

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and if any of you ahve suceeded in having childrem. I was diagnosed with PCOS, but I desperately want to have children. the doctors say there are things they can try but i want to if this will really work

Answer 1

I have PCOS and was able to have a child. One thing that really helped me was losing weight. Another option is to take Clomid, which is a fertility drug. The OB may also try Glucophage, which is a medication for diabetes that increases fertility. If these don't work, the OB can do laser surgery to clear out the cysts - this would give you a 2 year window in which to conceive.

Best of luck!! You can have children when you have PCOS - my mother also had PCOS and had 2 children - hang in there!!

Answer 2

There are things the doctors can try and then there's what you can do. I too have PCOS and I'm currently pregnant with my second child - conceived with NO help from my doctors... First you must educate yourself about the disorder - and the underlying Insulin Resistance that aggravates PCOS. A fantastic book is The Insulin-Resistance Diet : How to Turn Off Your Body's Fat-Making Machine by Cheryle R. Hart MD, and Mary Kay Grossman RD.

Learning to eat properly for the condition can lead to weight loss and spontaneous ovulation (then no need for Clomid, glucophage, and other medical interventions). Before becoming pregnant with my daughter I lost 50 pounds through diet and exercise and I really feel that this helped more than any drug ever could. Doctors don't frequently tell patients that a low carb/low glycemic diet can enhance their chances of conceiving with PCOS, and this is SO sad!

A couple of things worth noting: First, women with PCOS need to see their doctors as soon as they learn they are pregnant for a progesterone test at the lab - because the corpus luteum (on the ovary where the egg was released) is supposed to secrete the hormone to keep the uterus supple to support the pregnancy - but in women with PCOS progesterone is often lowered, perhaps because of the cysts crowding the ovary! Progesterone supplementation can help prevent miscarriage in women with PCOS. Second, women with PCOS are VERY prone to gestational diabetes and should be tested a lot earlier than the 24 or 28 weeks when most women are tested!

I just want to assure you that it is VERY possible to conceive naturally with PCOS, but it will take work on your part! Read as much as you can on the web, and see what your local library has on the subject!

Best wishes!!!

Answer 3

I have PCOS and I am pregnant with my 3rd baby now. I feel very fortunate, but I did a lot of research and didn't give up. My doc said I would never be able to conceive a second child without the fertility drug clomid. My periods disappeared completely after my first baby. I looked at a lot of research journals and found articles that strongly linked pregnancy success with acupunture....even for women who failed on clomid. I was told to try for six months by my Reproductive Endocrinologist and then she would put me in a clomid study where I could get the drug for free (as it's costly when not covered by insurance). I began acupuncture at the same time.....two months into the wait, I found out I was pregnant with my second child. For the 3rd baby, I lost weight through diet and exercise and got pregnant entirely on my own...again on the second month of trying!

Here are some communities you may enjoy---it always helps to have support!! Keep your head up---it took some patience and some tears but all of my friends with PCOS eventually had at least one child!

Answer 4

I have PCOS - I was diagnosed soon after I got married, and was under medical care because my husband and I really wanted to have children. It took more than a year of treatment (from taking drugs to lower my insulin - I was not diabetic but had hyperinsulinemia, to having my weight constantly monitored, to having shots for boosting ovulation/fertility), but we finally had a child. From personal experience, I can say that it's definitedly worth a shot - work with your doctors. Good luck!

Answer 5

I have PCOS & have been trying to have kids for over 5 years. I have been pregnant twice (8 months apart), but miscarried at 7 weeks. It can be done but it takes seeing a RE (Reproductive Endcronolgist) to get it done. RE's seem to work with you alot better than OBGYN's (from my experience).

Good luck!

Answer 6

I have PCOS, and I started menstruating just like clockwork after one month of treatment. I'm not trying to get pregnant, but I certainly could if I wanted to. Don't worry, you will be able to have a baby.

Answer 7

Rememer- if you take the glucophage, sometimes there are side effects when you start. Keep on it and the symptoms usually dissappear after the first month.