I have Pcos and have been on metformin for three months now. I had a 21 day progesterone test beforehand and I was actually ovulating without the use of metformin. The problem is I still havnt got pregnant and I am beginning to feel like its never going to happen, I know when I ovulate and have sex around this time so what is wrong with me? How long should this take normally? I heard that 1 in 3 women get preg within the first 2 months of taking metformin. Can anyone help??
2006-09-08 23:23:47 · 7 answers · asked by Kelly D 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
Metformin is given to women with pcos to help them ovulate and balance the hormones, as pcos is derived from insulin resistance, please do not give me ignorant answers here...
2006-09-08 23:29:28 · update #1
silverman, people who wish to try and give me advice (who regularly answer questions on drugs and their uses) should not tell me im on the wrong drug, if they do that and they dont know the other uses for the drug then they are being ignorant for telling me something that isnt true and Fazil, pcos IS to do with insulin resistance, if you look into it further.
2006-09-08 23:47:21 · update #2
Hi Kelly,
I do not have the answer that you are looking for but just wanted to let you know that I am in exactly the same situation as you are. My husband and I have been ttc for the last 6 months and my doctor has sent me for several tests with one problem arising after another. I am also on Metformin now but was ovulating before being prescribed any medication.
I just wanted to tell you that you are not alone and to have faith. It will happen when the time is right. Just keep trying and do not lose hope.
2006-09-09 06:20:51 · answer #1 · answered by Debz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
I have read some of the answer you have been given and quite frankly I am shocked that some people can be so heartless and uneducated.
If you are testing for Ovulation now and it is not happening you really need to go back to your GP as the drug is obviously not working for you.
If you are ovulating then you have to give it a little time - on average each couple only has a 20% chance of getting pregnant each month (and that's when everything is working at it's best - which often isn't the case!)
If you haven't had a positive result within six months (and you are ovulating each month and BDing at the right time) then a trip back to the GP is called for.
Clomid could be an option - but there is also IVF - so please don't get disheartened. The tenser you are the more difficult it will be for you - try to relax and take things easy.
Kind regards
Jo
www.smefertility.co.uk
2006-09-09 07:57:52 · answer #2 · answered by jo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am in the same situation, I have been taking metformin for about six months and although I ovulate naturally they have now started me on a six month course of clomid - to induce a state of super ovulation I have been told. It can take a while for these things. Has your partner had a sperm analysyis? I would suggest that if everything is okay with him, you ask to statr on clomid as well as metformin and then if that does not work statr on injections. good luck
2006-09-10 04:49:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just relax, try to stop worrying about it and nature will take its course.
This is obviously causing you lots of stress, which I'm sure you know doesn't help the situation. Pregnancy for some people, doesn't happen that quick. I'm sure that given time, it will happen for you but in my experience, many women do become pregnant once the urgency to do so is reduced, for example, a couple who were friends of my parents had been trying to conceive for 12 years, needless to say, the lady was desperate to become pregnant. It seemed that it wasn't going to happen so they decided to adopt, this happened many years ago before IVF ect. They adopted a 2 year old child and within 8 months of adopting this child, the lady became pregnant naturally. She went on to have this child and another child a year later. Doctors told her that this had happened because the Urgency to have a child was reduced by the adoption and consequently the stress disappeared and she became pregnant because she wasn't becoming stressed and thinking about concieving all the time.
Difficult not to think about it for you I know but do just try to chill out and nature will take its course.Hope this helps. Good Luck.
2006-09-09 06:26:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just because someone doesn't know all the uses for metformin doesn't make them stupid or ignorant. You just showed your real self so why should we care if you get pregnant or not.
2006-09-09 06:38:53 · answer #5 · answered by silverman 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
pcos is not due to insulin resitance.
Obesity per se can lead to reduce insulin receptor and obesity itself can promote pcos through hyperinsulinaemia.
U can consider taking clomid.
Or if u are obese, try exercise and dieting
2006-09-09 06:40:56 · answer #6 · answered by fadil z 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
i have very good sperm and i would be happy 2 get u pregnant :)
2006-09-09 06:36:08 · answer #7 · answered by mr.bishi_24 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋