I just started glucophage a pill that my obdoc prescribed to help me get pg want to know how long b4 i can?

Answer 1

Gorbalizer is wrong.

Glucophage (metformin) is used by women with PCOS. It increases the sensitivity of muscle cells to insulin.(2) Insulin is the hormone that delivers glucose into your cells to be burned as fuel, or stored. Women with PCOS frequently have "insulin resistance", a condition where excessive amounts of insulin are required in order to get blood glucose moved into cells, where it belongs. Glucophage helps your body to transport glucose with relatively less insulin, thus lowering your insulin levels. Chronically high levels of either glucose or insulin in your blood contributes to obesity, heart disease, infertility, and certain cancers, as well as the development of diabetes.

It also reduce the risk of m/c. Another aspect of PCOS-related infertility is the tendency for repeated miscarriages. A study from the Hospital de Clinicas Caracas in Venezuela looked at 65 women who received Glucophage during their pregnancies vs. 31 who did not. The early pregnancy (first trimester) loss rate in the metformin group was 8.8% as compared to a 41.9% loss in the untreated group. Of those women who previously had miscarried, 11.1% of the metformin group miscarried again, while 58.3% of the untreated group again miscarried.


Just found this on another site to further prove my statement:

For women in the reproductive age range, polycystic ovary syndrome is a serious, common cause of infertility, because of the endocrine abnormalities which accompany elevated insulin levels. There is increasing evidence that this endocrine abnormality can be reversed by treatment with widely available standard medications which are leading medicines used in this country for the treatment of adult onset diabetes, metformin (Glucophage 500 or 850 mg three times per day or 1000mg twice daily with meals), pioglitazone (Actos 15-30 mg once a day), rosiglitazone (Avandia 4-8 mg once daily) or a combination of these medications. These medications have been shown to reverse the endocrine abnormalities seen with polycystic ovary syndrome within two or three months. They can result in decreased hair loss, diminished facial and body hair growth, normalization of elevated blood pressure, regulation or menses, weight loss, reduction in cardiovascular risk factors, normal fertility, and a reduced risk of miscarriage. We have seen pregnancies result in less than two months in woman who conceived in their very first ovulatory menstrual cycle. By six months over 90% of women treated with insulin-lowering agents, diet and exercise will resume regular menses.

Answer 2

I also am taking glucophage (metformin is a generic- that is what i am taking) and yes the drug is used for other things, but it can also be used for people like us TTC, it helps regulate your monthly cycle and promotes ovulation, I am on my 2nd month of taking the drug, and have noticed a change in my cycle, its on time! Which then will help my chances of getting pregnant. My fertility doc said she has had 90% of other patients get pregnant in 3 months or less when starting this drug,,,,, good luck and don't give up. my doc also said that i can take this for up to 12 months....

But I have never been diagnosis with PCOS??!

My doctor also told me to stop taking the medicine when I got a positive pg test......

Answer 3

Glucophage is an oral diabetic medication for helping to control blood glucose levels and has nothing to do with pregnancy if your ob/gyn tells you that I strongly urge more dialogue or a second opinion ASAP Gorbalizer

Answer 4

This is normally taken to lower blood sugar, however it is also said that it may reduce the risk of miscarriage. I have heard of people having to take it 12 weeks into their pregnancy. I have also heard of women becoming pregnant within the first month of taking it.

Answer 5

let me clue you dear
that pill will do nothing for helping you conceive.
it is to regulate blood sugar
if your doctor told you they were prescribing that pill for you to have an easier time getting pregnant, please find another doctor asap!

Answer 6

ask your doctor