I have polycystic ovaries, but not the syndrome. All that's missing is ovulation - no acne, no body hair, no oily skin, no high blood sugar. I am overweight, but women who weigh more than me are getting pregnant all the time. I want an alternative. Glucophage makes me SICK, so I don't feel like getting jiggy, which is bad when you are trying to get pregnant.
2006-12-08 06:19:38 · 5 answers · asked by Joanna 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
I was pretty much in your situation, at least symptom wise, but I wasn't even classified as overweight. The doctors I have here were really unhelpful, and never even mentioned glucophage. My ob/gyn took an ultrasound of my ovaries (what a trip!) and decided that I was advanced enough that he put me straight on an herbal supplement (used widely here in Europe, so I hear--I'm overseas with the military) and clomiphene. The herbs were supposed to regulate my period, the clomiphene was of course to make me ovulate. This worked for me, and luckily, I only have one bun cooking in there right now.
From my research, I've gathered that MANY women can manage their weight, regulate their cycles and even conceive through diet management alone. Losing 10% of your current body can help regulate your cycles, help you ovulate and therefore help you conceive. Ask them to check to see if you have insulin resistance and consult a nutritionist. There are also PCOS diet books available that you might try, with our without the insulin test and/or a nutritionist.
I went to Amazon.com and did a book search for PCOS and got a whole list of books, some of which I ordered and helped point out options and settle my nerves a little. I know how tough it is to go through and read about it and compare yourself to the list of symptoms and think, "how can this be me?" I hope you can find better help than I did. If you're not getting the answers you want from your doctor, find a different one. If you're not ready to take that leap yet, by all means get some books and start reading. By the time the ones I ordered came in, I was pregnant, so I haven't gone through them all yet, but there's good information in them. I wish you the best of luck.
2006-12-08 07:43:37 · answer #1 · answered by desiderio 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-20 14:51:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you dont have the insulin resistance with PCOS then you shouldnt be prescribed metformin/glucophage. You might be a candidate for Clomid since your not ovulating and you dont have the cysts.
I had to go on the metformin and it made me slightly sick, but not bad. Clomid made me feel really bad though (horrible hot flashes). Talk to your dr and see what he thinks, because metformin is not for everyone, I've heard of people having horrible reactions to it if they dont have the insuline factor.
2006-12-08 06:27:04 · answer #3 · answered by alexis73102 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2014-09-16 14:22:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Skip the clomid! Try letrozole a.k.a Femara. It doesn't think out your lining of your uterus like clomid does.
Did clomid... got preg 1st cycle... m/c in April. Had 4 more rounds of clomid and nothing.
Took letrozole...then upped my dose... just found out that I'm pregnant!
2006-12-08 06:44:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋