I was diagnosed 8yrs ago and ever since have not been able to conceive with no luck. What must I do now?
2007-02-23 10:11:30 · 5 answers · asked by mami_ska 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
I hate to answer a question with more questions, but...
What have you done in terms of trying to conceive?
And, what has been done for you regarding the PCOS?
Women with PCOS generally don't ovulate regularly, or at all, making it more difficult to become pregnant. The drug metformin, also known by the name glucophage, is commonly used to treat PCOS (it's a drug used for treating diabetes and insulin resistance). Many women with PCOS who have had trouble conceiving have been helped by metformin/glucophage.
I believe in charting one's own fertility cycle to recognize when you're at your most fertile when trying to conceive, and I believe that this is especially important if you know you have issues with ovulation (as in not ovulating regularly and/or often). If you haven't practiced fertility awareness as part of your efforts to conceive, I strongly recommend that you start to do so. One of my closest friends, who also has PCOS, had difficulty getting pregnant because her cycles were so irregular; I recommended to her that she start charting her cycles, which she did, and, in her case, went on to conceive pretty quickly once she was able to identify the times she was most likely to conceive. I'm not saying it works in a snap, or for everyone, but it helps to maximize your chances. (The book I recommend to everyone on this topic is Taking Charge of Your Fertility, by Toni Weschler; it is the veritable bible on fertility awareness and charting. Another good resource for you is the forums at http://www.tcoyf.com .)
Anyway, this all leads back to my two initial questions: what have you done in terms of trying to get pregnant, and, what has been done for you concerning your PCOS?
Either way, if you've been trying for longer than one year and nothing has happened, I would consult with a fertility specialist. Hopefully there are no other fertility issues but if it's been a long time trying you should check. Either way, a reproductive endrocinologist should be able to address the PCOS (and, presumably, ovulation) issues.
2007-02-23 10:31:05 · answer #1 · answered by ljb 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What are you doing to treat the PCOS? Most of us with PCOS have a great deal of difficulty concieving on our own cause we don't ovulate, and without that, we can't get pregnant. Are you seeing a doctor, managing your insulin, eating well and exercising? Are you monitoring fertility signs to see if you are ovulating? Taking metformin, which can often restore ovulation for many of us? Have you spoken to your doctor about using metformin in conjunction with drugs like clomid to help ovulation? If you've tried all of these things, has your partner been checked for fertility problems?
There are so many things that need to be considered in order to try and concieve with PCOS. You really need to talk to your doctor or health care provider to see what is actually going on, and what needs to happen next.
2007-02-23 11:23:16 · answer #2 · answered by Erika G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make an appt with Reproductive Endocrinologist, basically a Gynecologist that specializes on Fertility.
I was diagnosed with PCOS recently, and currently working with an RE to help get me pregnant.
2007-02-25 02:50:15 · answer #3 · answered by buddy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the doctor and have him prescribe you some Metformin (it busts the cysts) and Clomid which is for fertility. That's probably the easiest solution. Anything more than that is WAY complicated and expensive. These meds are cheap and effective. I know cause I've been through it too. Be careful cause you could have "spontaneous ovulation" and get pregnant and those pregnancies usually end in miscarriage, I've been through three of those.
The best of luck to you.
2007-02-23 11:46:39 · answer #4 · answered by shannon m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sis has pcos and she has 4 children.
she was also overweight when she fell pg with last 3 of them and they told her she would never have kids when she was a teen so at 19 when she started geting pains in her tummy they did ultrasound and she was 6 mths pg with her daughter.
so with her 4 unplanned babies I say there is hope for you.
maybe doc can give you clomid to help you ovulate
2007-02-23 10:32:19 · answer #5 · answered by natasha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"they" say, lose weight, chart, supposedly lower carb diets help those w/PCOS to lose weight.
However, I would say have fun and don't worry about it. That's how we got pregnant. The more you stress about it, the harder it will be.
Good luck. The important part is not to stress.
2007-02-23 10:27:03 · answer #6 · answered by J C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋