i have pcos and i take metformin his there any other medicine i should try to get pregnet faster?

Question

i need help should i take any more meds to help me get pregnet faster or any other way

Answer 1

Ignore the person who said not to take metformin. Yes, it's used to treat diabetics, and if you were diabetic, having controlled diabetes would be really important to having a healthy pregnancy and baby. One element of PCOS is insulin resistance, a similar condition, and metformin is often the first treatment for PCOS with insulin resistance. It's just as important, and even necessary for healthy menstrual cycles, and conception for women with PCOS to have their sugar under control. Many of us don't ovulate otherwise. Do have your hormone levels checked though.

Chart your cycles or use OPKs (available in most drugstores along with pregnancy tests) to see if you're ovulating. Knowing whether you're ovulating on metformin alone is an important first step. You can learn more about charting your cycles from the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility or the website fertilityfriend.com. If you are ovulating, and having sex at the right time in your cycle, and still not pregnant after a few months, you may want to talk to your doctor about adding clomid. New studies that were published in February in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that women with PCOS may have a much better chance of getting pregnant using Clomid or Clomid and metformin than with metformin alone.

The website soulcysters.com has a lot of great information about PCOS, and concieving with it, and what medications are useful to treat it, along with great places to ask questions and find support. Good luck. I hope it happens for you soon.

Answer 2

I personally would find another way. Metformin is used to treat diabetics. If your not a diabetic this can have really bad effects on your body.

side effects :
Many women prescribed Metformin must discontinue its use due to the gastrointestinal side effects. The most commonly reported adverse effects include diarrhea, gas and bloating, abdominal discomfort, nausea, and vomiting (1, 6). Another consideration of Metformin therapy is its effect on B12 absorption. Ten - 30% of people receiving long term Metformin therapy develop B12 malabsorption, which could potentially lead to anemia.

It has also been shown that treatment with Metformin may increase homocysteine levels (amino acids found in the blood), which is a risk factor for atherosclerosis or fatty deposits in blood vessels (7).

The contraindications in using Metformin include liver failure, alcoholism, compromised renal function, hypoxic conditions and moderate to severe infections. These conditions predispose women to having lactic acidosis, which is a life-threatening complication and carries a mortality rate of 30% - 50% (1).

Answer 3

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Answer 4

How long have you been on met?? How are your hormone levels? What does your dr say?