how can i conceive w pcos?

Question

i want to get preg. it has brrn very hard for me i have had 1 mc and since then have not conceived i have pcos take metformin+ provera every day i am ttc for 4 yrs. 3 yrs since miscarriage. I have had 2 failed iui's and no money for ivf i want to know if i should have surgery to remove cysts, what should i do, besides giving up, i noticed that i ovulate while taking fertilaid off of internet

I am 25 been on provera for about 5 years i cant take metformin every day it makes me sick literally and been on that for 1 year been on about a dozen rounds of clomid that dont even work and my dh is just fine i know i am slightly overweight this can be fixed what else is there to do i dont have any periods at all

Answer 1

don't give in, you are on the right track, how long were you taking metformin and what dose? if you have been on it for 3 months or more then its time to add in the clomid, there are alot of help out there for us, I did clomid but was clomid resist, now I am currently on metformin, I don't need provera because metformin gives me a 29 day cycle, this is my 2nd month on it, I understand how you feel for me 2 have also been trying for 4 years but next month would make it 5 years, I really do wan to get a BFP for my birthday next month, and I no how bad you would love to see one positive test to, but don't give up, thats what the devil want you to do. If you ovulated on fertilaid, why not try it again, it is a good herb for I took it for 2 months and it also regulated my cycle whiles I was on it, try seeing your gyno and asking him more about what u can do to inhance your ability to conceive, each woman body response differently to meds exspecailly with pcos, it can be a hassle when you want to get pregnant and can't, just enjoy sex making with you husband and someday when you least expect it I'll happen to you


Sending lots of baby dust your way


ttc#1 for 4 years
Diagnois with pcos April 07
Did clomid 50mg 2 cycles
Did clomid 100mg 2 cycles
Started Metformin August 31st 500mg 2x a day


Ok, since you have been on clomid already and was on metformin for some time, and you also did IUI, still don't give up, ask your dr to give you a lower dose of metformin, and then upper the dose after your body already adjust to it, there is a pill out there call femera, it is something like clomid but have less side effects it is not FDA approval but some dr still perscribe it, also ask about injection like Gonal-F, it helps with ovulation also.
Sometimes the removal of the cycts does help you get pregnant quick but sometimes it only makes matters worst, so before any surgery try going on Gonal-F.

Lets start of by our intakes, lower the intakes of sugar, Candies, bread, soda, coffee etc, a low carb diet such as a south beach diet, try walking 4x a week for like 30-45 minutes.

Keep in touch, and don't give up on your miracle baby cause its soon to come, until then you can try going on soulcycters.com I've just join there this week and I've been there twice since then, they have a good message board you can read.

To tell you the truth as soon as I conceive I would praise the Lord, and if its a girl you better bet your bottom dollar her name would be Amiracle

Answer 2

they say that a low carb diet is good for managing pcos, cos it lowers insulin levels. if you google low carb pcos, you might come accross some research and forums. don't give up on your dream though. how old are you?

EDIT: Ok so i think what you have to do is to get control of your insulin levels. This is what helps with pcos, because if you read about it it says that when you eat foods that can be broken down quickly (high glycemic foods like cake, or even crisps and chocolate and sugary or white flour based foods), then your blood sugar rises rapidly and then your pancreas has to pump out a lot of insulin to control the blood sugar.
After a while of doing this, your cells become resistant to insulin, so the pancreas has to pump out more and more to cope with the blood sugar problem.
High levels of insulin stimulate the ovaries to make more androgens (testosterone) and this causes a hormonal imbalance because although your eggs mature, they don't have the right amount of hormones syncronized to make them break out of the follicle (ovulation). So therefore they turn into cysts. Month after month of this and you get a hard coating on your ovaries which stops any eggs that do happen to ovulate from travelling out of your ovary.
So, in order to control your blood sugar, you should eat a diet with low glycemic foods (you'll find these are mostly natural foods) and/ or a diet with a focus on protein because protein does not cause your blood sugar to rise.
This may take 3 months or more to see any major differences, have you tried something like this before? Also exercising (anything like walking or whatever exercise you like) can help because exercise makes your body less insulin resistant and lose any excess weight.
Doctors say that losing 5% of your weight is enough to improve things.
A good website is www.ovarian-cysts-pcos.com, go to research/news archive it's got loads of good info there.
So did you try anything of the above? x

Answer 3

There is a lot of good info here:

http://www.soulcysters.com/

As for surgery to remove cysts, it makes no sense and will not help you. I also don't understand why you take Provera every day. It will prevent you from ovulating. Maybe you should see another doctor.

Answer 4

theres no need for surgery for cysts since doc says that the cysts goes off withing 45 days to 3 months.so if ur ready to wait theres no surgery required