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@FutureMrs86: Hi there :) Please don't fret yet! There are tons of women with PCOS who are able to get pregnant easily or with little assistance. PCOS affects women in all different types and degrees, and you won't know where you fall until you start trying. There are lots of success stories here - I'd do a search for them :) I'm currently on Month 5 of TTC, with medication and I'm overseen by a Reproductive Endocrinologist. I have a tough severe case, and only have about a 2-4 year window of fertility, but I am definitely NOT the norm.
Are you positive that you don't cycle at all while off the pill - or are they just very very long cycles? I cycle consistently, they are just long 38-40 day cycles. There are some bees on here that have 50+ day cycles, and that's when it's time for some intervention. It's knowing if/when I ovulate that is the tricky part!
Best of luck when you start trying, but please don't stress out about something that you are not even sure will occur! PCOS is not the be-all end-all of your fertility!
Oh there are a TON of us on here with PCOS. I have it, and after 18 months of trying I am pregnant. I went through fertility treatments, and had a miscarrage last year. Then our first month off of treatments, we got pregnant on our own. In the meantime, I had lost 11 lbs to get my bmi back to normal, and I was on Metformin. You can ask me anything you want, anytime!
ETA: I should have added...Off the pill I had 45-60 day random cycles, without ovulation.
Another PCOS-er here :) Like PP have said, the boards are full of us! I was diagnosed at 16 and had close to 60 day cycles consistently and a lot of pain to go with them. After a pretty large weight loss my cycles became regular and I began ovulating on my own. We've been trying since this past June and I've actually been able to get pregnant twice since then. Unfortunately, due to progesterone issues, both of those pregnancies ended fairly early with MCs and we're taking a month off now to get some more testing done to make sure that our next baby sticks. It really does affect everyone SO differently. Hopefully you won't have any problems!
Thanks Ladies! I am allergic to metformin which stinks because I knowthat can help but I ended up in the hospital for 3 days because of it 4 years ago. I took myself off the pill two years ago for insurance reasons and for 7 months had NO cycle. My gyno put me on provera then I went back on the pill.
@FutureMrs86: Me too. I can't tolerate it and ended up in the hospital 2 months ago from it. My RE said there's really no alternative, but prescribed me Femara (there is also Clomid) to help/make me ovulate in a timely manner. Don't worry!
@MrsMaine: I worry about it constantly. I want children so very badly that when I imagine that I won't be able to ever have them it breaks my heart and makes me sick. I just hope and pray I'm one of the lucky ones!! :)
I have PCOS! I haven't been TTC but have been charting my periods for a couple of years. While yes, it may be difficult to get pregnant, it isn't impossible! There are a lot of things that can help you TTC and each woman is different in their story.
I also have PCOS and I'm currently 6 months pregnant :) I went off the pill in Jan. this year and started to have a cycle every 60-80 days. In April I was put on Metformin which helped to shorten my cycles and we conceived in June. So it only took us 5 months (with only having 3 cycles during those 5 months). I had a normal BMI but it was on the high end of normal so from Jan. - June I also lost about 15 pounds which I think really helped too.
There are a lot of things that you can try even though you are allergic to Metformin so I wouldn't worry just yet.
Congrats to all you ladies that are pregnant :)
@IndyBride23: That is fantastic!! The main thing that worries me is that I took myself off the pill for 7 months and had no cycle what so ever but I know that there are alot of options. I was just doing research and I guess the medical advances in the last 10 years or so have grown so much that most women with PCOS can concieve.
Hopefully this will bring you some good vibes: I was diagnosed with PCOS about a year and a half ago. I was having very painful periods that would come every other week (1 week on, 1 week off) The doctor told me I would have a pretty hard time getting pregnant. She put me on metformin, but I didn't take it as I should. I ended up getting pregnant on the first time that we did not "try" not to! And now I am close to 8 months along!
Good luck to you!
I have it! I went to a fertility doc. after 8 months of trying and 45 day cycles (although sometimes up to 100 days in the year after I went off the pill) and she took an ultra sound and said based on the way my ovaries looked, that was my issue. I found out 5 days later I was pregnant, no meds, just charted to help me figure out when to try since my cycles are so long and sometimes irregular. I stay in shape and eat healthy foods, so I'm not sure if that helps, but I've heard it can. I wouldn't worry! PCOS doesn't have to mean you will have any trouble getting pregnant. Good luck :)
Looks like there's even more kicking around than last time this question came up. I have it and was diagnosed about four years ago (at 24) I was off the pill for a three year span between 21 and 24, and only got two periods. I spoke to my doctor about it, and he thought it was "normal" to have "irregular" periods for the first ten years that you start menstruation (and completely overlooked the moustache and unexplained ability to stay thin, since I was running/weight training every day and eating well). That seemed off to me, so I booked in with a gynocologist who diagnosed PCOS. I've never been on metformin. I just recently went off the pill again to TTC and I've been three months again with no monthly visitor, but am supposed to come in again if after six months we haven't managed to conceive on our own.
I have PCOS and just finished up 3 cycles of Clomid with no luck. I'm on 1500 mgs of metformin daily and DH and I will probably try femara next month. Off meds my cycles would be 35-50 days, probably. Hard to say because I tend to give up and ask the doc for provera so I can start over again.
I have PCOS, it took about 11 monthe to get diagnosed, and then I started on 2000 mgs/day of metformin, and concieved 2 months later, at 13 months TTC, I am currently 13 weeks pregnant.
Just chiming in to say yep, another PCOS-er here. Have been diagnosed for nearly 2 years, coming up to 1 year of TTC, no luck so far. 2000mg of Met daily, plus my first Clomid cycle...
I have PCOS too - was diagnosed nearly 2.5 years ago. I completely understand where you are coming from with the fear of not being able to conceive because I haven't started trying yet either. We won't be getting married until July next year at the earliest - not engaged yet - so I have started working my hardest to get healthy. I was on Implanon for 3 years and my doctor thinks that it made my insulin resistance worse. Since coming off it in March I have only had 2 periods. My main aim at the moment is to lose weight because I am 114kg (250 pounds). After about a month of this I am only losing 1/2 a kg a wk! so a slow process but i'm plugging along. I am planning to go back to the doctor during my January holidays to talk Metformin and get some more help. I was on Metformin for 3-4 months 2 years ago and couldn't handle it bathroom wise but now that I am looking after myself better I am hoping it will react better to me.
I will def be blogging about my trials when I'm TTC coming next October!! I know that each woman and their PCOS is different but I wish you all good luck! Hopefully this time next year I will be expecting...but I think that may be wishful thinking on my part :)
@FutureMrs86: Yet another one here. I was diagnosed about 1.5 years ago. I'm on 1500 mg of Metformin and it helps regulate my cycle to about 39-45 days. For what it's worth, when I was actively trying, my RE put me on the pill to help induce a period/ovulation. He said that often the first month off the pill women can ovulate. Just wanted to throw that out there for you. Good luck!
I also have PCOS. I've been feeling really emotional about it lately and this post made me teary with all the mentions of PCOS bees who are pregnant or have been pregnant. So happy for you guys and thanks for the hope you give me.
I'm glad to see this post. I have PCOS, too, and just started TTC. My cycles are so random that I have no idea when or even if I am ovulating... I guess I should be talking to my gyno about all this.
Anyway, OP, you're not alone!
I also have PCOS, I was diagnosed when I was 16, I usually have 2 or 3 periods a year... I'm on 1500 mg of metformin and have done 4 cycles with clomid and haven't ovulated, I'm am bcp this month and will do my last clomid cycle in december. I am not overweight, I'm just at the higher end limit of normal BMI but I just started eating healthier (I always eat healthy, I'm just taking it more seriously), I'm staying away from dairy (dairy is not good for PCOS) and I'm going to the gym at least 3 times a week, I want to lose 10-12 pounds. PCOS does not mean you won't be able to get pregnant, It just mean you're going to have to work harder and take better care of yourself to get there, most women with PCOS end up having babies.
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Any other bees with PCOS? I've had it since I was 18 years old and have been on the pill ever since. I won't get a cycle without being on the pill so it always worries me that when I try and get pregnant, I won't be able to. We will be trying shortly after we get married which is next October so I was just wondering if anyone that has PCOS was ableto have children or is currently trying???