[Danielle Miriya]

I did a search before posting and over 6 threads came up, so I apologize if this has been covered already!

I am new here and I've had PCOS for a year now. Two doctor's have told me it will make it nearly impossible to conceive. This news really broke my heart! I'm taking metformin and I've lost 10 pounds so far and still no baby...

My husband and I have been married a little over one year and we're ready to have a baby! Has anyone been diagnosed with PCOS but still got pregnant? What are you doing to lose weight? I've heard women with PCOS have a harder time losing weight so that really gets me down! I am only 25 years old and it makes me sick that it is so hard to get pregnant

Any advice would be appreciated!

[mandalinn82]

Lots of women successfully conceive with PCOS. It can be more difficult, but it definitely isn't almost impossible.

The most reassuring thing for me was to have a talk with my GYN. We talked about my plans to get pregnant in the next few years, my PCOS, and what I could do to enhance my chances of conceiving when the time came. She recommended birth control pills and metformin. Her experience was that women with PCOS who are on birth control for 6 months tend to ovulate strongly the 2 cycles after going off the birth control. Your GYN may have a different perspective, or you might try seeing an endocrinologist to discuss what steps you can take.

[M0vingon]

I think it's a really bad practice for a Dr to say that it will be nearly impossible to conceive. That's really cruel and it's not true. Maybe what he meant was that it may be nearly impossible to conceive without intervention? Big difference there.

I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 18- before anyone really even knew what it was beyond the ovarian cysts. I was told I would have an increased chance of conceiving twins (LOL). I have had 2 lovely children with minimal intervention. Not everyone is as fortunate, and some go through a lot more treatment, but that doesn't make it impossible, just difficult!

[Rana]

My sister has PCOS and she conceived naturally (no help needed) and once it was by accident with her husband (they wanted a baby, but not so fast!).

She doesn't take any meds or anything.

I agree, your doctor was cruel or uninformed. A lot of doctors think PCOS = infertility but that's not true at all.

[astrophe]

Mine turns 7 this weekend. And I never had a normal cycle. So it is posssible. Don't lose hope.

I conceived by charting with www.tcoyf.com and saliva ferning to help nail down ovulation.

I was on 2000 mg glucophage at the time which helped me get to 60 day cycles. Not anything like regular 30 day, but at least regular 60 day was something I could work with!

I did have gestational diabetes, and I wish I could have gotten lower than the 220 I had gotten to, but I'm satisfied that I was at least LESS than when I started.

I was 28 too.

So def don't lose hope!

GL!
A.

[Willow324]

Some doctors are just plain cruel! I think I have a pretty stubborn case of PCOS- I luckily don't have the physical charactaristics too bad, but I NEVER ovulate on my own. I got pregnant back in 2006 after losing 30lbs (204 to 175) with 3 rounds of 50mg clomid. This time around, Im heavier and didn't respond to clomid at all. Ive been going to a reproductive endocrinologist for a year in March with no sucess. Unfortunately with all the freakin testing and set backs Ive only had 3 medicated cycles. Im waiting for a cyst to resolve before I start injections. I am praying it works the first time....I cant tell you what a pain it is to request off work a few times a month with minimal notification...not to mention getting vaginal ultrasounds up to 4 times a month...its humiliating. It really sucks to have to depend on someone else to get pregnant when it comes so naturally to most women.
Good luck to you! Hopefully you will have an easier time. Dont get discouraged, it is not impossible!

[Danielle Miriya]

Thanks for everyone's response! =]