After Nuvaring No Period and Now About to Try Metformin

Hi N.,
I have been on Metformin. I was diagnosed with PCOS (Poly Cyctic Ovarian Syndrom). I was also not have regular cycles after I went off birthcontrol. To make a very long story short. I went through years of IUI, 3 failed attempts at IVF and now I am a nanny raising other people's babies until I can afford to adopt. Not a happy story for me, but it is what it is. Metformin did nothing for me. I was eventually put back on bc pills to regulate my cycle. Sorry. Everyone is different though. Becoming a mom can be a long road. But it is your road. Get there how you can with no regrets.

Good Morning N., I am going through the same thing. My doctors have told me I have PCOS, polysystic Ovarian Syndrome. Have they diagnosed this? Also, have they checked for endometriosis? I went through all that. We are still trying. Good Luck to you. N.

I'm a 67 year old grandmother so I'm definitely not up on procedures to get pregnant. My only comment is I have a niece who has just become pregnant by taking metformin. She had been to a number of fertility specialists and was considering adoption. Her little one is due in August. Good luck.

Yes I have taken Metformin before and so has two friends of mine. For some reason it does work. Dh and I tried for 5 yrs to get pg and took the Metformin but then took Clomid and wammo I was pg within 3 months!

I took Metformin when I was trying to conceive my second child. It didn't take long after I started taking the medication. I'm pretty sure it was the first cycle.

I recently gave birth to my third who was conceived without any medical intervention.

If you are trying to get pregnant you should run out and buy 'Taking Charge of your Fertility" by Toni Weschler. I think it should be required reading for every woman in her childbearing years. I learned so much when I read it!

Good Luck!

N.,
I had been trying to get pregnant for several years with no luck when my O.B. sent me to an infertility specialist who determined that I have PCOS, polysystic Ovarian Syndrome & put me on Metformin I didn't get pregnant right away butI had other issues too so I had to do other fertility drugs & I also had to give my self shot of progesterone. I did 2 rounds of IVF & now have a beautiful baby girl who is now 2. Things will work out you just have to hang in there.
R.

My advice would be to stop all pills... and let your body try to do what it supposed to do naturally. All the birth control pills and patches you were taking is what probably messed you up since that is what they do. They are awful and cause a lot of problems with the body. They can cause cervical cancer, breast cancer, and many other issues as well.
the doctors are going to keep sticking you on pills... I would give it a break for a while and let your body do what it is supposed to do and get back to normal, as long as they have found nothing wrong with you.

The last thing I wanted to hear when I was trying to conceive was how young I was and how much time I should wait because things could still work out on their own. When you want a baby you'll do just about anything. Age is a totally independent factor. I have PCOS - confirmed with blood work and ultrasound. I had tried clomid, injectable gonadotropins and 3 cycles of intrauterine insemination. One pregnancy resulted but ended shortly thereafter in a miscarriage. In October 2006 I began taking metformin. I had another miscarriage in that same month but then got pregnant in March 07 with nothing in my system but metformin (no other infertility drugs). I continued taking metformin through the first trimester of pregnancy as it has been shown to help reduce the rate of miscarriage and I am happy to say that our beautiful daughter was born in November. Now we are planning when to start trying for a second and when I should start back with metformin.

My biggest advice for you is to follow your own instincts. Don't ever let anyone tell you that you're too young or that you haven't been married long enough. You know yourself and you know your relationship standing. If metformin feels right to you, go for it!

As a side note...I was 19 when I got married, 22 when we started with infertility testing, 25 when I got pregnant and 26 by the time I delivered. Everyone said I was too young to worry about having a baby but I wanted to be a mother more than anything. Now that I have been blessed with my daughter I couldn't be happier! My sister also took metformin for her PCOS but it made her really sick (this is common, but you start in small doses to help your body adjust to the medicine). She stopped taking it, but was able to get pregnant by losing some weight which also helps to regulate PCOS.

Best wishes to you and your family!