Fortamet or Metformin for PCOS and Increase Fertility?

Hi C.,

Yes, my doc put me on metformin when I was trying. However, it was so hard on my body -- I ended up telling him that I couldn't do it. My diet was so restrictive, which is hard, and it was causing terrible digestive issues. And I have an iron stomach! It's different for everyone but maybe if the side effects are so terrible, your doc can offer something as an alternative.

My Dr put me on metformin for insulin resistance & PCOS. It was to regulate my blood sugar & prevent diabetes. I was not trying to have a baby (10 years ago). He started me gradually, like 1/4 of the normal dose, to 1/2 of the normal dose to then 100% of the normal dose, just to make sure my body could handle it. I adjusted fine.

When it was time for me to have a baby, I got pregnant with twins the 1st month we tried. That isn't always the case but for me though it didn't start out as something to help have a baby, it appears it ended up that way.

One last thing, I know some posts said they were kept on it through pregnancy, however my doctors (endocronologist & OB) both recommended immediately coming off of it once I knew I was pregnant.

Good luck

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C., I was on Metformin for both of my last 2 pregnancies without any problems. Best of luck to you.

I took glucaphage for three months before getting pregnant with my second child. Not only did it regulate my periods but I lost weight too! I have been trying to conceive a third child for almost a year now. I just bought some herbs from insulitelabs.com. If it doesn't work, I will take glucaphage again. Afriend of a friend took the herbs and got pregnant after trying for 10 yrs. Oh and I liked the glucaphage that had the time release formula.

I also have PCOS and my doctor put me on metformin. It was tough on my stomach. I had to be careful about eating things that were too "heavy", but it was worth it. I got pregnant the second month I was on it and now have a six month old boy. My doctor kept me on the metformin until I was 28 weeks because he said there is some evidence that it reduces the risk of miscarriage in women with PCOS. Good luck.

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I was under the care of a reproductive endocrinologist and started Glucophage (non-generic metformin) when I was in my early 20's for PCOS (before I was even ready for kids). When I was ready, I was cyst free and ovulating regularly, and conceived one month after coming off the pill, my son is 2 1/2. I did have a much easier time taking the glucophageXR versus the metformin, it was a lot easier on my stomach and more effective in controlling my periods. I stayed on the glucophage for my first trimester, then switched to a diabetic diet to avoid gestational diabetes.

My reproductive endo said I was the first person she had treated with PCOS to conceive on just glucophage, as it was a relatively new study when I started seeing her.

Good luck.

I got pregnant on my 2nd month of taking Metformin. I had an ultrasound done the first month and he saw that I wasn't ovulating.. obviously that changed the 2nd month. His name is Matthew!
Now I am ovulating on a regular basis without any help from drugs.

Good luck in your journey! P.

I was also diagnosed with PCOS back in 2001 when I was 32 yrs. old. I had been trying to get pregnant for a year. I was first put on Clomid alone for about 6 months, and that didn't work. I then went to see a fertility specialist (Reproductive Partners) who suggested a combination of Clomid and Metformin, along with intrauterine insemination (IUI). I also got an injection (can't remember name of drug) to cause ovulation once the egg was mature enough to be released. The IUI is less invasive and less costly than IVF, and I would suggest trying that first before considering IVF. I did this for six months, and was finally able to conceive. My first child was born in Feb. 2003. We tried to get pregnant again in late-2004, thinking it might take a while. The doctors had told us that with PCOS, once you get pregnant once, your hormones adjust and the second child after that will be much easier to conceive, but we didn't believe them. Well, they were right! We got pregnant right away! So we now have two very healthy and beautiful boys, ages 5 and 3! I don't know about the research, but for me, the combination of drugs worked and we have not experienced any negative effects from the drugs. Hope this helps. Good luck to you.

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