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Help with Pcos
Nowadays there ia a LOT more knowledge about PCOS and most doctors will prescribe Metformin straightaway. Try your best to go on a low carb diet. ...
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- Hi G., I personally do not have any experience with PCOS but I know a lot of the women on the What to Expect board may have some advice for you. Here is the link <...
- I have PCOS and have 3 kids now...the first and last were suprises. Following a low-carb diet (first Atkins and third time South Beach) helped regulate my cycles. I...
- Hi G., I was diagnosed with PCOS 5 years ago. My husband and I have been together for 16 years now, and all that time we were so careful NOT to get pregnant, only ...
Infertility Issues
I have PCOS and was on Metformin for about a 15 months before I got pregnant. ... I do not have PCOS and Metformin did not work for me at all. ...
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- My OB/GYN prescribed Metformin for me when my husband and I were trying to get pregnant. I do not have PCOS and Metformin did not work for me at all. I do have a frien...
- I haven't been on Metformin (which I know is your question) but I have been through IF treatments. If you are looking for a FANTASTIC RE, Dr Lyles is the best! His o...
- Hello S., Sorry about your luck. I too am still on metformin to keep me regualr just so I might have a chance of getting pregnant. I was also on clomid for 6 months...
Pcos
Another gal mentioned metformin. Many many many women with PCOS are insulin resistant and that may be part of your problem. Find a doctor that really ...
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- I am a dietitian who specializes in PCOS. Food, exercise, sleep and stress management are all tied to the management of PCOS. I have had high success rate with c...
- I was diagnosed with PCOS 7 years ago. I was told at that time that the way to cure it was to get pregnant. I had numerous laporoscopies to get rid of the cysts. After...
- A., I have PCOS too. I was diagnosed about 11 years ago. I miraculously have one daughter (7). Are you on any medication? I used to see an Endocrinologist, but since ...
Pcos
I know that alot of women with PCOS take Metformin, which is actually a drug that diabetics take, but it is proven to help with alot of the symptoms of PCOS ...
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- K., I was diagnosed with PCOS... I had been trying to conceive for 18 months with nothing working, the doctors gave me clomid and dose after dose, nothing. Anyhow, I ...
- HI K., I also have PCOS and had a hard time getting pregnant the second time around. It seems that there is a lot of mixed information on the PCOS and that doctors r...
- I also have PCOS-just diagnosed recently. I am trying to have a second baby and having problems. Since I don't ovulate, the dr. gave me meds to help me-Clomid. I am...
Pcos
I have PCOS with perfect glucose levels. Metformin (glucophage) was recommended, but I didn't feel comfortable taking it since I didn't have any abnormal ...
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- I also have PCOS. We tried for 1 year naturally and did not get PG on our own. We did end up going to an RE and that is when I found out that I had PCOS. I got PG w...
- Hi Jennifer. I was diagnosed w/ PCOS when I was trying to get pregnant with my first (at age 26/27). My husband and I had been intentionally "trying" for about 6 mon...
- I've had this since I was 14 years old (now 28)- right after I got married I went off the pill (at age 24), and within 5 months I was pregnant (at age 25) :) So I don...
13 Year Old Diagnosed with Pcos (Polysistic Ovary Syndrom)
I am a text book PCOS, I am overweight, have hair growth in unwanted areas, infertility issues, ance skin darking/velveting. I do take Metformin and have ...
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- Hello! I had PCOS when I was younger. I was born with a 13 inch in diamater ovarian cyst. I had surgery immediatly to remove it, and I've had issues every since. ...
- Hi I don't know anything about PCOS, so I am sorry I am not going to be very much aide in that department. However, you did say that she shaves part of her face, wh...
- Have you seen a nutritionist? PCOS runs in my family, although with much milder symptoms than your daughter has. They all start out skinny, but plump up later on. A ...
Just Wondering About This?
I have heard of those, but Im not sure if they help with PCOS. I also have PCOS and I see the fertility specialist at Darnell. Metformin/ glucophage made me ...
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- I have PCOS and after going through years of infertility treatments had been told that I would never have kids. After I stopped trying, my doctor sent me to an endocr...
- hi K. i work a planned parenthood and we advise women to get one of those home ovulating machines, because alot of women don't know when they are ovaulating and that...
- I have PCOS and am now expecting my first baby! There is hope!!!! I tried some other herbal pill that never worked, which I was upset about because they were expensive...
Question on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
We also tried Metformin since it is believed that PCOS could be caused by insulin resistence. (I'm SO not a doctor, please look into all this information ...
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- You can start with a visit to your ob/gyn, but insist on a referral to an endocrinologist who knows about PCOS. It is worth getting checked out.
- You can get a transvaginal ultrasound. It is a solid imaging instrument that is inserted into your vagina to get closer to your ovaries. It is not painful, sometimes u...
- Yes you need to go to an OB/GYN and have yourself checked it is not normal to go without a period that long I just had a niece that thought it was all right to to go w...
PCOS And Dieting
I have PCOS too and I became a personal trainer - got help from my GYN with metformin, addressed my eating and exercising, went from 200 to 140 lbs and ...
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- Hi Kristi, I have PCOS and when I took Metformin, I lost weight then gained more than I lost but I did get pregnant. I'm now not taking it though. For food, I'm fol...
- Hi Kristi, The South Beach!!! The paperback blue book! It goes over what you should eat each day for each meal and provides all recipes. It's awesome and the best ...
- Kristi: I have PCOS too and I became a personal trainer - got help from my GYN with metformin, addressed my eating and exercising, went from 200 to 140 lbs and FINALL...
P C O S
Read all 9 responses: "I have recently been diagnosed with PCOS. ... The Dr put me on metformin. You may have to work alittle harder but I'm sure you'll ...
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- I was diagnosed in 2000. My husband and I tried for 4 years to get pg. We did the shots and charts. I even had ovary drilling, which is where they use a laser beam and...
- M., I was diagnosed with PCOS at 18. I currently have two beautiful children (5yo boy and 2yo girl) with the help of fertility medication. The fact that you have a...
- I was diagnosed 6 years ago. 2 years later I had my daughter. We are currently trying for number two also. The Dr put me on metformin. You may have to work alittle har...
