Having Trouble Getting Pregnant with PCOS

Hi A.,
I too am PCOS and we tried for 3 years and nothing. My doctor put me on Clomid and that didn't work. I just decided that I wasn't going to go on anyother medication and if it happened, then it was meant to be. I started taking Phase II, which is a carb blocker in an effort to try to lose some weight and 2 months later I was pregnant with my daughter. I'm thinking about have another one next year, so I hope that this will work again. It's worth a shot. I got the from www.swansonvitamins.com. I hope this helps. Good Luck!!!

I was on metformin for 9 cycles with no response. My doctor switched me to Avandia. It's in the same drug class, but it works sooooooo much better, and for me, I didn't have any side affects. No headaches or anything. Which is saying something because I have low blood sugar by myself. Avandia is a little more expensive, usually a teir 2 on insurance, but it was WELL worth it. I ovulated for the first time in 4 years on it.

Hi A.,
I know about Glucophage/metformin, because I took care of a diabetic lady and she is taking it to drop her blood sugar down, I didn't know, it could help to get pregnant, pls let me know because as far as I know pregnants are not allow to take this prescription.
thanks
Pilar

Hey A., my name is T. i live in the northwest, it took me 2yrs to get pregnant. I tried accupuncture and it worked for me. I did not get my period regularly so that made it hard i also had some cysts on my ovaries. The accupuncture regulated me for 2 months and then on the 3rd month i didn't get it, i thought maybe it wasn't working for me but i was pregnant, the doctor i went to retired but there is a new doctor that has taken over for him who is good to his name is Dr.Lee, he is located on Paradise and Sahara his number is ###-###-####. You can tell his secretary exactley what you have and she can tell you if they can help or not. I was also put on Chinese herbs. Let me know if you have any questions my number is ###-###-####. I am going to go see him in January/07 because we haven't been able to get preganant again. Good LucK, T.

I have a friend with PCOS who got pregnant "simply" by losing weight (I know, how simple is that, really?). She did a diet called "food combining." I don't know that much about it but I know she had a book that explained it and she lost at least 50 pounds and "boom" she was pregnant. Good luck!

I have three metformin babies. :) The first was conceived after 7 years of infertility and the aid of fertility treatments, but just my 3rd month on metformin. The second was conceived after a surgery to clean up endometriosis and after 10 months back on metformin. The third was our surprise package about 6 months back on metformin with no other infertility intervention! :D

Hi A.,
Just a thought, but why not just be happy with two beautiful children??

I have PCOS as well. I had to use clomid with my first two pregnancies - a boy and then a set of twins. I am pregnant now and all we had to use was the Metformin for a month. You may want to double check that BOTH you and your husband are on a good multi-vitamin and he is staying away from hot tubs. The Metformin did make me feel yucky, but I told myself I would try it for 4-6 months and we were pregnant on the first month! You can email me if you want: ____@____.com fun!

You might want to contact the pope paul VI institute. thay are off of 69th and mercy. they have these classes on how to keep track of your fertility, they are priced very reasonably. Also if this doesn't work , they do have hormone injections(natural ones) if the doctor approves it, these can also help sustain a pregnancy ( I had several miscarriages before seeing him-dr. hilgers) the office number is ###-###-####. hope this helps

J.

Hi, A.. What a blessing to have two beautiful children aleady!! Congratulations!

I too have PCOS. My husband and I actually became pregnant on our own the first time but with our second child we had to result to in-vitro because of my PCOS. I have a good friend (who also has PCOS) and who was successful getting pregnant using Metformin and Clomid. It took them almost a full year and they were one month away from throwing in the towel.

I have VERY small hopes of getting pregnant again on our own too - my OB is almost certain it won't happen and that we should go through the infertility but I don't have it in me to do the in-vitro again. Personally, I'd rather adopt - due to my age (37) and my other health issues (clotting disorder and my history with gestational diabetes and PIH). But, I've been successful at dieting and losing some extra weight, I'm eating healthy and watching my stress levels. If it happens -WONDERFUL! We're going to start the adoption process anyway.

I think you're greatest advantage is that you are still young and have time. I know when family planning is involved - alot of families like to keep the children within a certain age range of each other for obvious reasons which makes it that much more stressful.

I don't know if this was a help but I did want to send you a message to let you know that going through infertility was one of the hardest things I've ever done and I have so much respect for others who have experienced some of the same things I have and still live to tell (and smile) about it!!! :)

I wish you all the best, A.. Send me back if you'd like. I'll be praying for your success, whatever your avenue to get there!

Take Care.
J.

Hi A.,

I am pregnant with my first baby and I'm due in November. I have PCOS, and what finally worked for me, was the combination of Metformin (taking 3 pills a day), and the Clomid at the same time. I also kept a temperature chart, and my husband and I made sure to try each time my temp went pretty high, and then went down. In looking at the temp chart, it seemed like I ovulated a few times that same month (which I doubt), but apparently one of them worked because we were pregnant after one month of being on both medications!! :)
Let me know if you have any questions.
A. :)
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You might want to see if the Glucophage might contribute to your infertility. I beleive that there are contraindications with Glucophage and pregnancy. Usually insulin is used rather than Glucophage. Might be worth researching.

Best of luck!

Hi A. - I also have PCOS and was able to get pregnant - twice - using just Glucophage. What helped me immensely was using a Clear Blue Easy Fertility Monitor - the electronic one - because I didn't ovulate on the "average" days. The glucophage made it so that I did ovulate, and the monitor helped me track it. They're spendy but you can get them cheaper on ebay. When i first started on the glucophage, I lost weight and got pregnant quickly. I went off of the glucophage as soon as I was pregnant with baby #2 but then had PCOS problems after I had him. With baby #3, I lowered the glucophage to 1000mg but stayed on it throughout the pregnancy. Both are beautiful healthy babies. A previous response mentioned insulin, but unless you're taking glucophage for diabetes also, insulin isn't appropriate. What you'll likely find is that your dr will want you off of it as soon as you're pregnant, but there are studies showing it's safe as well. Good luck, hang in there, and it IS possible to get pregnant with PCOS using just Glucophage. Were you on Glucophage when you needed fertility treatments for your first 2 kids? If so, you'll probably need them again. If not, the Glucophage may just well work for you - but I'd definitely recommend the monitor!!