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I have PCOS
I was Diagnosed with PCOS back in April 09 and I have had 1 period this year. Recently I started spotting after 4 months. I put a tampon in thinking that I was about to start. I am not spotting anymore. The Doctor that Diagnosed me said that it would be impossible to get pregnant without Fertility Treament. My question is could I possible be pregnant without the Fertility
I'm so sorry. I feel like an idiot for just assuming you had insurance. I guess it's cuz it wasn't that long ago you were diagnosed. I completely understand - I went years with excrutiating periods and no insurance, and I remember going into planned parenthood crying and begging them to help me, but without an ultrasound and other testing there wasn't much they could do.
Do you have a planned parenthood or any kind of women's health clinic nearby? If you have the diagnosis (you can always get copies from that doctor), they may be able to prescribe you metformin. The generic cost me something like $1.75 a month (my insurance paid if it was OVER $10, so it was not because of my insurance that it was so cheap).
Even a regular clinic for general health could probably help you.
Perhaps you can even call the doctor who diagnosed you and get them to prescribe you with something? That would probably be the best place to start. Just explain your situation and how you can't afford to come back but that you need to be treated.
I understand about feeling like less of a woman - my husband and I used to joke because I'm so hairy and never got my period, he'd always say "as long as you don't grow a penis it's OK". Just hang in there. I know times are tough and it might not be possible right now, but eventually you have to do what you can to find a job with some medical benefits so you can get yourself some treatment. Easier said than done I know, but maybe in the meantime the doctor who diagnosed you can help you, and who knows - maybe the metformin is all you need.
I would also recommend reading that book and learning foods to avoid to help your PCOS. Start with refined sugars - that's a biggy! That alone can make a huge difference.
Best of luck to you - let me know if there's anything I can do.
Do you have a planned parenthood or any kind of women's health clinic nearby? If you have the diagnosis (you can always get copies from that doctor), they may be able to prescribe you metformin. The generic cost me something like $1.75 a month (my insurance paid if it was OVER $10, so it was not because of my insurance that it was so cheap).
Even a regular clinic for general health could probably help you.
Perhaps you can even call the doctor who diagnosed you and get them to prescribe you with something? That would probably be the best place to start. Just explain your situation and how you can't afford to come back but that you need to be treated.
I understand about feeling like less of a woman - my husband and I used to joke because I'm so hairy and never got my period, he'd always say "as long as you don't grow a penis it's OK". Just hang in there. I know times are tough and it might not be possible right now, but eventually you have to do what you can to find a job with some medical benefits so you can get yourself some treatment. Easier said than done I know, but maybe in the meantime the doctor who diagnosed you can help you, and who knows - maybe the metformin is all you need.
I would also recommend reading that book and learning foods to avoid to help your PCOS. Start with refined sugars - that's a biggy! That alone can make a huge difference.
Best of luck to you - let me know if there's anything I can do.
The reason I am not getn treated is because I dont have insurance that will cover that sort of thing. I know its bad for my body. I feel like less of a woman because of this and the hair that goes with the PCOS well......I feel like no one wants to help people with no insurance and it makes me angry that good women like myself that wants to be a mom cant. You have all these young teens having babies my sister included and It drives me nuts. I am in a good relationship after many years of crappy ones and we are planning to get married and I wanna give him a baby.
Ok, my first question to you is if you are not getting your period - WHY are you not getting treated for your PCOS? It is very bad for you to not get your period. I'm not quite sure why the doctor who diagnosed you didn't communicate this to you and actually treat you. I'm sorry - it just gets me angry when doctors don't do their job.
So your first step is to get a doctor who will treat you, and probably put you on metformin. You should not go more than 2 months without a period, it is not good for your body. If you still don't get your period with metformin, then it needs to be induced with Provera, which is a progesterone pill.
Once you are getting your period, you can think about trying to conceive. The answer is YES! You can POSSIBLY get pregnant with PCOS without doing fertility treatments. It is dependent on a number of factors. Some women respond very well to the metformin and are able to get pregnant just by using that. Some women combine metformin with a weight loss program if they are overweight (not all women with PCOS are), and that works for them. Some women find when they simply lose weight they don't even need the metformin anymore and can get pregnant.
However, this is not true for everyone. Others have to resort to treatments, and are usually put on a fertility drug called Clomid first. If that doesn't work, they may move onto injections and procedures like IUI (intrauterine insemination) or IVF (invitro fertilization). I have done them all, and finally moved onto a surgical procedure called Ovarian drilling. The drilling is what finally did it for me. I'm not 10 weeks pregnant today! I also have several other things affecting my fertility and almost had a hysterectomy in July, so rest assured, no matter how many cards are stacked against you (I have four, and only one of them is PCOS)...success is possible!
This book is tremendous and will tell you everything you need to know about PCOS and how to treat it. Here is a link to view some of it on google books. It's called The Ultimate PCOS Handbook by Colette Harris and Theresa Cheung. Let me know if you have anymore questions.
http://books.google.com/books?id=MKzjyQ3RS3MC&dq=colette+harris+pcos&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=Dv6TqNCVH9&sig=cqeUvI6qlXlXcq4Agg7BQtT0TY0&hl=en&ei=0H0FS5H7KNXtlAfenJWsDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=12&ved=0CEMQ6AEwCw#v=onepage&q=&f=false
So your first step is to get a doctor who will treat you, and probably put you on metformin. You should not go more than 2 months without a period, it is not good for your body. If you still don't get your period with metformin, then it needs to be induced with Provera, which is a progesterone pill.
Once you are getting your period, you can think about trying to conceive. The answer is YES! You can POSSIBLY get pregnant with PCOS without doing fertility treatments. It is dependent on a number of factors. Some women respond very well to the metformin and are able to get pregnant just by using that. Some women combine metformin with a weight loss program if they are overweight (not all women with PCOS are), and that works for them. Some women find when they simply lose weight they don't even need the metformin anymore and can get pregnant.
However, this is not true for everyone. Others have to resort to treatments, and are usually put on a fertility drug called Clomid first. If that doesn't work, they may move onto injections and procedures like IUI (intrauterine insemination) or IVF (invitro fertilization). I have done them all, and finally moved onto a surgical procedure called Ovarian drilling. The drilling is what finally did it for me. I'm not 10 weeks pregnant today! I also have several other things affecting my fertility and almost had a hysterectomy in July, so rest assured, no matter how many cards are stacked against you (I have four, and only one of them is PCOS)...success is possible!
This book is tremendous and will tell you everything you need to know about PCOS and how to treat it. Here is a link to view some of it on google books. It's called The Ultimate PCOS Handbook by Colette Harris and Theresa Cheung. Let me know if you have anymore questions.
http://books.google.com/books?id=MKzjyQ3RS3MC&dq=colette+harris+pcos&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=Dv6TqNCVH9&sig=cqeUvI6qlXlXcq4Agg7BQtT0TY0&hl=en&ei=0H0FS5H7KNXtlAfenJWsDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=12&ved=0CEMQ6AEwCw#v=onepage&q=&f=false
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