Trying to concieve(conceive)

Hello,

Im trying to get pregnant, but i have very irregular periods..I have went up to four months without having one. Can I still get pregnant with my irregular periods? Do I still ovulate? My mother had the same irregular periods and she got pregnant with all three children after she had missed her period for a few month...so that gives me some hope. If I cant get pregnant what are some things i can do to help me concieve (conceive)? Thank you!

[Elaine Brown, MD]

Hi!
Yes, it is still possible to conceive with irregular periods, it is just more unpredictable when it will happen, and may take longer.
If you were my patient, I would check some basic lab work such as thyroid studies and prolactin levels as well as FSH. Depending upon what these tests showed, I might then prescribe Clomid or Femara to help you ovulate more frequently and speed up the time to conception.  Sometimes Metformin is a good adjunct too.
If you are overweight, losing as little as 10 lb can help too.
Good luck!
Dr B

[spanks8426]

my doctor put me on metformin and clomid to take since I dont have a regular period and im in the same position trying to conceive as well

[cnd528]

I'm taking provera and finally got my period after over a year and two miscarriage's and one tubal I had just been diagnosed with pcos after years of no answers. I'm not overweight and I'm pretty healthy overall and now I'm going to my specialist tomorrow to get my clomid :-) it seems we're all going through the same ordeal with TTC....GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL baby dust and baby bumps hopefully one day for us all who are TTC!!

[kimbohodge]

My doctor wants my husband to get his spermcount checked do you recomenf that he does that even though I have pcos