pcos and clomid

[Marsha135]

I  am 29yrs old have been trying to conceive for almost a year now.....but no such luck, my periods havent started back since i got off bc....I am currently taking provera to induce bleeding (but its never like my normal period) I recently started clomid 100mg and 50mg before that still no such luck today is cycle 20 and all my opk have read neg, monday i go for my blood work but dont think it will be positive for ovulation this month and on top off all that i just have a sono of my ovaries on wed which said i have polycystic ovaries(which I have never been diagnosed with before I have no other symptoms but multiple peripheral follicles)  will i ever get pregnant again??????? I have a 7yr old daughter which we conceived naturally with no med n barely trying now that i am trying nothing nothing nothing I am just about read to jump off the bridge pls give me any advise or similar stories or maybe even some success stories to give  me hope.

[Marsha135]

Thank you lady's for all your advise and sharing your stories I am starting to feel a lot better..... my hubby and I have decided to see a reproductive specialist we are seeing her on Feb 4 (crossing my fingers) and I am seeing a endocrinologist on Friday to get more blood work done to see if I need to be on Metformin ( glucaphage) I am really hoping this works..... I am going tomorrow to get my blood drawn for day 23 for progesterone levels I dont think I o but Im curious to see... I am so glad to hear amandamae that you got pregnant on your own...... that gives me so much hope.....sherrycoup I wish you lots of luck & baby dust and I hope you get good news in 2 weeks.....Jroxy congrats Im so glad that you found something that works for you and I kno you r right about having a plan b  just in case i guess i should start think about that its just really hard..... hey i have a stupid question for your girls does all the follicles that are on ovaries due to pcos ever go away after you o????

[jessting]

  Ask your dr about taking GLUCAPHAGE along with the Clomid..I have PCOS too..and got pregant on first round of IVF after using glucaphage..and had 2 failed cycles without using it. ALso have many friends with PCOS that has been successful using Glucaphage along with fertility meds!  Good luck to you!!

[Jroxy]

I have PCOS and was taking clomid 50 mg than 100mg and than 150 mg and not one time for the 5 months I was taking it did I ovulate. And my levels were only .6 no higher. so I decided to move on. I went and seen a RE and he said I can get ovarian drilling, or IVF. He would have done IUI but with IVF. He said I would overstimulate and he needed the control to take them out. So we did our first round of IVF and thankfully im fianlly pregnant after a yr of trying with naturaly and clomid. Good luck and just like  sherrycoup said with PCOS we can get pregnant it just takes us alot longer and with alot more help. You just have to be patient. and have yourself a plan B. Clomid doesnt work for everyone with PCOS. You should talk to your dr about getting on metformin. It can help you. Good luck

[amandamae1126]

Marsha - your story is similar to mine. My dr kept giving me birthcontrol to help regulate my periods (I too have PCOS). The best advice I can give from my OWN experience is to NOT take bc - it PREVENTS pregnancy and did NOTHING to regulate my periods! Provera and Clomid did the trick to regulate me after a few cycles. I then took a cycle off the meds and ended up preggo. I am now 22 weeks along with a beautiful little girl. Oh, and I'm 29 as well. There is hope. Just find a good dr that knows and understands what you are going through. Good luck hun! :)

[sherrycoup]

Im in the same boat as you.  I too have a 5 yr old that I concieved with no meds and wasn't even trying.  After 1 1/2 years of trying I was diag with PCOS also.  I have done 8 rounds of clomid at 100mg and im trying a  med free month right now.  Alot of women still get preggy with pcos it just takes us alot longer and harder.  I am lucky I have been ovulating just not getting preggo.  Im hoping it happens soon :)  im in my tww right now so hopefully some good new in 2 weeks :)    GL and SSBD