Sorry to repost, need to know if i have PCO

[Hoda74]

I have a reguller period,every 29 days, had these tests on CD 2nd, fsh 5.8, lh 4, E2 52, Prolactin 11.3, no over weight, no facial or body upnormal hair, low to normal blood preasure. Married for 10 years, with 7 years old child. used to have normal ovulation until last September,i went for the doc for vasinal discharg problem, but when she checked ovarries found a poor develping fiollicle and said to me i have PCO.

She gave me Clomid for three cycles course, first cycle which was last month made good ovulation, second sycle which is the mean sycle now made 6 follicles, im on CD22 and sizes are 14,14,12,8,8,and the 6th turned into a syst with size 24. Im very worried and seriously trying to conceive befor its too late, im 36 years old now.Any advice? any help please please?

[Elaine Brown, MD]

Hi!
Your laboratory data, physical makeup and cycle data do NOT suggest that you have PCOS.
If you were my patient,  would be interested to see what your ovaires would do during a "natural cycle" .  I would follow with ultrasound to see if a single dominant follicle would develop.  Taking Metformin would certainly not hurt this process, and might help.  I would also question you about the 7 years between your daughter and now.  Have you been using any birth control, or ?  The other bit of data that is lacking here is a semen analysis, and I would ask if you could get your partner to help you out with that or not.
If your ovaries are working well on their own, Clomid may be harmful instead of helpful.
If they are not working on their own, you might consider switching and trying Femara  -- more likely to produce a single follicle.
Good luck!
Dr B

[Hoda74]

Thank you very much indeed Dr Elaine.