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2003099 tn?1327560844

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I have pcos and i am on metformin 1700 a day....my peroid come and go the most i have had regular is 4 mothis in a roll since i started the metformin, but I am still not ovulating i know doc tested my progetrin level i think and I didnt even register a whole number it was like 0.01 something like that he had me/ to come in on the 21st day something like that. can someone take birth control and metformin to conter dict the bc? i know i have high testosterone levels too. i want to try to do everything I can without using fertility drugs cuz I do gert cysy on my ovaries.and sometimes they dont go away. can my regular doc perscribe me progertion meds instead of my gyno? I dont have insurance and not much money and on budget right now any answers would help me out. maybe things over the counter that might try to help me out?
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2003099 tn?1327560844
thank you..its cheaper for me to go to my home doc right now cuz i dont have insurance..but i would just like to get all this under control b4 I start trying again for children...i thought bout going on the pill and see if the metformin will over ride the bc so i can get pregnant i have heard people will do both...cuz the pill can level my progestruin levels and the metformin will overide the effects of the bc. for as the ovulation goes....is that true? I relly dont want o go the expensive way right now
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351246 tn?1379682132
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Hi!
Yes, it is possible to have regular/irregular periods without ovulation. Such a cycle is called anovulatory cycle. Cycles can become anovulatory due to prolonged use of oral contraceptives, depot shots, eating disorders, increased prolactin, polycystic ovary syndrome, hypothalamic dysfunction, luteal phase defects, or tumors of the pituitary gland adrenal gland or ovaries. High testosterone, low progesterone, and cystic ovaries can all affect ovulation. Yes, your doctor can prescribe progesterone. Fertility drugs will not help unless your progesterone is high enough to carry pregnancy forward. I am not sure how experienced your local doctor is, but at times even experienced primary physicians can monitor this. Please discuss this with your doctor. But to be truthful, you need care from a trained gynecologist. Take care!
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