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PCOS-Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
I was diagnosed with PCOS two years ago at my local clinic because I have no health insurance. I've done a little research but still don't feel knowledgeable about this disease. My husband and I would like to have children but that seems unlikely given how irregular my ovulation/menstruation is. I haven't had a period in more than a year and this isn't out of the ordinary for me, the only time I've had a relatively regular cycle was when I was on birth control. However, it seems that every type of birth control pill I've taken causes me to menstruate for long periods of time, on average 3-4 weeks and the longest lasted 15 weeks. I'm 28 years old, 6ft. tall and currently quite honestly weigh 231 but I've been consistently exercising and losing weight at a steady pace. I haven't received any treatment for the PCOS and I'm not really sure what the treatment would be in the first place. I know this is considered one of the leading causes of sterilization in women of child bearing age. Is there anything I can do to improve my chances of having children? Should I be seeing a some type of specialist? My husband and I can't afford fertilization treatments or a surrogate. I'm trying to find out as much as I can about this because I would love to experience being pregnant and giving birth. I'd need to find out as much as possible and give whatever options there are a chance to work before my husband and I start the process of adopting a child if I can't bear children of our own.
Do you have health insurance now? I would say to see a GYN and an Endo. They are the two best docs that would be able to give you a lot of information about PCOS. They would need blood work and an u/s to give you a proper diagnosis of PCOS. Some women have cyst on their ovaries while other don’t. Some women only have the hormonal part which causes then to have more male hormone then female hormone in their bodies, which causes the irregular periods, breakouts, hair on face and stomach, and of course infertility. The blood work that usually helps the physician to check if PCOS is the causing factor would be the ratio difference between your FSH and LH. If the ratio is greater than one, then you have PCOS. If you have PCOS it is possible to become prego. I myself have PCOS since I was 16, and I was taking metformin. I stop taking the medication due to really awful side effect. I wish I didn’t! Now that I am 24, I am TTC and PCOS hasn’t helped. My periods are all over the place, and they are prolonging, just like you, they would stay for about 15-23 days long! Birth control is not an option for me since I am TTC. I am not back on Metformin 500mg TID (three times a day), I have also taken Clomid. I got prego last year, had a M/C at 6.5 months, and then again this year but MC at 5 wks. There is hope, and there are many women on this website who have PCOS and are or have had healthy pregnancies. See your doctor and get your body back in control. I wish you a lot of luck!
Hi, first I am sorry, I know how frustrating it can be as a woman to not know wether you can bare a child..I am 37 and have been with my husband for 20 years and nothing...I was recently told I do have endo, which was checked 5 years ago but I feel somthing was missed and i have a few different types of cycsts in/on my ovaries, 1 being complex and the other changed constantly from folical to complex...Here is a site you can check, it has ALL information from definition to treatments..If you have not already read this site, read it and talk to your doctor about medications that can help with ovulation...Good luck
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/polycystic-ovary-syndrome/DS00423
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/polycystic-ovary-syndrome/DS00423
hi there is acctually allot of info about this online but it think its best to talk to ur doc about the treatment that is best for u,,, i read that chlomid (it seems to be quite cheap aswell)is usually administered and have read allot ofsuccess stories about it so u might want to talk to your doc about that and also metformin....u may also like to ask to carry out a few other checks like checking is ur tubes are open because it wud b kinda pointless taking drugs to make u ovulate if the egg and sperm cant meet.....but as far as i read it is quite possible to conceive with pcos it might just take a lil more tym than the average woman
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