About my abnormal period.

[Clark_gem94]

Hello, I’m 24 years old and have just recently found out I have PCOS. I’ve been trying for a baby for the last 2 and a half years with the other half, and nothing. My periods have pretty much always been ok with just a few random abnormal ones once with few months. On my last period it was completely all brown, no red. Not normal for me. After the flow dyed down and assumed It was now finishing, every time I wipe or have sexual inter course I notice dark brown.. I’m currently 9 days late now for my period, no period symptoms either. Just a little confused and want an answer. A few days ago I tested and it came out negative, but I’ve also heard with PCOS I won’t ovulate at normal times so that could be why.. hoping it’s good news for me finally.
Thankyou.

[specialmom]

Pcos is definitely confusing to figure out periods, pregnancy, hormones.  Yes, with PCOS, your ovulation can be random.  It can mean you tested too early or it can mean you are just late and it has nothing to do with pregnancy too.  So hard to judge!  Many women with pcos require intervention to conceive such as taking clomid or taking metformin.  These options can be available to you if you and your doctor decide to go this route.  I have friends that got pregnant when taking these medications.  Brown blood is old blood and is really more spotting than a period.  It is likely you haven't had a period when you've had days of just brown blood without any red.  :>((  Personally, if it were me, I'd go see your doctor. I'm sure you have and have discussed your wish to conceive but I'd up your game here.  They can do a blood test to check if you are pregnant.  That will give you an answer on that.  And then, they can start working on optimizing things for you to have your baby.  Once you get regular, trying is definitely easier.  Adding things like progesterone may happen because a lot of brown spotting can be a lack of progesterone as well.  So, they really need to do lab work and get a read out of your hormones.  Once you are regular, you can take your temperature every day.  Do it first thing in the morning, I kept a thermometer by my bed and charted it.  THIS my best tool to know when I had actually been successful in getting pregnant.  AND, to know if I actually ovulated.  Your temp will rise when you ovulate about a degree. It stays high until you get your next period.  OR if you are pregnant, it never goes back down. The two times my temp didn't dip back down were my two pregnancies.  But it is a great way to understand your body.  Also, if your temp never rises ---  you will know you have not yet ovulated.  

But for now, I would go tot he doctor, get a baseline everything, discuss next step for conceiving (and also find out if you already did this time or not!)  Come back and let me know!

[Clark_gem94]

Thankyou for your response.
Yes, been doctors and back and forth to Broomsfeild hospital, I have had blood tests, shows I’m not ovulating.. been on Metformin and Clomid, didn’t work so they couldn’t do anything else for me. :(
And as for maybe this being a period, you could definitely be right but the brown is only showing now after intercourse, not when I wipe. But you could be right. It’s very uncommon for me though.
I’m going to book myself into the doctors again and ask about how to check my temperature. Also when taking blood tests on 100g of Clomid shows it was helping me ovulate, but then got told to stop taking as you can only take so much so the doctor said I’m probably not ovulating without it :(
I’ve also read that in early stages of pregnancy you lose brown discharge, maybe me over thinking lol. But thankyou very much for your comment, really appreciated :) and I will do! X

[specialmom]

Some women do indeed have brown spotting when pregnant.  I had it the whole time while pregnant with my first after intercourse.  So, could be.  Glad you will come back and let me know.  Hope the appointment goes well!