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I have suffered from PCOS for 10+ years, desperate for a baby :(

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LucyJ1510
LucyJ1510

Hi All,

I have suffered with PCOS for 15+ years. I have been with my partner for 12 years this year. We have been trying to have a baba for 7+ years, i was under the hospital for over 5 years, i was given diet pills, examinations etc.. only to be told each time to go away and lose 2+ stone, no matter how much i diet the weight never leaves me, i know if i really really put my heart and soul into it i probably would lose but i have been trying all sorts of diets for over 7 years now, im feeling rather low. I discharged myself from the hospital about 18 months ago if not longer because it was all getting too much, i have been back to my doctor now and they have referred me back to the same Dr, i go back on the 13th May. I have been told that now i have turned 30 things will be different, im so worried to go back and be told once again to go away and lose weight. Can anyone relate to this? Has anyone tried and tried to lose weight to be successful in getting pregnant? Any positive replies will be most appriciated. Thanks

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  • Chris-J
    Chris-J LucyJ1510

    Posted

    Are you taking any medication (e.g., Metformin) to minimise PCOS symptoms?
    • LucyJ1510
      LucyJ1510 Chris-J

      Posted

      Hi Chris,

      No, i am on no medication at the moment, i have only just been referred back to the hospital, i have been on Clomifene in the past many times but it never worked. I think my Dr gave me Metformin at some point but it didnt agree with my stomach. I will try anything again though, Clomid, Metformin. Have you suffered the same?

    • Chris-J
      Chris-J

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      No, I've not suffered the issues - I didn't want children so never tried. But Metformin might help you as it assists you to metabolise food and lose weight.

      It is a very difficult drug to get used to - it took me 6-8weeks of sickness/nausea etc. but it was worth the discomfort (for a few weeks) to gain the benefits that this medication can bring.

      Might also be worth reducing fat intake in your diet as ovarian cysts are generally fatty deposits built up which your body can't metabolise.

    • LucyJ1510
      LucyJ1510 Chris-J

      Posted

      Hi Chris,

      Thanks for your replies.

      I think when i go back i will ask to try this medication again, give it another go, i suffer from IBS also which is why i think it didnt agree with my stomach, but i will hold it out if it means positive final results.

      I have tried all sorts of diets, i am currently trying slimming world for the 3rd time, i havent done so well this time, i think because i have been in a bad place with it all.

      Thanks Chris.

    • Chris-J
      Chris-J LucyJ1510

      Posted

      IBS is often linked to PCOS so Metformin should (once in your system) help with this too.

      Since taking Metformin I haven't had IBS attacks.

      Good luck

    • LucyJ1510
      LucyJ1510 Chris-J

      Posted

      Oh really... I didnt know that. Thanks for your advice.

      Take Care smile

  • Dotcon
    Dotcon LucyJ1510

    Posted

    Hello Lucy. Yes,I can relate to what you're saying. I have had undiagnosed PCOS for 50 (yes 50) years. In some ways ignorance was bliss.I married young and expected to conceive.However ,it didn't happen.and I had all sorts of tests~nothing as sophisticated as now. I probably was overweight~not massively,but I had an unrelated illness which resulted in my losing weight and after 5 years~eureka I had a baby.A couple of years later we wanted another baby~again,nothing happened. This time I was sent for fertility tests and found I wasn't ovulating~a symptom of PCOS. I was depressed and I think I must have comfort ate. Gaining weight and finding it hard to lose~ another symptom of PCOS. It was frustrating to know I could conceive(albeit with difficulty) and not be able to. However,after gaining about 3 stone over 12 yearsI decided to do diet to shift the flab. I lost the weight,but felt really sickly and went to the doc. I couldn't believe it when he said I was 3 months pregnant. I was 39 and thought it was an early menopause!!! I had a little girl and 15 years later she was diagnosed with PCOS and remarked that the leaflet the GP gave her noted a lot of my symptoms. I went and had it confirmed~although I'd long suspected it. Looking back,my mother,grandmother and other female relatives have had it. Sorry if I've rambled on,but reading your post I identified with much of it. Don't be worried about going back to your doctor. You have been diagnosed with PCOS,so at least you know,and as daunting as it might seem~losing weight to us PCOSers is crucial. I wish you well on 13th May. Best wishes. Dorothy 
    • Chris-J
      Chris-J Dotcon

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      I understand that PCOS passes from father to daughter. All US medical reports state that girls take the condition from their Dads mother (fraternal grandmother).

      If your mum had it, she probably got it from her Dads side etc.

      the condition is being more readily diagnosed nowadays but I achieved a diagnosis 24 years ago (in my early 30s).

    • Dotcon
      Dotcon Chris-J

      Posted

      Hello Chris..While replying to Lucy,I noticed that you had replied to her  about IBS being related to PCOS. I didn't know that,either. I have IBS and it's a debilitating,distressing complaint. But as I also have many other,(apart from what I've mentione') complaints under the umbrella of PCOS~Hirsutism,HS,skin tags etc. etc I'll add IBS to the list. PCOS really does take some coping with doesn't it? In my family,PCOS seems to have passed down the female side. My maternal grandmother had it,my mother had lots of the symptoms I have. Her 2 sisters both had long term gynae problems. One of my sisters had severe endometriosis as does her daughter.2 nieces with Diabetes and another just had a hysterectomy.And my daughter with many PCOS symptoms This is all down the female line of the family..I agree the condition is more readily diagnosed nowadays,but there is still very little treatment for such a multi faceted syndrome as PCOS. Dororhy
    • LucyJ1510
      LucyJ1510 Dotcon

      Posted

      Hi Dorothy,

      Thank you so much for your reply.

      I have been told so many times that if i lose the weight i will have regular periods and ovulate, when i first went to the hospital they gave me reductil diet pills which made me lose alot of my weight, i got down to a healthy weight but my periods were still all over the place, i was given clomid to make me ovulate but it didnt work. I was taken off the diet pill then because they were giving people hearattacks! Since then i put the weight back on and have struggled to get it back down. Fingers crossed some miracle will happen after the appointment smile

      Thanks Ladies

  • amber67131
    amber67131 LucyJ1510

    Posted

    ask your doc about taking a combination of meteformin and clomid.

    also look at the banana girl diet a lot of women report success with that. 

    also try natural tablets called antagolin

    • LucyJ1510
      LucyJ1510 amber67131

      Posted

      Wow, thanks for that Amber.... I will look into all your suggestions.

      Appriciate your response smile

      Lucy

    • amber67131
      amber67131 LucyJ1510

      Posted

      Pleasure! I also just read that drinking spearmint tea daily helps to reduce testosterone levels, which might also help you concieve :D
  • sarah75080
    sarah75080 LucyJ1510

    Posted

    Hi Lucy,

    I am 37 years old and was diagnosed with PCOS at 17. At the time doctors knew even less about this than they do now. They told me at 17 i  would never be able to have children. However cheesygrin I am very pleased to say that they were wrong and i have a 5 year old son lol i did conceive again however it was an eptopic. Not such good new i know but the point i am making is that i have fallen pregnant twice so it can happen.

    I was given some tablets called Clomid to help fertility and sure enough three months later i got pregnant with my son!!! One thing to bear in mind they have a high rate of multiple births. Good luck to you x

    • LucyJ1510
      LucyJ1510 sarah75080

      Posted

      Hi Sarah,

      Thanks for your response.

      I do have slight hope when i hear of women who have concieved with PCOS, my friend at work has just fallen pregnant and she has the same condition as me (not to be nasty but she does weight alot more than me) so i do have hope.

      I have been put on Clomid 3 times in the past and was unsuccessful :o( but i do feel my body has changed since i have been doing more exercise so if i was to be put on them again when i go back you never know, this time i could be blessed.

      Thanks for your good luck wishes :o)

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