Metformin and pcos and infertility
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t affect your fertility. However, if you are on metformin for PCOS, that will mess with your hormones and CAN affect your fertility. If it is PCOS, you are still very young and very skinny (especially compared to most with pcos), so both of those things are very much in your favor and it shouldn't be too difficult for you.
I was seing an OB and they started me on metformin for a few months than we moved to clomid and metformin. After that wasnt working and trying for a 5 months they couldnt do anything else for me so I started to see an RE and he gave me my options we choice IVF and we are not 3 months pregnant! :) It is very possible you just need the right combination of drugs that work for you. As long as you dont give up and you try different things you will become pregnant!
To confim my PCOS my doc only did bloodwork. Your FSH or LH ratio is the determining factor is your have PCOS. Not all women with PCOS have cysts on there overies. I am currently on 500 mg BID of Metformin to help with the PCOS. I had some problems at first that lasted maybe the first week, but I am feeling better then ever!! You can never "cure" PCOS, but you can help it.
Soon after my menstral cycle came very few and in between. Over the past few years my husband and I have been trying to coceive. They put me on metformin and other stuff such as birthcontrol to force my menstral cycle but would only bring it for 2 days. Now im on nothing and not having a cycle at all. What are your suggestions?
I never knew that metformin was given to help get pregnant? Im on metformin for PCOS and it also helped me lose 40lbs. My doctor stated to me that it helps to get pregnant while taking this, but most women who have PCOS are on this drug to help with weight issues and insulin issues and also on bc pills to regulate a period (like me).
You just need some help from meds. I am taking provera, metformin and clomid. My PCOS makes me not able to get a cycle on my own. which means I dont ovulate on my own either. So I need the meds to help. My sister has PCOS to and she has no problem with her cycles and got pregnate on her own with no help. So everyones PSOC affects them different. Just remember theres hope no matter how it affects you. Good luck!
I'm I the same boat. I have pcos and diet and excersice and I'm lucky if a lose a pounf between monthly obgyn appts.
I am 30 years old and diagnosed with pcos about 7 yrs ago. I have always had problems with my blood pressure being a little high, but recently it has been between 170/100 to 185/115. My doc has put me on bp meds, with beta blocker for my pulse (has been racing. around 80 - 90), and also put me on hydrochlorothiazide for water retention. Is this high of blood pressure and pulse normal because of my pcos? I am overweight, 230 lbs, 5' 7". But I walk 2 1/2 miles 3 to 5 days a wk.
If not, have you been tested for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)? That can be a cause of both infertility and weight gain. However, if you ARE undergoing hormone treatments, like Diane said, it could very well come from that. If you are not on anything, I'd consult a doctor because any unusual weight gain may have a reason behind it.
I was diagnosed with PCOS 2 years ago, and the five years before I was diagnosed I gained 60 lbs (about 27 kgs).
P.S. - another reason for going organic - The chemicals in most pesticides are hormone disruptors and can also lead to infertility. I am not some loony granola crunchy girl, it is sadly the truth. I have spent a lot of time on bedrest for the past 3 years, after many surgeries and treatments, and dedicated my time to learning about what could be affecting my fertility. I have educated myself extensively on the subject. Have you ever heard of BPA (bisphenol-A)??
I have pcos and I'm trying to conceive, I have been taking metformin but currently stopped. I ran out. I hope to start up again within a week. After taking it for a month I finally got a period. No spotting for days before or after. It was perfect. My breast even got sore! I am using this as a place for woman trying to conceive with pcos and help each other out, give advice or tell their story. Any one is welcome!
A study of 48 women with PCOS and infertility was conducted at the Baylor College of Medicine. They were first given metformin and 19 of them resumed menstruating and showed indications of ovulation. But 10 required clomiphene (a fertility drug) in addition to metformin in order to show evidence of ovulation. Twenty women of the 48 (42%) became pregnant. However, 7 of the 20 miscarried.(8)
REDUCED RISK OF MISCARRIAGE.
I was in the same boat, and the metformin did help me, but I cut out soda's/caffiene and lived on water/milk for liquids, then tried to eat more fruits & veggies - trying for 3 meals & 2 snacks each day. Smaller portions, watched my fat/carbs & increased my proteins. No exercise & dropped 20lbs in about 2 months. So not sure what you have tried, but PCOS does make it tough to control weight because of hormones being off. Is your prolactin level normal ?
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