“PCOS” diagnosis and the realities have having children.?
I am 28 years old and I dream of having children. I was diagnosed with PCOS or PCO, PSOD or Poly Cystic Ovaries or Cystic Ovaries (depending on whatever the current lingo is… LOL) I was diagnosed at 14 and was told then that my chances of having a child when I was older were about 15-25%. I have since had 11 major cysts either rupture or require surgery. I have had surgery to remove fibroid tumors and have been on a variety of diffrent medicines to ‘treat’ this condition. No one has been able to offer me any REAL answers to is it possible for people with PCOS to have kids. I know some people manage to… but I want answers from *REAL* people. Not just what my doctor says which is that he wants me to spend thousands and thousands of dollars on risky fertility treatments with no assurances that it will even work. Do you have PCOS and did you have kids? Any complications?
I tried Metformin and had an allergic reaction to it. Even at a very low doses.
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I have PCOS, after finding out my husband and I tried for 6 more months to get pregnant before we finally did. (in addition to the year before we found out) he also has low sperm mobility the only thing I was taking at the time was metformin and had just had a test done to see if my tubes were blocked (they inject dye into the uterus and watch through an x-ray to see if it moves through) according to my Dr. a lot of women get pregnant after the test and well I did. So yes it is possible to get pregnant with PCOS. I did also loose about 10 lbs before getting pregnant which is suppose to help. If your not already go see a reproductive endocrinologist, especially if the Dr. you are seeing now hasn’t tried putting you on metformin. Part of the problem is that insulin resistance goes along with PCOS, the metformin helps this problem, you should also try loosing weight, from what I’ve read about 90% of women who have PCOS are overweight and loosing weight can help to get pregnant, though it can be a hard thing to do sometimes.
Well I have 2 boys and a third one due in October and I have PCOS. Diagnosed 10 years ago. To get pregnant i lost 50 lbs by giving up breads, pastas, rice, cereal and sweets and got control back of my cycles so I could have babies because the fertility meds weren’t helping. I still have cysts covering both ovaries and they burst sometimes and can be painful. In most cases it is possible with PCO to have babies you just have to also consider any other factors affecting fertility and work with the dr’s and monitor your cysts and cycles.
There are lots of women with PCO who have had children- for some it is easier than others, because the symptoms and the severity of it can vary. Even with fertility treatments, there is no surefire way to know what will or won’t work. There are women who suffer from "unexplained infertilty"- meaning that even though nothing is physically wrong, they still cannot get pregnant. That’s probably why your doctor can’t give you the straight answers you’re looking for- because even under perfect circumstances, they can’t say with any certainty who will or won’t get pregnant.
The first line of defense for women with PCO are metformin, clomid, and a low sugar diet. None of these things are very costly, and many women with PCO have been successful with just those three things- you could be the same.
Good luck.
Have you ever watched the show on TLC "Jon and Kate Plus Eight"? She has PCOS and had to have IVF, but she was able to have 8 healthy children. I wish you luck with this and hope you get pregnant really soon.
Yes I was diagnosed when I was 17yrs old (30 now) and I have 2 beautiful girls who are 5yrs old and almost 3yrs old.
Thanks to Metformin for both and clomid for my 1st. currently TTC #3, If you had an allergic reaction to metformin, there could be another med to try, sounds like you should be seeing a specialist (so scrap your normal doc) and ask them what other medication mimics the actions of metformin that you can try… Good Luck…