PCOS Hope?

I was diagnosed with pcos in 2000 after two years of trying for a baby. Two years later after several courses of clomid and being put on a waiting list for further treatment I got pregnant but we lost the little girl I was carrying at almost 22 weeks. A year and a half later and some courses of clomid later I again got pregnant and at 30 weeks gave birth to a baby boy. All in all its taken 6 years to have my baby boy but its been worth it.

I too have PCOS. I was diagnosed just last month but ive had the symptoms forever. I highly recommend this messageboard....you will be surrounded with other women with PCOS and will help you decide how to treat it. I know i feel better knowing im not all alone in the world with this condition. Never EVER lose hope. I had my son after being told Id never have kids(of course, my doc at the time had no idea I had PCOS) and 5 years and several heartbreaks later, our son was born on our 5 year wedding anniversary! If you ever need to chat, please feel free to PM me!

Have you tried alternative medicine? Herbs like false unicorn root (FUR) have proved to be very effective in treating PCOS and infertility women. Basically, FUR is known as the native american herbs and in those days, the natives used this to treat infertile women. In fact science has also confirm with this. It will not only restore ur hormones level back but also will make your ovaries healthy again. I've also been diagnosed with PCOS n I know how frustating you are. My hair's losing everyday and I need to avoid refined carbo food. I live in singapore n most of the food here consist of refined carbo, so imagine almost all of the food that I can't eat... But 1 thing I do know is, patience is a virtue bcoz u can't afford to have any stress level in your body coz that will induce n disturb ur hormones level that will make the matter worse. i hope this will help u..

i also have pcos. i was diagnosed 8-9 yrs ago, long before i even got married. the 1st ob-gyne i went to told me to have kids right away so that my pcos can be treated. but i was just 20 yrs old then and eventhough i have a boyfriend, i felt i wasn't ready to get married and have kids yet. i went for a 2nd, a 3rd and even a 4th opinion. all of them gave the same results/diagnosis. i asked if there was some treatment for it (it's treatable, not cureable by the way) and i was told that i had to take birth control pills to prevent the cysts from accumulating and growing. the didn't recommend an operation since the pills can control its growth. right then, i knew i was going to have a difficult time conceiving. i got married in 2003. my husband and i (knowing that we'll have a difficult time conceiving) wanted to have a baby right away so we sought the help of my ob-gyne. i underwent some tests and work-ups. i followed everything my ob-gyne asked me to do. it was so frustrating when every missed period i had resulted in a negative pregnancy test result. we almost gave up. then we decided to let go and let God. i stopped taking my fertility medicines. i willed myself to relax and not to pressure myself. then 3 days after we celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary, we found out i was pregnant! we were really very happy and excited! now we have a 2-yr old daughter. so don't worry. i know of some people and friends who had the condition and still were able to have kids. goodluck and keep the faith!

I suggest you check the WebMD boards for trying to conceive. There are a ot of girls there in your situation. Many have gone on to have healthy pregnancies and babies. Don't lose hope.

PCOS, one of the problem of women who is trying to conceive. we have almost the same problem , i went to a reproductive endocrinologist, and did some blood work. everything wa normal except for my slightly elevated testoterone level. i told the doctor that i want to get pregnant.i did ultrasound.no ovarian cyst.the doctor recommended for metformin 500 mg -3x a day, with combination clomid to boost the ovulation. if this wont work, there is always the other means, which are the injectable hormones. and for more aggressive, in-vitro. dont lose hope, pray.

i was dx in march 2005., i just had my 2nd son ion jan after 14 months of trying. i lost 18 lbs and was on metformin when i got pregnant with him. the forst happened when we weren't really trying. i get tons of support from a forum i go to. ther are 3 women about to have babies and two more that have just gotten bfp's! dont give up hope. it seems to happen when you least expect it.

I was diagnosed with PCOS after I had my 2nd child, although I had symptoms most of my life. I was started on Metformin and found that it was great at regulating my cycle and treating my symptoms. Is this a route you have tried? I wish you the best of luck.

I was diagnosed with PCOS after a misdiagnoses of Endometriosis, My husband and i have been trying to concieve since 2000. Still no luck, my thoughts and prayers are with you and yours ~hugs~

I was diagnosed with PCOS in late 2001. We started to see a reproductive endo doctor in 2003, and I was put on metformin to regulate my cycles. We had a few rounds of treatment on clomid, and things didn't work out. We went on hold and I really never thought i would have a child. At the end of 2005, we decided to try to TTC again, and I was artificially inseminated thru IUI. I was pregnant on the first try. I did have some pregnancy complications due to the PCOS (incompetent cervix) which lead to me delivering my son 3 months early, but I am a mother and I did what I didn't think I would. I know there is hope out there, and I will send you some baby dust :)