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Well Joanne, I was put on Metfomin to bring my a/f to normal to help me also. But I haven't had my period since I started taking 1000mg a day.. Its been about month and a half now so maybe it takes time to work on some people. We are all different
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Joann I was put on metformin because after two yrs of trying to conceive I found I wasn't ovulating at all. I was put on metformin on the 3rd of august and on the 15th of august, I found out I was pregnant.....good luck....BABY DUST
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Hi ladies i hope you dont mind me joining in.... i have never had periods without taking prometrium. I just got a new obgyn who put me on metformin 2weeks ago. i pill first week, 2 pills the second week and three the third week and there on. i also take prometrium for seven days, i should be starting my period by thursday. i have a basal thermometer and an opk. I start taking 1500 mg a day of metformin on thursday, i pray i ovulate i had a m/c in april and was taking clomid. My question is did everyone ovulate like normal or did they ovulate on different days. i hope i am not out of wack. i cant wait to take my opk hoping to get a positive! Good luck to everyone and congrats to all the bfp's!!!!!!!! ps. i also take my prenatal vitamins
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Hi Vera, were you menstruating eventhough you were not ovulating? Because when you menstruate, it doesn't mean that you ovulated due to the fact that the uterus usually prepares for pregnancy monthly. Bye and baby dust..........
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i have been married since 13 years i went throug icsi 2times and iui 15 times even one time i didn't get pragnent since 8 yaears using metfomin 2000mg per day i have pcos+insulin resistant i never get my cycle reguler so please tell me what is the solution to get pragnent please help me someone god will help u too may god bless u all
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Has been on Metformin for a month now.Dr. has upped my dosage to 2000mg a day.Had a miscarriage Dec 2004 at 10 weeks. Hope this time everything works out. Good Luck to everyone trying.
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I've been TTC since Feb of this year, diagnosed with mild PCOS in Aug. Tried 2 cycles of Clomid with no ovulation. Dr prescribed Metformin (which I've been on for 3 mo - 1500mg/day). Tried 2 more cycles of Clomid (w/ met) and still no ovulation - follicles don't get large enough to contain a viable egg. I'm about 20 lbs over my ideal weight so I tried the South Beach Diet. I had heard that it's good for people with PCOS since it cuts out the bad carbs and can help regulate glucose/insulin. I only lasted 2 days on the diet but I lost 10 lbs and when I went for an u/s to check my follicles, they were the biggest they've ever been (it was only day 9) and everything looked great. I was on the diet for days 8 and 9 before I stopped. I went back for another u/s on day 12 and my follicles shrunk and kept shrinking through day 16. I don't know if that was all coincidence or if the diet actually influenced my follicle size that quickly. Has anybody else tried the South Beach Diet for PCOS/infertility or heard of it working for anyone? I'm going to try to go back on the diet to see if it actually helps but I'm lactose intolerant and I get sick from artificial sweetner so it's hard.
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I am 24 and I was just diagnosed with PCOS a few days ago. The Dr. just started me on Metformin. I have been TTC for 7mos and have already had one miscarriage in July at 4 or 5 weeks. I am not overweight at all and I am in fact on the lower end of normal (5'4 110lbs). I also have none of the issues associated with the male horomones (excess hair..). However, I keep reading about how people who have PCOS are usually overweight. I feel so alone because I am not dealing with any of these weight issues (which I am grateful for) and that is what keeps coming up when I research PCOS on the internet. Anything I read about something to do to help myself is about diet and I already eat pretty healthy and do not need to lose weight. So what will help me? I was just wondering if there is any other people out there who are not overweight who have PCOS. If there are, and you are taking metformin, how has it affected you? Did it make you lose weight or did you stay the same. I do not need to lose any weight, so I was just wondering. My husband and I really want a baby and I am hoping that metformin will help regulate my period, which I was getting 4-6 times per year, and help me be able to get pregnant. Anyone else in a similar situation? Any tips for me on what to expect at the start of my journey of tryingto concieve with PCOS? I would really appreciate any responses. Thank you and best of luck to everyone else.
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Brief History: Since I was 16 years old (now 32) I have always had abnormal periods (once a year). My husband and I have been married for 4 ½ years and we are trying to get pregnant. In August 05, I started taking clomed (150mg) and Provera (induce my periods every month) until November. My doctor informed me that I have PCOS even though I am not overweight. She suggested that I take Provera and Metformin to help me ovulate. I have been taking metformin (500mg) 2xs in the morning and 2xs at night since for a month totaling (2000mg). I have some side effects of nausea and just not feeling well, but other than that it’s ok for now. My doctor said that I can start taking clomed along with metformin in Feb. 06 and hopefully something will happen.
The questions that I have: Has anyone gone thru the same type of thing that I just explained and has gotten pregnant? How long did this take you and is there any advice you can recommend? I have this fear that I still won’t get pregnant once I start taking both medications in February, but I’m praying for a miracle.
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I have a question for Stef....are you still on metformin and how is your pregnancy going? We are going to be ttc next month and I am on metformin. Doc wants me on metformin for the 1st 12 weeks but I am nervous. It's a class C drug...not much info on what it could do to babies. What did your doctor say??
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To: natalie herron, I've been trying to conceive for 2 years with no luck. I already have a 5 year old daughter but wanted another child so badly. I did some research for myself because my dr was no help. I kept having cysts on my ovaries and had them removed like 3 times. So after reading up on my condition I asked my dr. if he thought I had PCOS and he said yes, so I thought why wasn't he treating me for it. I asked him if he could and he said yes. He gave me metformin 500mg 2x a day, but I took it only once a day. And he also gave me clomid 150 mg from day 5-9. About 5 weeks after taking clomid I got my first positive results. I was surprised, didn't expect it to happen so quick. Monday I will be 4 months pregnant, which we found out at 7 weeks that I am expecting twins. My prayers goes out to you, just keep on trying. I feel like from trying so long this is such a blessing for my husband and I.
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To Nora: WOW! that is such great news. it gives me and all of us here a new sense of hope for all this crap we're going thru just to have a family. congrats to you and yours. that is so exciting!!
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Ok...has ANYONE taken metformin for the 1st trimester of their pregnancy and had a healthy baby??? I am on it, and we will be ttc in a month and I am scared. My doctors want me on it....but it scares me to take it while pregnant. Does anyone have any advice or a good story...or a bad story...any story... of taking it while pregnant would be helpful. BABY DUST to all.
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Hi y'all. My name is,Rachael. I was diagnosed with pcos when i was 16. I started my period in the fourth grade. A had it every month for a year. When I reached 5th grade they eventually stopped. I saw my normal family doctor and she told me it was very normal. A year passed and she again told me its very normal and alot of females start there period at a very early age and then stop and dont get it again til there 20s. I got another doctor. He set me up with a obgyn. He did a test BOMB you have pcos. I had all kinds of testing done and everything normal but my hormones i guess. I stopped seeing everyone for years cuz with my anxiety its to stressful. Well I after the fifth grade i had four periods. All which happpened for almost a week straight every time i left out of state. 3 times in texas and once in North carolina. I have been back in maine without leaving once for two years now and i havent gotten any. This year I am 22 years old. Still living in maine. Met a wonderful man and decided to move in with. That was at the end of April. My period lasted May til the middle of June. Every day for two months except 3 days i didnt in the middle. And we did not get prego. So in June it stopped. wondering if it would come back and it didnt. Well I finally had one more naturally this week. My doctor just put me on metformin. Been one it for a week. My period stopped 4 days ago. guess you have 14 days to ovulate after your period. I take one tablet of 500 mgs a day. then i will be taking 1000 a day. I so hope I get prego and it give me a period every month and ovulation. But i see with so many of these poeple on all these sites it only got them pregnant if they were taking it with clomid. I cant take clomid. DO I HAVE ANY HOPE?
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hi im back. i dont get to get on the net much. so if anyone would really like to answer me or talk to me on support with pcos contact me at [email protected]
thanks
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Hey ladies...I'm 18.5 weeks pregnant with healthy baby girl and am taking 1000mg of Metformin, but on this dosage since week 2 of pregnancy. Don't give up ladies....it WILL happen---the reason I'm staying on it past the 12 weeks is to help prevent gestational diabetes and to help make sure that the baby doesn't get too big. Baby dust to all and Happy New Year!
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