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hi, just letting you know to trust and follow your doctor. I was put on metformin October of 05 after ectopic surgery. There is also nothing wrong with my insulin levels and it is to aide in ovulation. I am PCOS so do not ovulate on my own without metformin. I am alos missing a right fallopian tube since my surgery. I have taken clomid (bad side effects for me) with nothing. I did some injections and nothing. We took a break from infertility world and decided we would focus on us. My dh decided we need to BD for 3 weeks beginning after AF left. We did...every week we BD 5 out of 7 days and I am happy to say I am 4 weeks and 2 days pregnant. Take metformin if your stomach can handle it (some cannot). I have been on it for 7 months tomorrow. As for clomid, I had HUGE mood swings on it. It was bad, so bad I dislike myself. So, be careful taking it and if you notice anything funny, ask about femera.
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I have been on Metformin for 3 months now and I have only had 1 period. I just had a check up with my doctor and he wants to keep me on it for 3 more months before adding Clomid to the mix. When I left he said hopefully I would be pregnant the next time he sees me....it just made me mad b/c I know I am not gonna concieve with Metforming alone....My husband also has problems. I am sooo sick of just waiting around till the next doctor's appt. I have bee ttc #1 since last year.
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Hi girlies. Hope youre all ok and keeping positive, I know it is really hard. I was at a BBQ last night with every one talking about my best mate being pg. Its hard I know but stay positive.
Nothing happened to me on Metformin apart from my cycle shortening from 44days to 32 days. I am on Metformin and Chlomid now and feel sure something will happen. The doctors have said they are booking me in for IUI in 6 months and IVF in 12. They are really getting the ball rolling their end. If you feel the doctors aren't giving you what you want then ask for it. It is your right to be on what you feel is right. I don't think Metformin is any use but that is my opinion. Stick with it and enjoy trying!!! lots of love to you all. x
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HI Guys Ive been trying to get pregnant for 2 years. ive taken several different types of medication and after being on Metformin for only 2 months I got pregnant now I am 6 weeks along.
My dr told me to take it 3 times daily but it made me feel sick so he reduced it to twice daily.
He also informed me that I might be caring twins. I should find out soon.
Good Luck Guys
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i have been taking metformin to help get pregnant for about 7 months and no luck and i was told today from the drugstore that it's used for sugar so i'm not sure if i should be taking this med or not but i want to get pregnant very much so.
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I have been married for 3 years and i have been trying for a baby for nearly one and ahalf year, i was diagnosed with PCOS in nov 05, then the gyno put me on a pill called diannet for 6 months, then i told her that i wanted to get pregnant.She told me to come of the pills. But i had only 4-5 normally cycle then from sept 06 till jan 07 there was no cycle.so i went to my gp and he put me back on diannet. i went to see my Gyno in feb and he has told me to take metformin. my gp told me that once i have taken diannet for 3 months he will put me on clomid. Now i dont know who to listen to. Please can anyone help me?
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Take the metformin. This actually can help regulate ovulation and increase egg quaility with us PCOSers. I say take the metformin, watch your diet (lower the carbs) before trying clomid. And make sure you are taking your prenatals, you need all the vitamins you can get while on this medication, as it changes the way the body metabolizes food.
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i have started using the clomid for 5-9 days. Lets see what happens.
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i am 30 i have got pcos since 18. been with partner 13 years. told along time ago needed help to get preg so not used contraception for about 10years. never been pg. went on clomid 5omg, then 100mg. after 3 months added the metformin 1500mg. in 6 months only had 2 periods. however the metformin has increased my progesterone levels to 58 on day 21. not had no period this month test neg. go back next week consultant says to have my ovaries drilled! has antone had that done.
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i was diagnosed with pcos about 2 years ago and i was put on metformin. at the time i didnt want to get pregnant but i was put on it to help regulate my periods. well now i'm married and have been for about a year and a half and me and my husband have been trying to get pregnant for a year. the only thing i am taking right now is metformin. has anyone had any luck with getting pregnant? what do you think my chances are? any replies would be great thanks
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I have been on Metformin for about 8 months... it took about 2-3 months to work and get my periods back and helped me lose weight which was impossible before. In that 8 months we have been trying and just today I found out that Im 5 weeks pregnant!
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Congratulations KeiraYvette! I am so happy for you. I have had 2 miscarriages in the past 2 years and I have just been put on Metformin. I have regular periods but i have had some weight gain. My blood work shows that some of my hormone levels (testosterone and estrogen) are a bit high. The doctor is not 100% sure that I have PCOS but he is treating me for it incase I do. He wants me to be on the meds for 30 days at full strength before we try to conceive again. The was very upsetting because we wanted to try again this month. I started seeing the fertility doctor in May and miscarried in Jan, on my husbands bday, so it feels like forever since all this begain. Does anyone have any insight on how well this med works and if you have heard about someone having to wait for 30 days? I am going to wait, just because I want to make sure I do everything right, but I am really tired of all the hold ups. Have a great day and yall are all in my thought. Good luck to everyone!
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Maybe I should make myself clear. I had the miscarriage in Dec '05 and Jan '07 and started seeing the fertitilty doctor in May '07. I am just now getting answers but I am not sure how long it will be before I can actually try to get pregnant and I am soooo ready. I am 38 and my husband in 40.
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I have PCOS and got pregnant the first cylcle with clomid, but miscarried. Did it the next cycle with metformin and have a baby girl now. I am staring metformin again 2000mg a day(didnt have side affects) and hopefully can get pregnant without clomid. Does anyone know how long it takes to start getting periods and ovulating?
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amyell- I know how long 30 days can feel when u want to be pregnant NOW! if you want to be pregant now i would get on 2000mg of metformin now and take clomid with an IUI, it works for me everytime i got pregnant. it doesnt cost that much.
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Thanks for the response Gbaby. I am on the Metformin and you can bet your last dollar I will be up to full strength by this weekend. I am already up to 1 pill in the am and 2 in the pm. I feel fine except for a little bit of diarrhea. I have not felt nausea at all. I am going to make sure that by the time I ovulate again I will have been on this medicine for 30 at full strength so my doctor should give me the go ahead. He mentioned being put on clomind but i have never had a problem getting pregnant, I have only had a problem staying pregnant. I seem to miscarry around the 8th week or so. With my first miscarriage I had a D&C which I would recommend to everyone. With the 2nd miscarriage, my obgyn wanted me to miscarry naturally. I think he must hate women because that was awful. I sat on the toliet for nearly 7 hours straight not to mention I started the miscarriage in front of my kindergarten class that I teach. Thank God I have a bathroom in my classroom and a teacher next door that knew what was going on and was there to help me. I am not sure whether to go on clomid or not because I have never had trouble ovulating or getting pregnant. I am actually hoping that metaformin will be enough and when I get pregnant again, I will ask to be kept on this and put on progesterone. I have no idea if I am right or not by thinking this so please give me your thoughts. Thanks for comments. Amy
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