Hi ladies,
I just thought I'd introduce myself and I would love to meet other "thin cysters" and hear your stories.
So - here's my story... I am a normal weight. At times I was even called skinny. I gained a bit of weight in my later 20's but am still in a healthy weight range (BMI of about 23). Prior to going on the pill I had normal cycles. I was on the pill for 11 years, going off it a year ago at age 29 as my dh and I were wanting to ttc. My first cycle off the pill was 51 days long. I took 5 pregnancy tests because I didnt know what was going on. I started charting my temperatures the 2nd cycle. it was another 51 days but showed I ovulated on CD40. I went to my doctor about my long cycles and he told me it was probably just my body adjusting to being off of the pill. I asked him about PCOS but he told me I wasnt overweight and didnt have male-type body hair, so I wouldnt have PCOS....
My third cycle off bcp was only 40 days, I ovulated on CD 30, hooray, they were getting shorter!
My fourth cycle was super long though, I didnt ovulate until CD58. BUT, it turns out, we "caught the egg" and I was pregnant!! We were THRILLED. I had no problems except for some light pink spotting at about week 10 of pregnancy. I went in for an ultrasound at 11 weeks and the u/s showed the baby was measuring at only 7 weeks and had no heartbeat.
I had to go in for a d&c for the missed miscarriage on Jan 22, 2009.
I have since then been charting and waiting to ovulate. As the weeks went by and nothing happened, I started to get frustrated. I decided to go see the OB who consulted me on my d&c. I am SO glad I did, because I know my regular family doctor would not have taken me seriously, since I dont appear to have the physical characteristics common to PCOS.
The OB sent me for bloodwork, and I got the results back two weeks ago now. He told me most of my bloodwork came back normal, EXCEPT my LH to FSH ratio was 2:1, which indicated PCOS. Wow. I was prepared because I knew my cycle characteristics were very indicative of PCOS (long cycles, delayed ovulation, multiple patches of fertile cm) but it was still a bit of a shock.
He told me my androgens were normal and my glucose was normal. I did get a fasting insulin test done but the results werent in yet.
So I am here trying to find all I can about it, and do anything to prevent symptoms from worsening, and try to get better if I can at all.
I am still in a healthy weight range but I could definitely stand to lose 5-10 pounds or so. I notice I have a lot more "girth" in my abdomen that has happened since the pregnancy and not gone away.
The OB prescribed me progesterone pills which I took daily for 10 days. I finished the last pill Friday night and I started spotting a little bit yesterday and today, but I am still awaiting my "official withdrawal bleed".... It has been 96 days since my d&c.
My OB said I can go on Clomid if I like, but I think this next cycle I want to do all I can to lose a few pounds, and I am going to try acupuncture. I also had a naturopath recommend Vitex, has anyone had any luck with that?
After reading some of the research throughout this site, I wonder if I should consider metformin? My OB only mentioned Clomid as an option?
Anyway, I rambled on, sorry! Lovely to meet all of you and I would love to hear of your experiences.