I've had PCOS for the past 6 years (that I know of) with very irregular and more often than not, non-existant periods. I'm on Metformin (1000mg a day) and under the care of a gynaecoligist as hubby and I want to try for a family...next appointment in a couple of weeks. Hubby has recently sent a sample away for a sperm count and it came back yesterday as 'lower than average'. We have an appointment with his GP to discuss this further but I just feel like its yet another hurdle for us. I'm posting this here as I know a few of you may be in the same boat and know how I'm feeling. I've discussed the matter with friends and family but just seem to be stuck in such a rut - its difficult to be positive. Hubby has always been the rock for me when I've been down but now with his test results, he's pretty down now too which makes it harder for us both. I'm off to get some Zinc for him to start taking! Along with keeping everything crossed. It just petrifies me that things will never happen for us!
Thanks for listening and sorry for waffling! Just from reading this site, I can see that the girls on here are always so kind and understanding.
Hiya and welcome
I can completely understand the way you are feeling as me and my hubby are having exactly the same problems. I got diagnosed about 8 months ago after TTC for a year and a half. I feel like I am hitting my head against a brick wall, I have waited 6 months to get all the tests done and my doctor has completely refused to give me metformin which is really annoying. My hubby has to get tested again and after that I can go back and hopefully start on clomid. However my doctor and people at the hospital are being really unsympatheic about it and constantly blaming my weight for my problems (the specialist even said, if you loose weight, you will get pregnant) I am so frustrated. I have given up smoking, cut my alcohol to virtually nothing but now I have the task of exercising constantly and eating hardly anything in order to get my BMI to 27 (which the specialist suggested).
My hubby has tried to be supportive but its really hard for me to keep staying positive after over twos year of crying and pain and EVERYONE around me being pregnant.
I have given up talking to anyone about it because people are sick of hearing about it. and I have stopped talking to my husband about it because I dont wanna burden him anymore.
Sorry for waffling on, I just know how upsetting it is (im having one of my usual crying fits while typing this)
keep your chin up, the fighting is worth the prize at the end
This is going to sound stupid but think positively, things could always be worse! It might be hard but positive thinking helps. You may think im a bit mental (which I possibly am) but after 2 years of fertility treatment I started looking into gemstones and fertility. After some researching I visited a local shop and bought a piece of moonstone, I cleansed it and kept it on me or next to me all the time and thought it wont do any harm. Four weeks later I was sick as a dog!! I though nah im not pregnant. I did a test and I was!!! That was the 1st of december 2004, I now have 2 daughters and my second daughter was concieved with no intervention what so ever!! They were also both concieved when I was on holidays trying not to think about getting pg. So to this day I believe the moonstone was working in my favour!! Hope this helps a bit, it cant hurt to look into it and stones only cost a couple of pound, feel free to msg me.
Thanks so much for taking the time to read my post.
Eva37 - thanks for the welcome and the newbie roadmap. I'll take a look at that as i'm a bit of a forum virgin!!
Satalitegirl - I know exactly how you feel. Seems we're in very similar boats so please feel free to contact me if you need anyone to chat to
Cupcake_mell - I'm off to buy some moonstone at the weekend!! I will try anything and am very open to all kinds of treatments. I've already looked a bit down the holistic route but not done much yet. As you say, can't hurt to try.
Its so nice to hear from others that are having the same issues and to have a friendly place to come and post my thoughts
Welcome Bumblebee, great to see you here,we also are going through infertilty, we are now onto ivf which will be later in the year,i have had my tests redone so can start whenever
Mell What did you do with the moonshine? Can u put it on a chain? Or your pocket or something? I might check this out although we dont have those shops around here
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4th injectables and iui june 06 - OMG BFP blighted ovum -m/c and d&c aug 06
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OHSS on most of my cycles due to very high AMH
Another 4 cycles injections/iui BFN
IVF Sept 09 - Transfer cancelled due to OHSS - 2 snowbabies
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When I bought my stone I got a velvet pouch with it and either kept it in my pocket or in my bag is i didnt have a pocket, when I went to bed I even kept it on my bedside table. I suppose you could get a chain and attach it too but thats quite a bit of effort and my stone was too big for a chain
another stumbling block 
you will get so much support here, sc is great. there is a link to the newbie roadmap in my siggie for you
