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Thank you to all the women here who post their stories and advice. Especially those of you who struggled to get a diagnosis and the treatments you needed.

It is because of this community that my diagnosis was relatively pain-free.

1: Decided to start family - figured it would be a problem since I've had irregular cycles (3-4 periods a year) since I was 12.

2: After researching anovulation and reading about PCOS symptoms on this message board, asked primary care physician for a referral to a reproductive specialist. I'm in the normal weight range so an additional thank you to thin cysters out there, otherwise I might not have correctly identified the issue.

3: Went to specialist yesterday, they did an ultrasound - saw many cysts on my ovaries - prescribed me Met, provera to induce for (insurance confirmation) a day 3 FSH test. Will start clomid after FSH test.

When the PA told me I had PCOS I wasn't upset and didn't have many questions for the doctor --- because this site had already answered most of them. I think they were surprised that I took it so well until I told them I had already guessed that was the issue and was very familiar with the syndrome.

I am just so thankful to have such a quick diagnosis. I started a low-GI diet yesterday. I am a lacto-ovo-vegetarian so started brainstorming low-carb recipes with beans, eggs, cheese, tofu, Boca Burger, etc. I have noticed some hair loss and am afraid of becoming diabetic, so I am so thankful to be on Met. (We'll see if I'm so thankful after a few more days and the side effects kick in .) Of course, because of this site I already know what Met's side effects are and some mechanisms for coping with them.

So thank you again everyone!

sanjitaa

Hi
Your story is definately inspiring. I recently got diagonsed with PCOS.

I have been trying to get pregnant using IUI since May.
First Month, doc induced my period with provera and took clomid 50mg(day3-7) and i had follicles which were 20mm by day 18 and we triggered my ovulation.
and then we had the iui done ....but of course didnt work

2nd cycle: 50mg clomid and femera and i had 2 growing follicles but just one got bigger and by day 22 it got 19mm and we did the trigger for ovulation. But AF showed up

3rd cycle: I had a heavy period. 50mg clomid , femera and after continuing the cycle monitoring, found out i have cyst so we cancelled the monitoring

4^th Cycle: Induced with provera to get the period but i had very light period. I am never that light....but this time it was very light . I wud see it only when i wipe it and i had 100mg clomid, dexamethasone, gonal-f hormones injection. I had 2 follocles on both ovaries but i lost one and it dint grow beyound 1.1 cm so the doc canceled by cycle and he reviewed my file. he told me i have PCOS so he put me on Metformin right away and waited for next cycle. So another cancelled cycle

5^th cycle : induced with provera and i had a very light blood again. I wud see it only when i wipe it . I was worried it will not work again...i was put on 150mg of clomid along with the metformin that i had been taken for the past month. Till day 15 my follicles dint even grow 1 cm. so now the doc is going to review me again tomm. After the metformin i had very high hopes for this time but i was very disappointed. Apparantely I have lazy ovaries.

This is such a tough journey. I wish noone has to go through these things ever.... when u know its a disease that is not guranteed to be curable.

Reading everyone’s post gives me so much hope. Now I have to prepare myself for a longer patience. It might even take a year.