nicolettered

Hello everyone I have been reading some posts and I have some questions and any answers would be welcomed, I am 5'7 and between 123-130lbs not thin but average, I have always been very atheltic. I was put on the pill when I was 15 and was on it for 5 years every year I was on a different one and in November of last year had a scary headache with face and limb numbness and was pulled off the pill. I had a 60 day cycle for awhile until I could get in to see a OBGYN. She put me on provera 10mg 2x's a day for 10days for 3 months it worked like clock work for me! I was told this would jump start me but after the 3 months were over no more periods, I went back and she said I was one of the few thin PCOS clients she said she has and asked if I wanted to concieve or wait (I was in grad school) she said I needed to take 10mg of provera for 5days every month 1x a day. I did last month and my period did not come until 3 weeks after my last pill and I am on day 3 of my 2nd month. My questions are:
1. Has anyone else been doing the provera 10mg for 5 days and how did it work for you?
2. Should I have undergone more tests to make sure I have PCOS?(I have no family diagnosis but my mother fits almost all the symptoms :overweight, trouble conciveing -she did with no meds for me and sister, irregular periods, diabetic)
3. I was told I would be put on clomadine when we arer ready for a baby but I have read that some thin PCOS people have trouble with that is there something else I could be looking at?
4. Any diet tips to stay on the healthy side with hypoglycemia-officially diagnosed last June?
5. What exactly is metformin and how does it help?

Thanks so much in advance for your help!!!

MissSugarSkull

I'm not going to answer your first question as I have no experience on regular use of Provera.

About the tests...ultrasound is very common method of comfirming if someone has PCOS, and also blood tests are usually carried out. Either one of those is enough if the symptoms are very obvious. I've never had my hormone levels tested but I did have ultrasound and my symptoms were very classic for PCOS.

Clomid is sometimes not very effective on thin women, that's what I've understood. But as you are not underweight and your body mass index is in the normal range, I think it might work for you even though you are not over weight. I think there are "thin" (normal weight) cysters and there are really thin cysters and it might be a different case for those who are clearly very thin/underweight.

Try low glycemic diet. It should keep your blood sugar even and help with hypoglycemia. It might even help you get pregnant when you are ready for that.

Metformin is insulin sensitizing medication; it makes your insulin work better -> your body don't need to produce so much of insulin to stabilize your blood sugar. As this is often the reason behing PCOS and elevated androgen levels (insulin triggers testosterone production) Metformin is helpful for PCOS. It is originally a diabetes medicine.

Fan

I've been on 7 days Provera last week, and my AF came 2 days after the last pill. Starting today, I'm on 5 days Clomid (CD5-9) for the first time ever. I have appointment with GYN on Wed next week (CD10). I didn't know that Clomid may not work on thin people.... well, I'll keep you posted on my GYN's response next week (I'm 5'5", 116 lbs), let's wait & see if Clomid will work for me or not

Apart from irregular periods, I don't have any other PCOS symptoms. Like MissSugarSkull, I got diagnosed after an ultrasound,... it was undoubtedly PCOS. I got hormonal blood tests as well, but my GYN hasn't gone through the result with me yet.
I'd suggest that you get the ultrasound as well to be sure whether you have PCOS or not.