babeth21

Hello Ladies.

I have been confirmed PCOS this past april after a series of miscarriages (4 over the course of 5 years). I have no symptoms at all. I am not insulin resistant, even though the doc gave me 500mg of Metformin 3 times a day. I ovulate every month, on my own even if I regularly have 40 days cycles (went down to 32 and 28 days cycles with Metformin).

So: able to get pregnant, but all pregnancies resulted in miscarriages after 6 weeks. Regular ovulation. No syptoms. No Insulin resistance. No diabete. Confirmed via ultrasound...

Am I? Or I am not.....?

Jashobeam

You could have poly cystic ovaries (PCO) without having PCOS. Not all ladies with PCOS have problems getting PG or have IR or diabetes. Check this link:

5 Types of PCOS


You might have symptoms of PCOS that you really don't notice. I had dark marks on my elbows when I was a teen, but they went away. I still have them under my arms. Having 40 day cycles can be a symptom and many cysters ovulate each month. Even if you have lab tests done they might give you a false negative as far as hormones go. I defintly have PCOS, but my labs were not extreme at all.

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shellygirl

Babeth,

Repeated miscarriages can be a sign of PCOS, since it can mean that the egg is not developing properly, even though it is getting released (ie. you are ovulating).

Certainly 40 day cycles are not considered normal. Longer than 35 days many doctors consider is too long for a properly developed egg. But the Metformin seems to be doing great things for you in regards to your cycle!

I don't have extreme symptoms either, or extreme results from blood tests. The only tests that showed I had PCOS was the glucose tolerance test and the ultrasound, plus I have some other symptoms - infertility, fatigue, pelvic pain, dark patches under arms. I still get periods every month without Metformin, but they are irregular - 32-40 days. My weight is normal too, but I think that is why I still get periods.

Hope this helps,
Michelle

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dx mar 06 PCOS/IR - 2000mg Metformin, multivitamin, B12, chromium, fish oil

dx may 06 male factor - Y chromosome microdeletion and chronic abacterial prostatitis

dx may 07 depression (but suffered throughout my teens) - 50mg Zoloft

tried Clomid (100mg) last year
now waiting for the results of DH's prostatitis treatment ....