So I've posted my whole medical issues elsewhere...but here I am venting my emotional ones...I am a woman that has ALWAYS dreamt of the big family. Since I am a lesbian, I knew that it would entail more work than the "old fashioned way" and was totally okay with that. IVF, AI, etc. But last month my doctor told me I have PCOS, and now I just feel like it's one more monkey wrench. I am not TTC yet, I'm years from that point (I am 25). So I am trying to not have anxiety over the issue....but it's all I can think about. Seriously. I just feel like there are such obstacles to overcome. And I don't even KNOW if I can ovulate. Unlike most PCOS-ers I have my period twice every month (naturally) so I don't know if this is a good thing? Could mean I'm ovulating? I want answers NOW, but I don't know if that's possible since I'm not ready to TTC.
Is anyone else going through this? Or went through it?
Hugs we are hear for you. If you wants to find out if you are ovulating your dr can do a blood test on you on da 21 of your cycle. I am not ttc but my dr this yr wanted to know if i was ovulating with my periods or not and i am ovulating. I am on metformin for my pcos. Feel free to pm me
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I wonder if I ever get to a Day 21 though to test for ovulation? Since I get my period every 2 weeks, doesn't the cycle technically begin all over again on the first day of your period? Though I did just start taking Prometrium (progesterone) so maybe this next month it will be different? I go to the doctor tomorrow, so I'll have to ask. Thank you so much for the suggestion! This site really is amazing!
I understand. I have always had a period every 24 days on the money. I was diagnosed with a short luteal phase and told that is why I could conceive but had miscarriages. I was on clomid and progesterone suppositories and I went through this for two years and PCOS was never mentioned becuase I didn't have cycts and could conceive. A year ago I was diagnosed (by another dr.) as having PCOS sypmtoms but no cysts so I have been taking metformin for a year but still have the 24 day cycle. Bio clock is ticking loudly, and eventhough my partner and I have two children (biologically hers), I would still like to sometime try again to have a child. I have to think it is a good thing to know you have PCOS before you start ttc rather than finding out after you have put your time, money, heart and soul into ttc.
yea af every two weeks is a luteal phase defect and that's why the progesterone therapy. i imagine if you were already thinking things like IVF, iui etc... then, nothing much has changed for you with your pcos diagnosis. as far as answers go.... once they control your luteal phase and youa re ready to ttc... the docs will likely progress from clomid cycles, injectables both with or without iui and then move on to ivf... until they find which is the most minimally invasive approach that will work for you. the entire time you will be on whatever prog therapy that your doc feels is appropriate (likely the one you're on now, i would imagine) and then through pregnancy. there's no reason to think, just yet, that this will be anymore difficult than you first imagined it would be. good luck... are you married/partnered?
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TTC#3 - Injectables/IUI:
3rd round - BFP!!! 10/13! 1st Beta@12dpo=30, 2nd Beta@14dpo=100, Beta@18dpo=882! u/s on 10/23 - 2 sacs! Beta@22dpo=5921! Beta@27dpo= 17,792 Whoohooo stick sweet little babies! 7w1d BOTH babies have HB's @ 139!!
Bree and Izy: Thanks! After I posted the first comment I had went to the doctor for my first "check up" since being on the new meds. We talked about TTC, when the day comes. My main concern was my ability to ovulate. She said with my health, weight, etc. that ovulation was not a problem (with the help of drugs). This made me feel so much better! I guess it's not such a huge jump for me, the thought of conception...since I knew that I would be doing AI or IVF, etc. Neither I nor my partner would be comfortable with a known donor, so our route of conception will certainly be more medicinal. I am almost to nursing school, so I am focusing on that right now. I would love to start a family sooner, but I want to finish school and then work on that. With that being said, I have taken so many classes on the human body that I think I know TOO much! My understanding is that my body is producing progesterone (since I am having a period) but my doctor explained that it's not consistent (hence the two periods a month). So the progesterone will keep my levels at a consistent level, and after 3 months of this therapy I will go back and we will see if my body kicks into gear and does it on it's own. Whew. One final thought: although I definitely want to be the one to carry the child, I am not opposed to using my partner's egg. So one benefit to being a same sex couple is that I have a healthy egg supplier...and my oven can cook our baby!
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I am almost to nursing school, so I am focusing on that right now. I would love to start a family sooner, but I want to finish school and then work on that. With that being said, I have taken so many classes on the human body that I think I know TOO much! My understanding is that my body is producing progesterone (since I am having a period) but my doctor explained that it's not consistent (hence the two periods a month). So the progesterone will keep my levels at a consistent level, and after 3 months of this therapy I will go back and we will see if my body kicks into gear and does it on it's own. Whew. One final thought: although I definitely want to be the one to carry the child, I am not opposed to using my partner's egg. So one benefit to being a same sex couple is that I have a healthy egg supplier...and my oven can cook our baby!
