How much is fertility effected by PCOS?

Women's health
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I'm 21 and would like children in the future but whoever I've asked can't give me a straight answer. Is there a number of factors that result in low fertility rates?Is there a percentage of women that can't have children because of it or is it just random?

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There are no exact figures as becoming pregnant isn't an exact science even with perfectly healthy couples, pcos reduces the chance of becoming pregnant due to the hormonal and chemical imbalances in the body and if you have the cysts in your ovaries rather than on them you may struggle as well depending how big the cysts are because they reduce the amount of space within the ovaries making it difficult for eggs to produce if they have the room to be able to at all. The best chance you have is to start mapping your periods and your ovulations so they can calculate your best chances also speak to the family planning clinics or to your gp as they will be able to help with medical side of things and if you do need help conceiving later down the line you will already have started the process so won't have to wait quite as long :-) good luck x

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well i went to get an ultra sound scan on my ovaries 2 weeks ago and now been diagnosed with PCOS and the sonographist said i have a 30 percent chance of becomming pregnant WITH medication 'CLOMID'

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Hi ladies, I was diagnosed with PCOS just over 5 years ago after an ultrasound, my doctor told me to look on the net because he didn't really know much about the disease!! have been trying to get pregnant for 6 months, my doctors won't prescribe any medication until we have been trying for a year. My advise to you is as pixiedust says, get to know your cycles, this took me a few months to get into. i now temp and use OPK's. There are lots of apps to help with this. Another really important change you need to make is to your diet. Cut down on the sugar and carbs as the best way to control this disease is to control your insulin levels. It doesn't matter if you are overweight or under, insulin resistant or not (i'm not) you need to follow a low GI diet if you want to improve your symptoms, I used to have 1-2 cycles a year tops but now I have better control over my diet my cycles vary from 34-40 days a month, my skin is also practically clear other than the odd breakout... so until they come up with a miracle drug that means I can eat bread to my hearts content, stay slim or get pregnant, unfortunately diet really is the answer :o( x

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p.s Google progesterone reducing foods as eating these will also help x

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Hi.. I was diagnosed with PCOS 10 years ago after trying for a baby for a year but failing.. I already had a 5 year old & didn't think I had fertility probs.. Both my ovaries are covered in cysts but that's ok as long as you are still ovulating at some point.. 

Loosing weight & cutting down on white food( white bread / pasta / rice / biscuits/ cakes / sweets ) & replace with whole grain was the only way I could naturally help myself ovulate more regular.. 

I now have 3 healthy daughters... So you can have ovarian cysts & have babies.. X good luck x