I have suffered with PCOS for 15+ years. I have been with my partner for 12 years this year. We have been trying to have a baba for 7+ years, i was under the hospital for over 5 years, i was given diet pills, examinations etc.. only to be told each time to go away and lose 2+ stone, no matter how much i diet the weight never leaves me, i know if i really really put my heart and soul into it i probably would lose but i have been trying all sorts of diets for over 7 years now, im feeling rather low. I discharged myself from the hospital about 18 months ago if not longer because it was all getting too much, i have been back to my doctor now and they have referred me back to the same Dr, i go back on the 13th May. I have been told that now i have turned 30 things will be different, im so worried to go back and be told once again to go away and lose weight. Can anyone relate to this? Has anyone tried and tried to lose weight to be successful in getting pregnant? Any positive replies will be most appriciated. Thanks
No, i am on no medication at the moment, i have only just been referred back to the hospital, i have been on Clomifene in the past many times but it never worked. I think my Dr gave me Metformin at some point but it didnt agree with my stomach. I will try anything again though, Clomid, Metformin. Have you suffered the same?
No, I've not suffered the issues - I didn't want children so never tried. But Metformin might help you as it assists you to metabolise food and lose weight.
It is a very difficult drug to get used to - it took me 6-8weeks of sickness/nausea etc. but it was worth the discomfort (for a few weeks) to gain the benefits that this medication can bring.
Might also be worth reducing fat intake in your diet as ovarian cysts are generally fatty deposits built up which your body can't metabolise.
I think when i go back i will ask to try this medication again, give it another go, i suffer from IBS also which is why i think it didnt agree with my stomach, but i will hold it out if it means positive final results.
I have tried all sorts of diets, i am currently trying slimming world for the 3rd time, i havent done so well this time, i think because i have been in a bad place with it all.
Hello Lucy. Yes,I can relate to what you're saying. I have had undiagnosed PCOS for 50 (yes 50) years. In some ways ignorance was bliss.I married young and expected to conceive.However ,it didn't happen.and I had all sorts of tests~nothing as sophisticated as now. I probably was overweight~not massively,but I had an unrelated illness which resulted in my losing weight and after 5 years~eureka I had a baby.A couple of years later we wanted another baby~again,nothing happened. This time I was sent for fertility tests and found I wasn't ovulating~a symptom of PCOS. I was depressed and I think I must have comfort ate. Gaining weight and finding it hard to lose~ another symptom of PCOS. It was frustrating to know I could conceive(albeit with difficulty) and not be able to. However,after gaining about 3 stone over 12 yearsI decided to do diet to shift the flab. I lost the weight,but felt really sickly and went to the doc. I couldn't believe it when he said I was 3 months pregnant. I was 39 and thought it was an early menopause!!! I had a little girl and 15 years later she was diagnosed with PCOS and remarked that the leaflet the GP gave her noted a lot of my symptoms. I went and had it confirmed~although I'd long suspected it. Looking back,my mother,grandmother and other female relatives have had it. Sorry if I've rambled on,but reading your post I identified with much of it. Don't be worried about going back to your doctor. You have been diagnosed with PCOS,so at least you know,and as daunting as it might seem~losing weight to us PCOSers is crucial. I wish you well on 13th May. Best wishes. Dorothy
I understand that PCOS passes from father to daughter. All US medical reports state that girls take the condition from their Dads mother (fraternal grandmother).
If your mum had it, she probably got it from her Dads side etc.
the condition is being more readily diagnosed nowadays but I achieved a diagnosis 24 years ago (in my early 30s).
Hello Chris..While replying to Lucy,I noticed that you had replied to her about IBS being related to PCOS. I didn't know that,either. I have IBS and it's a debilitating,distressing complaint. But as I also have many other,(apart from what I've mentione' complaints under the umbrella of PCOS~Hirsutism,HS,skin tags etc. etc I'll add IBS to the list. PCOS really does take some coping with doesn't it? In my family,PCOS seems to have passed down the female side. My maternal grandmother had it,my mother had lots of the symptoms I have. Her 2 sisters both had long term gynae problems. One of my sisters had severe endometriosis as does her daughter.2 nieces with Diabetes and another just had a hysterectomy.And my daughter with many PCOS symptoms This is all down the female line of the family..I agree the condition is more readily diagnosed nowadays,but there is still very little treatment for such a multi faceted syndrome as PCOS. Dororhy
I have been told so many times that if i lose the weight i will have regular periods and ovulate, when i first went to the hospital they gave me reductil diet pills which made me lose alot of my weight, i got down to a healthy weight but my periods were still all over the place, i was given clomid to make me ovulate but it didnt work. I was taken off the diet pill then because they were giving people hearattacks! Since then i put the weight back on and have struggled to get it back down. Fingers crossed some miracle will happen after the appointment
I will have a look at Inofem to see what it is and look into how it would help me. I am back at the Hospital on the 13th May so i will discuss this with my Dr, i will be honest i worry about taking stuff off the internet, i prefer to be given medication given by my Dr, but i will mention it to him for sure.
Interestingly, not all PCOS suffers struggle with weight. I'm a longterm PCOS patient who immediately post-diagnosis was put onto Metformin. 20+ years of taking this medication, I no longer have any weight-gain issues.
Nowadays, I'm in menopause and although many GP's try to encourage PCOS suffers to stop taking Metformin (at the Menopause) it's now being more commonly believed that continuous usage is best.
Metformin didn't answer 'all my prayers' as oily skin (acne) and hair growth continued. On a positive note though: My periods (when I still had them) regulated to every 29-32 days.
Don't be afraid to show the Dr that you have researched your subject........I take loads of downloads which I leave (and have left) with various GP's and Consultants - they might not like it, but it shows them that they shouldn't try to 'pull the wool' over your eyes.
My GP is nowadays quite knowledgeable about PCOS as he's read all the 'stuff' I've presented him with - much of it, American Medical Journal reports.
I will be telling my Dr about my discussions on this web page and show him the support i have been given. I would like to try Metformin again as i have done some more research and it has shown very helpful to people with PCOS.
I am 37 years old and was diagnosed with PCOS at 17. At the time doctors knew even less about this than they do now. They told me at 17 i would never be able to have children. However I am very pleased to say that they were wrong and i have a 5 year old son i did conceive again however it was an eptopic. Not such good new i know but the point i am making is that i have fallen pregnant twice so it can happen.
I was given some tablets called Clomid to help fertility and sure enough three months later i got pregnant with my son!!! One thing to bear in mind they have a high rate of multiple births. Good luck to you x
complaints under the umbrella of PCOS~Hirsutism,HS,skin tags etc. etc I'll add IBS to the list. PCOS really does take some coping with doesn't it? In my family,PCOS seems to have passed down the female side. My maternal grandmother had it,my mother had lots of the symptoms I have. Her 2 sisters both had long term gynae problems. One of my sisters had severe endometriosis as does her daughter.2 nieces with Diabetes and another just had a hysterectomy.And my daughter with many PCOS symptoms This is all down the female line of the family..I agree the condition is more readily diagnosed nowadays,but there is still very little treatment for such a multi faceted syndrome as PCOS. Dororhy
I am very pleased to say that they were wrong and i have a 5 year old son 
i did conceive again however it was an eptopic. Not such good new i know but the point i am making is that i have fallen pregnant twice so it can happen.