creekfairy
03-21-2008, 06:25 PM
hi everybody I'm new here
I'm Brandy, 27 from oklahoma married and trying to concieve our first child. I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 21. Up until now I've had very little treatment because doctors around here just dont understand or they dont care. I started skipping periods a few years ago and my doctor prescribed progesterone which helped... now upto the present time... a few months ago I again started skipping periods so I started using over the counter progesterone cream and that helped to bring them back. I've also used Vitex, Soy isoflavones, prenatals, cinnamon, dong quai... uhmm the list goes on and on. Right now I'm doing just progesterone and soy. On April 10th I have an apointment to FINALLY get fertility testing done! I'm so excited to finally be doing something about all this and moving in the right direction to concieve.
I'm Brandy, 27 from oklahoma married and trying to concieve our first child. I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 21. Up until now I've had very little treatment because doctors around here just dont understand or they dont care. I started skipping periods a few years ago and my doctor prescribed progesterone which helped... now upto the present time... a few months ago I again started skipping periods so I started using over the counter progesterone cream and that helped to bring them back. I've also used Vitex, Soy isoflavones, prenatals, cinnamon, dong quai... uhmm the list goes on and on. Right now I'm doing just progesterone and soy. On April 10th I have an apointment to FINALLY get fertility testing done! I'm so excited to finally be doing something about all this and moving in the right direction to concieve.
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panicPCOS
03-24-2008, 06:08 PM
Hi Brandy,
PCOS is something that needs to be handled by a gynecologist, family doctors and general practicioners have little to no experience with PCOS as I've found and generally aren't very up to date with the latest treatments. There are a number of treatments out there, the one I currently am on and has worked from the very first month I started is Metformin which is also used to treat type II diabetes (though I am not diabetic), it treats insulin resistance which is associated with the syndrome and a lot of the hormonal issues are resolved with it. I used to go months without a period as well and since being put on this treatment I have had periods regularly almost on the same day every month! Fertility treatments are a big help, but you also would want to directly treat your PCOS because there are life long risk factors by letting it go...My gynecologist informed me and also through all the research I've done I've learned that untreated it can actually lead to ovarian cancer down the line in some cases and other health complications. Also miscarriage in women with PCOS who aren't being treated is reportedly 30%+ higher than in women without it. I would definitely treat your PCOS issue first and foremost and really speak to a gynecologist. :)
PCOS is something that needs to be handled by a gynecologist, family doctors and general practicioners have little to no experience with PCOS as I've found and generally aren't very up to date with the latest treatments. There are a number of treatments out there, the one I currently am on and has worked from the very first month I started is Metformin which is also used to treat type II diabetes (though I am not diabetic), it treats insulin resistance which is associated with the syndrome and a lot of the hormonal issues are resolved with it. I used to go months without a period as well and since being put on this treatment I have had periods regularly almost on the same day every month! Fertility treatments are a big help, but you also would want to directly treat your PCOS because there are life long risk factors by letting it go...My gynecologist informed me and also through all the research I've done I've learned that untreated it can actually lead to ovarian cancer down the line in some cases and other health complications. Also miscarriage in women with PCOS who aren't being treated is reportedly 30%+ higher than in women without it. I would definitely treat your PCOS issue first and foremost and really speak to a gynecologist. :)