Newbie :) Need to know theres people out there like me - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Message Board

unhappybunny20 · 07-25-2009, 06:51 PM

Heya all

New to the forum so bare with me. Basically, 2 months ago I was diagnosed with PCOS and the doctor said that I could still conceive it will just take me longer than normal people with healthy ovaries. Well that was 2 months ago, the only thing is, before i even realised i had it me and my boyfriend had been trying for a baby for a year and half. It doesnt help i am stressing about it, but it just feels as though im the only one out there whos got this problem. I just feel depressed all the time, all i have ever really wanted was a baby and its been taken away from me. Well not altogether but i hope you get how im feeling. Every month i miss a period i get my hopes up thinking just maybe its not my condition playing up its that im pregnant, but has it ever?? No. I try to eat healthy and i do regular exercise i just dont know what else to do. Ive been told i should go to the doctors and ask for clomid but i'm a very shy person, and was bullied when i was younger, im very self concious and thinks even the doc will judge me. Pleeeease help. I just need someone the talk too.

Namibia · 07-26-2009, 12:53 PM

Hi and welcome to the boads. Firstly being infertile or having pCOS is nothing to be ashamed of it is quite common. Yes you can concieve if you are patient it could take along time. I have a beautiful almost 9 months old and she was concieved with injectables. I had already done the clomid but the injections workd better. I would suggest that you see a fertility specialist to give you some advise. What also really helped me when I was ttc was the infertillity board, the girls there are really supportive and you do not have to got through this alone. I hope I have helped a bit. I am not on the boards so rugularly anymore but I do check in from time to time. Good luck and do not feel ashamed the dr is NOT going to judge you. They are there to help you.

GirlDevastated · 07-31-2009, 07:18 PM

Hi unhappybunny20, I know exactly how you feel & came on this site to see if there was anyone else in my situation who could understand how hard it is to have been given this diagnosis...........I was given the results 3 weeks ago & I'd had to fight to even get the test done even though I knew there was something wrong.........& now I'm completely floored..........it's like being told your function as a human is void...........I mean the ability to conceive is what women are made for right! I can't think about anything else, I can't engage with anything with the same feeling & I almost thought that no-one else knew how it felt...........

unhappybunny20 · 08-01-2009, 09:42 AM

I know exactly how you're feeling. It's horrible. And like you i thought i was the only one, i suppose we are in it together, its better than feeling alone. I'm going to go to the doctors soon and ask about clomid, ive heard good things about it so thats on the brightside. I totally agree, having a baby is what women were there for. I feel like ive had the chance took away from me, me life hasnt been lets say perfect since i was young and this aswell, can it get any worst?? You ever need to talk about anything ill listen, because we are all in the same boat here.

Solange3000 · 08-20-2009, 12:52 PM

Hi unhappybunny20 and GirlDevastated - Please don't think that you can't ever get pregnant. I'm 34 and I have had PCOS for over 11 years and I had my first child last February after trying to conceive for 8 months. I have been in your shoes so I know what you girls are going through. But let me tell you that there are many women out there who have PCOS and are able to get pregnant. You might just need a little help from science. When I decided to try to get pregnant I went to see a specialist, a Reproductive Endocrinologist. He first suggested I would try the natural way, but after 3 months nothing happened, then I tried Clomid for 3 more months and nothing, then I did an IUI and nothing happened, so my doctor decided to do an IVF and it worked. Before I decided to get pregnant I was also taking Metformin and so I had my periods every month, but I also was eating healthy and I exercised, so keep in mind that living a healthy life is very beneficial for women with PCOS.
I know you guys feel lost because you have been recently diagnosed and you probably don't have much acurate information about PCOS. You guys already took a big step my coming to this board and asking questions and talking to other women with PCOS. I would also suggest doing as much research as possible on PCOS and please go see specialist so you can ask all the questions you have.
All the best to you.