Pregnancy & PCOS

namrata · 05-10-2004, 12:58 PM

Hello...
Can anyone please tell me, can a woman with PCOS get pregnant ? I yes, then what percentage of women having PCOS can get pregnant, have a normal delivery and give birth to a normal child?
Also, if a woman having PCOS starts having irregular menses, and if she starts taking the pill and continues doing so for 6 months, can she hope to regulate her menses?
PLEASE RESPOND.
A great worrier.

StrwbrryShrtcke · 05-11-2004, 01:54 PM

Nam,

I myself have PCOS and can tell you that with the proper treatments that we have a greater chance in getting pregnant than a healthy women. A healthy woman only has a 20% chance of getting pregnant every month. With all the intervention that we have our chances increase. Yes it is harder, but we will all appreciate the end results much more. As far as your cycle, the pill will always make you regular no matter what, it is supplimenting the hormones that your body is not naturally producing. But if you are on the pill to jump start your body for other procedures then it can be affective. I am not a Doctor but ask your RE all these same questions and see what they say. Hope I was some sort of help.

S

fourjmh · 05-11-2004, 03:42 PM

Hi!

I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was about 20. At that point, I got my period about once every 2-3 months. By the time I turned 22, I stopped getting my period all together. I had been on the pill since then to deal with some of the medical issues with PCOS and to have a cycle.

Knowing that I didn't ovulate at all, I started by going to see an infertility doctor. They had to try a number of meds just to get me to ovulate. The combo that worked was 200 mg of Clomid and a med called Avandia that deals with some of the insulin problems that you can have with PCOS. The combination got my system to ovulate. I have three unsuccessful IUIs (inseminations) before I started having some side effects from the Clomid.

I'm currently getting ready to start with the next step -- which is daily injections from day 3 to about day 15 of my cycle. I'll be on the follistim med. That will also make me ovulate.

The main problem with PCOS is that the hormone levels are off and your body doesn't always (if ever) cycle on its own. I would HIGHLY recommend going to an infertility/reproductive endo specialist right away. If nothing else, they teach you how to monitor your cycles and how to time you attempts. They will also determine if you need meds to keep a cycle. Hope this helps.

Joan77 · 05-12-2004, 05:36 PM

Hello Namrata:

If you are trying to conceive but have irregular menses, your doctor can prescribe a medication called Provera. This is progesterone (which your body needs, especially to have menses). Once you take it for 10 days, your menses should appear. Whether or not you ovulate regularly is a different story.

mommy2ethan · 06-08-2004, 09:43 AM

I have conceived 2 pregnancies on my own and miscarried one. I have a very healthy 2 1/2 yr old boy and was recently diagnosed with pcos when I sought treatment for secondary infertility.

I have to suppose I always had it and that it did not suddenly appear after my son was born, but I am lucky that I do not have insulin resistance, although I did get gestational diabetes while pregnant. They may also attribute my miscarriage to pcos.

I have a good friend who had not ovulated on her own for over a decade. She conceived her first child thru IVF and then miraculously conceived her second with no intervention. My sister has a friend who has had 3 children thru IVF, she also has pcos.

There is most definitely hope for you! You'll be in my thoughts...good luck!