PCOS

Does anyone know about getting pregnant with PCOS? I am hoping it doesnt decrease the chances. I've done my research but want to learn more.

TIA!

Re: PCOS

I'm by no means a medical expert, but can be hard for a PCOSer to get pregnant without some kind of assistance.

The reason being that in most cases of PCOS, we simply do not ovulate on our own, and no eggs = no pregnancy.

There are lots of different options and steps doctors take.

One is a natural approach - fairly drastic changes to diet and exercise have been shown to help.

There is also medication while still trying "natrually". Usually Clomid or Metformin or some combination is tried. Relatively non-invasive, but some tricky side effects.

If the only issue is PCOS and NOT male factor, than just medication has helped a lot of people - I know several women who got pregnant on one or two months of Clomid.

This website helped me (don't know if you found it in your research or not): http://www.soulcysters.com/

Good luck!!