Welcome to the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Forum!

[msniki412]

I am so thrilled and honored to be the new Community Leader (CL) of this forum!

My name is Niki and I welcome all new and old members of this forum. This forum was created for women like us who suffer from the symptoms of having PCOS. Together we can share our experiences and knowledge of what we already know and we can also learn a few things from other members as well.

I too have been a long time suffer of PCOS and I know a lot about this concern. I encourage everybody on here to be respectful of others and have open minds on our own personal experiences with this. This forum is not to judge or make fun of anybody, we are all here suffering the same thing and we all need to be supportive of one another. I encourage you all to ask questions, post your knowledge and feel free to contact myself or any other member for more information.

Again, I welcome all new and old members of this Forum!!!

-Niki (msniki412) (CL)

[abrooke]

hi everyone i suffer with pcos and have done for 6 years now probably longer but diagnosed 6 years ago anyway i would just like to say to all those trying for a baby dont give up i was trying with my daughter for a year and was just about to be given clomid from doc when i found out i was pregnant all by my self and 4 years later i now have 3 children i still have pcos excess facial hair over weight and very irregular periods but it happened for me and it can happen for anyone else too never give up x

[msniki412]

As I have stated before, please do not post your concerns or questions to this thread. This is not a thread for new questions. Please post a new topic by clicking the button located on the top of the page in this forum. Not everybody will read this thread, therefor your question will go unanswered. I am more then happy to try and answer new questions or concerns in a new post.

Thank you for your understanding.

[tmorgz]

i am a pcos sufferer i am on metformin and clomid i have been for our a year now and i have not fallen pregnant yet. my husband has to give a specimen evry 3 months.i keep blaming myself as i not able to produce a child yet and its gettin me down every now and then have pains in my lower back/ovary area but goes after i put a hot water bottle on it and rest for about 2hrs. i really want to have a baby but feel like giving up. i only had 1 scan when i was diagnosed and that was back in aug 2008 when i first was told i had it. they said i prob had it all my life but only just decided to diagnose me now after 7 miscarriages ive got to have my autoimmune checked and my antibody check and chromosomes im not sure why ?? i be greatful for any advice xx

[LandM2009]

Hello everyone, I joined Medhelp in November by chance when I was researching IUI's. My husband and I were given a dismal prognosis at least on his end b/c he has double varicoceles two years ago. My OB was not helpful and had not given me definitives on my issues. I should have been diagnosed with PCOS many years ago b/c I have always had irregular periods since I was 11 years old. I remember my doctor telling my mom I would grow out of it. I went on BCP when I was 19 and then did not really go off until I was ready to have a baby which was 2 years ago so I was 33 years old. I also have the pearl like cysts surrounding my ovaries, I have had issues with cystic acne and weight gain, but my OB told me that the bloodwork showed I did not have PCOS.

I finally was referred to an RE in November 2009 and I am so glad I was. She looked at all my bloodwork and said why did they not refer you sooner. I was wondering the same thing. So my lesson learned is always get a second opinion and be your own advocate. The RE said that sometimes the bloodwork test they do to determine if a woman has PCOS is not read correctly by OB's. She said that if a woman is elevated on the testerone scale that the scale was set for males so if a woman is at 60-70 that would be elevated for a woman, but not for a man. She said she gets frustrated that OB's try to do the job of an endocrynologist. So if your insurance allows it get to an RE as soon as possible. I really wish I would have two years ago. My husband and I had a failed IUI in November and are taking December off to get all of our testing taken care of. We will be back to IUI in January.

I am sending all of you lots of super sticky baby dust if you are TTC! Take care everyone!

[msniki412]

Welcome aboard! We are all in the same struggle as you and all need to come together and help one another out. Glad you found the site!

[Amanda8504]

Hi Everyone! I'm new to this site. I've had PCOS for about 2 years now I seen this group and thought it would be interesting to join.