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alexnwonderland

Hi everyone, 

I have been a follower of this board for a while now, and it has been so helpful during those tough TTC moments. I am 26 and my DH is 30. We have only been married for 9 months, but have been ttc since day one. I have always assumed it would take a while for me to get pregnant as I was dx with PCOS when I was 14. I have very "typical" PCOS symptoms: overweight, acne, irregular (extremely heavy/nonexistent) periods, hirsutism, etc. Since my dx in 2003, I have been on and off birth control to regulate my cycles and keep the acne manageable. 

DH and I agreed early on in our engagement that we would start ttc immediately after our wedding knowing it could take a while. We tried on our own for 6 months before seeking out a reproductive specialist. He immediately ran tons of blood work and put me on 1000mg of Metformin, which made me feel incredibly ill. I stuck it out though and the side effects got much more bearable and now I hardly notice any symptoms despite an increase in my dose to 1700mg. My blood work showed an extremely high AMH and a very off balance LH/FSH ratio. DH had an SA and everything was completely, if not better than, normal. So off we went to focus on my uncooperative ovaries...

In August I began my first round of Clomid 100mg days 3-7. After a very disappointing ultrasound (with no follicles bigger than 10mm), he put me on a step-up dose for the following five days of 150mg. That did the trick and I had a 20 mm follicle on CD21 (better late than never). I then did a trigger shot to induce ovulation, BD, and began the TWW. BFN  

In September, the Dr decided to try Femara to see if I could have some more viable follicles than I produced on Clomid. Lets just say, after the original dose and a step-up dose, femara was a bust for me. So I began two weeks of birth control to induce a period.

So, here we are in October. Back to Clomid 150mg plus Dexamethasone. I will begin this protocol in two days. Fingers tightly crossed that this will work

I have also been going to acupuncture and taking prenatal vitamins, CoQ10, Alpha Lipoic acid and NAC to try to improve my egg quality.

Whew, sorry for the length! I am so happy to finally be a member of this board and really look forward to talking with everyone

riveridgional

Welcome! Hopefully this next round will work for you!

agriffin92013

Welcome and good luck on your next cycle

ahende04

Welcome and good luck!!