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For those with PCOS.....

thesieberts03thesieberts03
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How long after starting Metformin did it take you to get pregnant? 

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Re: For those with PCOS.....

  • clh4444clh4444 member
    Might have better luck on first trimester since they are actually pregnant.

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    • Cycle 11 - Chlomid and IUI April 6, 2013 BFN
    • Cycle 12 Chlomid but canceled IUI so only TI BFN
    • Cycle 13 - On break from meds - suprise BFP - ended in CP June 11, 2013
    • Cycle 14 - TTA BFN
    • Cycle 15 - 17 - Break from meds and doctor, trying on own BFN
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  • racheldcarrellracheldcarrell
    I have PCOS, but have never been on met, and am not pregnant. Maybe the ladies on first trip can help you a little better, you know, since they are pregnant....

    ETA: PP covered it
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  • mmb248mmb248 member
    I started metformin in March 2012.  I'm still trying to get pregnant, but the met helped me start ovulating again after taking it for 6 months.
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    TTC since August 2011
    DX:  PCOS and subseptate uterus
    August 2013:  Clomid + Trigger + IUI TI = BFN
    September 2013:  Clomid + Trigger + TI = BFN
    October 2013:  Clomid + Trigger + IUI canceled
    November 2013:  NTNP
    April 2013:  Femara + Trigger + IUI = ???
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  • themrsJRDthemrsJRD member
    Metformin did get me Ovulating right away. I started taking it around the end of September and I got pregnant in March. We were not actively trying at that time but not preventing. Unfortunately it ended in m/c. But I am confident that metformin got me ovulating again finally!
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  • baloneydiscbaloneydisc member
    I took Met for 6 months and it did not help me ovulate.  My RE took me off of it because I'm not IR. What helped me start ovulating was to lose a bunch of weight (50lbs).
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    Married 1/2/99.
    TTC since 4/09.
    Diagnosed PCOS. Diagnosed Hypothryoid 11/09.
    SHG & SA normal. PCOS Research study started 5/10.
    Clomid/Femara cycle #1 - 6/10 = BFN
    Clomid/Femara cycle #2 - 7/10 = BFP #1 - Missed miscarriage 9/2/10
    11/12 - BFP #2 - 11/22 - m/c
    5/1/11 - BFP #3 - Pre-eclampsia, IUGR & bed rest from 32w. DD born via induction 1/4/12.
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  • thesieberts03thesieberts03
    Thanks ladies. Was just wondering if it was me or what. I've been on it for 6 months and nothing.
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  • beckynsean11beckynsean11 member

    I'm starting it again today. The first time I was on it I was not ovulating on my own, I ovulated my first cycle off it. Now I'm ovulating naturally, only going on it for IR. 

    Has your Dr done any ultrasounds or b/w since you've been on it to confirm that you are ovulating?  Are you charting your BBT? 


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    SHG 5/10/13: both tubes blocked; HSG 6/28 = Left tube cleared! Right blocked.
    BFP#1 7/20/13 EDD 3/30/14, m/c 8/19/13, D&E 8/21/13, Chromosomal results = normal, female
    Lap & hysteroscopy scheduled for 10/31, right tube cleared, no endo found! ...Happy Halloween!
    Cycle 14: Clomid (50)+ IUI = BFP! EDD 9/16/14~ Rowan Elizabeth born sleeping at 17w4d on 4/12/14 due to IC.
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  • annieravensfan528annieravensfan528 member
    I started taking Met in September. I started ovulating right away and have had fairly regular cycles since then (cycles ranging from 27-46 days). I did have 2 cycles  with no ovulation and needed Provera. However, I'm pretty happy with the results. Obviously I'm not KU yet but I'm hopeful. GL to you.
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  • angelsnightangelsnight member

    I started in metformin 500mg/day about two or three years ago.  It did nothing, but my crappy doc at the time didn't even explain to me that it should help regulate my cycles....though I didn't ask what I was on it for either, so my bad as well (I knew it was for PCOS, but that was the extent of my knowledge).

    After a year or two I asked a new doctor if we should try upping it so she put me on 1000mg/day.  Still nothing.

    When I started seeing my RE last September, she upped it to 1500/day.  Once I took provera to bring on my period, I ovulated that cycle.  Granted it wasn't until CD34, but it was my first O in a year so clearly the metformin helped.  I did get pregnant that cycle, but don't forget, metformin getting you to O is only half the battle.  We were very lucky to get pregnant the first cycle I Od, but metformin won't help the sperm meet the egg.

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     My Pregnancy/Parenting BLOG TTC since 5/2011, BFP #1 12/3/11, M/C 12/7/11 @ 4wks 2d. Began seeing RE Sep 2012. October 2012 Metformin 1500 mg= ovulation on CD34 BFP#2 11/14/12 9DPO, EDD 7/26/13, DX Gestational Diabetes @14 wks, our angel born sleeping 3/24/13 @ 22wks 2d. BFP #3 7/4/13 8DPO EDD 3/22/14, DX Gestational Diabetes @14 wks. started insulin @16 wks.  Our rainbow, born 3/19/14 @ 39wks 6d., we're so in love!

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  • rsf1rsf1
    I started Met in April (500mg/day) and I've ovulated the last 2 cycles so I'm pretty happy with the results ....though not KU yet...
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