PCOS-DIET Messages for June, 2003: Re: The Aktins Diet and PCOS

Re: The Aktins Diet and PCOS

From: Cheryll (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 10 Jun 2003 11:00:34 -0500

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At Thu, 5 Jun 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: > Hello - I wanted to respond to your message about doing Atkins as a way
to control PCOS and hopefully get pregnant. I am 35 years old and was diagnosed with PCOS when I was just 19. I was on the pill until deciding to try to get pregnant at age 24. It took me 1 1/2 years, and a lot of Clomid, to get pregnant the first time, but I eventually did - no Atkins diet. The second time, at age 29, I was not so lucky. I went back on Clomid for another year, with no luck - not one month of ovulation. I was finally diagnosed with hypothyroidism, started synthroid, and also went on Atkins. 3 months later, on the lowest dosage of Clomid (50mg) I got pregnant. Please hang in there, don't give up on Atkins. I am 35 now, and have been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. I am back on Atkins, and it will probably be for life. Having learned now about the link between PCOS and Type 2 diabetes, I am convinced that if I had stayed low carb years ago after my second pregnancy, I wouldn't be where I am now. And without eating low carb, I am convinced that I would not have been able to get pregnant. Don't give up - keep trying, and good luck!

-- Cheryll >

In February I started the Atkins diet. Two days later I ovulated by >myself, 4 days later I started a 3 1/2 week period. I have not ovulated >nor had a period on my own since. > >I told my doctor the only thing I have changed was my diet. Everything >else has stayed the same. He said it's not the diet. I am not >convinced. > >Since I am trying to get pregnant, I tried Clomid last month. Nothing. >i didn't ovulate, nor has my period come. > >I am very discouraged. I called Atkins, they have no one to ask. They >can't give advice over the phone. They just take your money and have no >support or info to give out when you have questions. > >Am I going crazy? I thought that this diet would be good for me with >PCOS. I would have rather not lost the 10 pounds and kept ovulating by >myself. > >Mary > >P.S. I have gone off of Atkins for almost 8 weeks, and still nothing is >having with my body.

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