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Re: Help, nothing I try works. What is the next step??????
From: Jenifer (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 10 Dec 2002 10:33:17 -0600 (CST)
I was diagnosed yesterday with PCOS, and the course of action
reccomended to me by my doctor was this: she told me that after 6 months
or so of taking birth control pills (Yasmin, in my case), when my
husband and I decide that we're ready to try for pregnancy, she would
then prescribe a drug called Serophene(clomiphene citrate). She
informed me that her colleagues and herself have had tremendous success
using this treatment with women with PCOS. Maybe you could ask your
doctor to refer you to an infertility specialist or GYN who works with
infertility issues, cause it never hurts to have a second opinion :)
At Tue, 10 Dec 2002, anonymous wrote:
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>I got off of birth control July 2001, so that I could conceive. However,
>I did not get a period. I called my doctor, and they said to wait 3
>months because it might be an effect of stopping birth control. After 3
>months, still nothing, so I made an appointment. My GYN said that it
>can sometimes take a year for me to get a period after stopping the
>pill. So, she gave me provera to take for 10 days, so that I would get
>a period. She said that it might jump start my period on my own the
>next month. If not, then I was instructed to try provera again. This
>continued for 3 months also, with no luck. I was only able to bleed
>with the provera, and of course did not ovulate, so could not get
>pregnant. I called my doctor again, and was told to wait a couple more
>months, because I was told again, that it could take a year for me to
>get a period on my own again. So I waited, until July 2002, and called
>again. They brought me in and did a sonogram(I think), to check for
>cysts, but found nothing. The doctor gave me provera again, and
>instructed me to take Clomid on day 5 of my fake period. This was to
>follow for three months. Again, after, more disappointing negative
>pregnancy tests, I still ceased ovulate, even using Clomid. So, I
>called my doctor, and she said that she tested my blood, and believes I
>have PCOS. She suggested I try Metformin, to see if that will make me
>ovulate and get a period. Again, she said to try it for 3 months. Well,
>It has been 2 and a half months of Metformin, and still nothing. I am
>getting depressed, and almost ready to even stop trying to get pregnant.
>It seems that I will never get pregnant. I am only 23, and should not
>be having these problems. It seems like the docors don't even want to
>help me because they really don't want to give me any fertility
>treatment. What should I do now. I was just curious if maybe there are
>others here who have experience my same problems, and can tell me my
>next step, and If you think there is a chance of me conceiving some time
>soon.
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