Anony
From: Penhead (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 27 Feb 2003 08:37:32 -0600 (CST)
I have always had regular periods. Always. Then after being off birth
control for years and not conceiving we found out I was not ovulating. I
discovered that I was not ovulating when I bought a Clearplan fertility
monitor. It was confirmed with bloodwork and ultrasound. I was
diagnosed with very mild PCOS. I began Glucophage. Still did not
ovulate. Then added Clomid and over a year worked up to 100 mg of
clomid. Although I did have a peak in my cycle, it was never what the
doctor considered a "good" ovulation. EVERY month I had bloodwork and
ultrasounds to see whether or not I was ovulating. Not fun!
We were not willing to do IVF so began the international adoption
process. We leave next week to complete our adoption. I'm still on the
glucophage, but don't care to ever do the clomid thing again. I was so
moody on that medication and I know I was not easy to live with while on
it.
Best of luck!
At Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Melissa wrote:
>
>Lisa,
>I have a period every month, majority of the time its on time. True you
>may not be able to start a clock with it. It may be ontime or maybe a
>few days early or late. They used to be REALLY heavy for years. Now
>they are medium. But my Dr. also says I don't ovulate. I think me
>having a period and not ovulating confuses me more than anything else.
>Sometimes I wish I didn't have a period if I couldn't produce an egg. I
>am on 2000mg of metaformin a day. No birth control at all and have not
>been able to concieve.
>Plus, my periods are so painful. Now they aren't unbearable pain. But
>I have to take high doses of Naprioxm Sodium, 500mg each. Sometimes I
>take a few of them and still doesn't help. But believe me you are not
>alone. Good luck!!
>Melissa
>
>At Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Lisa wrote:
>>
>>I have always had a period, never missed one. But I don't think I
>>ovulate. I talked to my doctor and he thinks that's odd, never got an
>>answer about that. All woman that I know who have PCOS don't have a
>>period. I must say that I like having a period because that's one less
>>headache of infertility that I have regarding PCOS, I do have everything
>>else that involves PCOS....Good luck too you
>>
>>At Wed, 12 Feb 2003, TaraV wrote:
>>>
>>>Any pcosers here who are having light periods every month but is not
>>>ovulating? Is there a difference between a pcos patient who doesn't
>>>menstruate and one who menstruates but is not ovulating? Is the
>>>treatment different? I am confused. I've been reading up on what
>>>happens during a woman's menstrual cycle and I think I am not ovulating
>>>b/c I am not secreting progesterone in the second half of my cycle.
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