Does anyone here have PCOS or know anything about it? (sorry guys, more girlie stuff)

[Magpie]

Oh, I do fully understand that it's still possible to get pregnant, even without trying, with PCOS. That's what's been the most frustrating about this whole process - I look at my charts, go "yeah, I don't think it's a good time right now. But, of course, if we were trying to not have a baby it wouldn't be a good time either."

I know that, as I mentioned earlier here, I'm not officially suffering any insulin resistance problems. If the doctors don't notice it, I'm not sure that they'd be willing to give me drugs for it. I intend to go argue with my doctor about letting me try them in a couple of years if nothing happens naturally, but getting a doctor to prescribe a drug when the symptoms for which it is prescribed normally aren't present, or at least not in levels which would normally require treatment, is a somewhat futile exercise.

[NorthernZel]

has your doc prescribed metformin? because that or actos instead of bc or baby drugs can work well on symptoms, the actos in particular since its a mush mush mush milder drug than metforimin in fact its usually used as a booster.

No, the doc checked out all medications avaiable - he stated that Metformin (or baby drugs, for that matter) was not recommended for women over 35 of age and/or smokers since it increased the risks of blood clots. I don't think that Actos is avaiable over here - the only insulin-reducing drugs I've heard of are Metformin and Dianamite.

However, he suggested that once it was time to replace my IUD (sometimes next year) I could switch to a type of IUD that administers a wee bit of oestrogen every now and then (kinda like a depot shot), that would be "safe" enough since the amount of hormones is very low. So it's a possibility I'm looking into, though these kind of IUDs are approx. double as expensive as traditional IUDs and have to be replaced more often.

[Sliceanddice]

oh yeah didnt know you where a smoker, dont know if actos has a problem with that but yeah that makes sense.

encase anyone here wants to see if actos will help them if metformin makes them sick or they want a boost heres the website http://www.actos.com/actos/home.aspx

and heres a description

ACTOS is a once-daily oral prescription medication that, with diet and exercise, has been shown to be effective for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. ACTOS helps control blood sugar levels in your body by reducing insulin resistance—a condition in which your body’s cells don’t respond to a hormone (called insulin) that allows them to turn blood sugar into energy.

the whole it helps with insulin resistance is why it works with a pcos booster/part of a treatment

oh quick note on the why its good for PCOS

Some women using pioglitazone have started having menstrual periods, even after not having a period for a long time due to a medical condition. You may be able to get pregnant if your periods restart. Talk with your doctor about the need for birth control.

from a drug info site http://www.rxlist.com/actos-drug-patient.htm