Hi everyone! I am glad I found this forum and hoping to learn a little more about PCOS and other's experiences.
I have was diagnosed when I was 16 and was just prescribed contraceptive pills, never thought much of it.
I have been trying to conceive for about a year but my periods are very irregular and seem to be getting so long ( from 38 to over 130 days!) . I saw the GP November last year because we decided to try for a baby and because I sometimes was getting strong pains on my right lower abdomen. I had ultrasounds which showed small cysts. The GP said I just needed to keep trying for now as my bloods were normal ( just glicose thyroid etc, no specific insulin resistence or hormone levels were done yet). I felt a little deflated because it is quite hard to try when you have a period every 3 months(if I am lucky).
I use kindara on my phone to track my cycles but don’t do the temp checks.
I think the anxiety of not getting pregnant took a lot of my motivation away, I stopped exercising and put on weight. On top of all that my partner started having some erectile distinction, he went to the doctor and it is likely to be psychological. Sex feels a bit forced and almost another source of anxiety. I feel I am more worried because I am 32 and don’t want to wait too long to have a baby and he might not have the pressure of getting older on his head as much).
I guess, after this long text (sorry) , my questions are:
1.What tests should I ask my GP to do?
2.How did you manage to get your GP to refer you to a specialist?
3. Has anyone managed to get regular periods with medication?
4. how did you get your partners to get on board with trying to get help?
Make sure you let your GP know you've been trying for over a year and really he should refer you to a gynaecologist
If that doesn't happy give your local fertility centre (in the hospital)
I don't have regular periods but I do have one every month I've just started tablets because I don't ovulate naturally
What do you mean by get your partner on board do you think there may be a problem with him, men definitely take it hard as it's there pride I guess
Hope this helps xxx
Thanks zoejane!
It does help to hear you managed to get regular periods with help of medicarion.
What medication are you on If you don’t mind me asking?
I will try to book another appointment this week with my GP and hopefully get a referral to a gynaecologist.
My husband reluctantly has been to the GP to talk about his ED, which I think was a Great step! He was given medication (viagra) and had some blood tests to find out if there is no physiological cause for his difficulties. However when I was reading things online and said maybe in the future we both would have to be checked for fertility he said he didn’t want to go to the Dr again to find out thinks are “not right with him”. I think I try to understand it must be very difficult for his pride to ask for help in this subjects. Also I might be getting ahead of myself reading about all possibilities before even been referred to a gynaecologist.
My husband always said if we could not have children he would adopt and he doesn’t seem too stressed about it. I guess I just really want to have a baby or at least give it my best shot before I run out of time.
Writing this made me realise perhaps I do need to learn to relax. Hopefully once I have seen the gp and get the referral I will feel I m doing what I can to help my chances :).
Thanks again for your reply. I hope all goes well with you! Xxx
What tablets are you taking to help you ovulate if you don’t mind me asking xx
Course not I was taking comifene to get pregnant with my daughter xx