Managing PCOS after pregnancy

[Rpriya2129]

Hi, I was diagnosed with PCOS after trying to conceive for a long time. I went to a private clinic for to fertility treatment and it was successful and now I have a 9month baby. As part of the treatment I was given metformin to help my symptoms and it really helped. Should I go back on it? Does taking metformin have any bad effects long term?

Thank you

[Mistee]

Hi Rpriya2129

I've been on and off metformin for the best part of 20yrs.

Im not aware of any long term term issues with taking it, it's really a diabetes medication and as we're at higher risk of developing diabetes, I've always been given the impression that it's actually a good idea to take long term!

I remember being told at the start of my IVF journey that pregnancy often 'kick starts' your body and reverses a lot of our PCOS symptoms, but that wasn't the case for me, I would still go up to around 2 years between periods. I don't remember the metformin ever really making much difference to the frequency for me, it more so helps with weight loss/control, excess hair and mood swings, although my husband would probably disagree with that one!