Metformin and PCOS

[youdontsay]

In May my gyn diagnosed me with PCOS due to high insulin and put me on Metformin. I've been taking it since then.

When I got my beta result Monday, my RE's nurse told me to stop taking it, no reason why, just don't take it.

Today I was looking through my notes when I had my annual and my gyn told me I should be taking Metformin until 12 weeks since it decreases the chance of miscarriage greatly.

I call my gyn's office just now and they close at noon today (lucky!) so I call my RE's office, the nurse there tells me I can take it if I want and the reason why they told me to stop it is because the Society of American Reproductive Medicine (or whatever it's called) stated it's not neccessary. She said she would e-mail my doctor to get more info, but he's busy, which I get, it's the end of the year.

Is anyone here on Metformin? Did you stay on it or were you told to stop? Am I making a mountain out of a mole hill?

[bocaburger]

Stay on it! PCOS increases your risk of m/c and studies have shown that taking metformin throughout the first trimester can lower your risk to that of someone without PCOS. It even works if you are non-IR. Some studies were inconclusive but as far as I can tell none have shown any risk to taking it, and some have shown benefit. I take 1500mg/day and will until 10+ weeks.

[youdontsay]

bocaburger that's what I was trying to tell the RE that's why my GYN wanted me to take it and she kept telling me "that's not what we recommend".

I stopped taking it Monday, I'll be resuming tonight.

Sometimes even though I'm a patient with an RE right now is that their job is to get me pregnant and an OB/gyn's job is to keep me pregnant, so I'm going by what she says especially since my RE said it was fine either way.