PCOS ladies - any good resources?

[onesweetworld]

I'm sure AprilZ has all of the PCOS info you'd like to know.

[BurritosAtEveryMeal]

I have PCOS and honestly get most of my info from ladies here and from Dr. Google. I swear the ladies here know more than my RE and OB/GYN!

[aprilz81]

Mar 22, 2016 11:58:38 GMT -5 onesweetworld said:

I'm sure AprilZ has all of the PCOS info you'd like to know.

Not as much as you would think.  Most of my information came from here.


bluebird44, Does your friend ovulate on her own? If so, that is a great sign that treatment could be fairly quick and easy for her.  

Metformin can be prescribed to help both blood sugar levels (if she is insulin resistant) and hormone levels.  Dosages vary, but 1,000-1,500 mg is pretty common.

Some women with PCOS don't respond, or respond well to Clomid.  If she doesn't get a response she is happy with she should not be shy about asking for Femara.  Personally, I respond much better to Femara.  I ovulate earlier (which really means at a normal cycle day) and usually have multiple follicles.

PCOS is hard because symptoms and treatments can vary.  My OB/GYN suggested I go gluten free and no sugar added (nope, I love bread too much).  It is hard to find good information because what works for someone doesn't work for someone else and good scientific research isn't super easy to find.  Google searches tend to take you to blogs where they tried some random thing (essential oils, random supplement, etc.) and got pregnant the first time.

[renbee]

I also had luck with femara - worked on our first cycle of treatment! My doctor skipped clomid and went straight to femara because some recent studies have shown better response to that drug in PCOS patients.

[joy]

Mar 22, 2016 11:37:58 GMT -5 @yaga said:

I was recently diagnosed with PCOS and I relied heavily on the resolve website, TCF, and websites from fertility centers (one in Chicago, maybe?). My situation is a little unique in that I found out about the PCOS from an RE I was seeing, but I wasn't trying to get pregnant (yet; the OBGYN I see referred me out because they weren't equipped to handle non-normal menstrual issues). So lurking here is helpful because I feel like I get more practical information from others with the same condition, rather than just information on TTC with PCOS.

Do I know you from somewhere else? If this rings no bells, then I'm sorry for being creepy!!

[joy]

Mar 24, 2016 6:35:03 GMT -5 @yaga said:

Mar 23, 2016 20:18:51 GMT -5 joy said:

Do I know you from somewhere else? If this rings no bells, then I'm sorry for being creepy!!

Lol, yes. Same screen name everywhere.

Yayayay!! Hi!!!

[joy]

Mar 24, 2016 9:05:43 GMT -5 @yaga said:

Mar 24, 2016 6:46:58 GMT -5 joy said:

Yayayay!! Hi!!!

It's nice to see some familiar faces around here! 

Congratulations, btw!! 

Thanks!  That was a long road that I sometimes can't believe is over.

Do you still hang around the old places?  I see Eagles and Rachers over on ML, but that's about it.