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Forum: PCOS and Diabetes

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  • BC-LittleaBige
    1. Sticky Thread Sticky: New Introductions...

      HI! Let's do some new introductions! The old list had a lot of people who have moved on, don't frequent the board, etc as well as the regulars. Let's get a new, up-to-date list going! About me briefly, I was dx with PCOS about four years ago. I dealt with 3.5 years of IF before getting pg w/...

      Started by E'sMommy, 03-20-2005 05:44 PM
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      04-25-2012 09:17 AM Go to last post
    2. Sticky Thread Sticky: Acronym List

      Just until we get the link back up, here is the list of the most commonly used acronyms on FT. 2WW = 2-Week Wait ABF = Adoptive Breastfeeding AF = Aunt Flo or Menstrual cycle AI = Artificial Insemination AO = Anovulation ART = Assisted Reproductive Technology ASA = Anti-sperm...

      Started by BC-LittleaBige, 05-04-2011 10:23 AM
      • Replies: 0
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      05-04-2011 10:23 AM Go to last post
    3. Sticky Thread Sticky: List of Resources for PCOS and Diabetes

      Please post your recommended resources here. Please note that the Moderator may move, modify or delete posts under this thread to keep it focused and organized. If your topic does not appear in this thread index please PM or email this board’s moderator suggestions for inclusion. This thread...

      Started by E'sMommy, 03-20-2005 07:21 PM
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      03-10-2010 05:45 PM Go to last post
    4. Sticky Thread Sticky: Welcome!! Please Read Before Posting!!

      :) Welcome to the PCOS Board!! :) This board is for those who have PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) and diabetes. Diabetes is included in this board because the two tend to be related. Please feel free to browse, post your questions, share information and interact with other members....

      Started by BC-LittleaBige, 01-04-2009 11:54 PM
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      • Views: 1,587
      01-04-2009 11:54 PM Go to last post
    1. HCG diet & metformin?

      Has anyone had success with the HCG diet? I take metformin and love it, but I haven't lost any weight since my 2nd delivery about 2.5 yrs ago. I also have PCOS and am average weight but would like to lose 20-25 pounds and get back to my pre-pg weight. Any experience or long term success...

      Started by Sarah26, 10-22-2011 11:02 PM
      • Replies: 4
      • Views: 863
      05-17-2012 09:20 AM Go to last post
    2. Question More Confusion and No more answers!!

      I am totally stumped. I normally have 30 to 33 day periods. Last month was a true 28 day cycle and I ovulated day 13-14. This month has started and I got a smiley on day 11. This just confuses me more. I have been getting the positive results day 14-17, mostly day 14. I took two different types...

      Started by vamomwants3, 05-03-2012 06:10 AM
      • Replies: 0
      • Views: 227
      05-03-2012 06:10 AM Go to last post
    3. Cool Confused ?????

      This infertility and PCOS is so confusing. I actually had a 28 day cycle this month. That hasn't happened since last August. Well again....NOTHING. My RE wants to try IUI but I'm not sure that it will even be worth the trouble. My DH doesn't have insurance and if it doesn't work then we spend...

      Started by vamomwants3, 04-23-2012 05:42 AM
      • Replies: 3
      • Views: 209
      04-30-2012 05:59 AM Go to last post
    4. Let's Play " What I hate about PCOS"

      Hey ladies I think I have a fun way to vent our frustrations and maybe get a little laugh. Let's list all the things we hate about pcos to each other. After all know one that's not going threw it fully understands what it's like to ride the pcos roller coaster. I'll start. What I hate about...

      Started by BC-brandy120, 09-08-2011 01:09 PM
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      04-16-2012 08:46 AM Go to last post
    5. RE confirmed PCOS what now

      I had my RE appointment after 8 months of trying. He did his initial visit and testing. He told me I had PCOS and that was a good thing because it meant I had eggs and I could get pregnant. I was a little confused because I thought PCOS harbored/hindered you from getting pregnant. I guess it's that...

      Started by vamomwants3, 04-05-2012 05:38 AM
      kids, pcos, pregnancy mentioned
      • Replies: 4
      • Views: 314
      04-16-2012 08:40 AM Go to last post
    6. Day 12 US

      So I have been on a dose of metformin 1500 for 3 mths now going on 4. This new cycle I tok 50 mg of Clomid and got some good news on cd 12. The doc said he could see 3 good follicles. 2 on my left and 1 on my right. I am hoping and praying and of course doing the BD every other day. I get my cd 21...

      Started by garnetbaby83, 03-31-2012 02:38 AM
      • Replies: 1
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      04-08-2012 05:23 AM Go to last post
    7. One very confused girl! Please help!

      Hey everyone! I just went to the doctor yesterday and explained to him that I thought I had PCOS. His response was, “Yes, you do Megan.” Before I had this conversation with him he never even mentioned PCOS to me! After he told me that I did indeed have PCOS, he did not tell me anything else...he...

      Started by MegWants2BMommy, 03-28-2012 08:28 PM
      • Replies: 4
      • Views: 288
      04-04-2012 01:45 AM Go to last post
    8. Anyone on Clomid 3-9? Please share your experience.

      Hi I have PCOS and I am not pre diabetic. I habe been TTC since 04/2011 and my first clomid (5-9) cycle was on Feb 2012. I ovulated but unable to conceive in my last cycle. I had one mature egg/folicle that measured 18mm and two small one. My RE said I ovulated a little late in my last cycle so...

      Started by April588, 04-03-2012 12:18 PM
      • Replies: 0
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      04-03-2012 12:18 PM Go to last post
    9. recently diagnosed with PCOS

      So after about 6 years of visits to my gynae, i decided on a second opinion! I visited a new gynae and she ACTUALLY did a scan and has ordered blood tests! woohooo!!:D we are getting further than the first gynae! So she does an internal scan and tells me not to panic with what shes about to tell...

      Started by Jaded, 03-30-2012 03:53 AM
      • Replies: 4
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      03-30-2012 06:21 AM Go to last post
    10. Exclamation Any encouraging words for a newbie?

      I have always had extremely reliable, predictable periods since I began menstruating at age 12. I began taking birth control pills when I got married at age 29 (we had used condoms up to that point). I took the pill (Loestrin fe) for a year and a half and stopped April '11 knowing that DH and I...

      Started by heidi05, 03-20-2012 02:21 PM
      • Replies: 3
      • Views: 260
      03-20-2012 09:02 PM Go to last post
    11. PCOS/MFI, failed IVF

      After 3 years of TTC, no response to oral meds I went through and IVF. Things looked good - 15 eggs retrieved, 9 fertilized and 2 transferred on day 3. They werent able to freeze anything. When we went to our follow up appt with RE he said our embryo quality wasn't good. He said it is hard to...

      Started by Amanda1021, 03-20-2012 07:52 AM
      • Replies: 0
      • Views: 246
      03-20-2012 07:52 AM Go to last post
    12. Maca for PCOS?

      Hey Everyone. I just started taking the supplement maca, which is a cousin of the potato or radish that grows in the Andes mountains...You can get this at the health food store and it is reasonably priced. I'm taking the capsule form. Has anyone out there with PCOS tried maca before and what was...

      Started by birdie06, 03-12-2012 06:07 PM
      • Replies: 0
      • Views: 359
      03-12-2012 06:07 PM Go to last post
    13. Smile PCOS and TTC, New to this.

      Hello all, My name is Malerie and I am 24 years old, almost 25. I am TTC and have been for almost 6 years. I have PCOS and very Irregular periods. 6 years ago I had gone to a DR. and they basically told me it would be almost impossible to have children, So I just gave up. These last two years I...

      Started by NeverLoseFaith, 03-06-2012 08:38 PM
      doctors, provera, psoc, ttc
      • Replies: 2
      • Views: 375
      03-08-2012 04:05 AM Go to last post
    14. newbie with PCOS but not new to TTC

      Hi everybody. I have PCOS (obviously or I wouldn't be here. I'm in my early 30's and been TTC for over 5 years. I'm glad I found this group because I really need people like myself to talk to that understand.

      Started by cracked_3gg, 02-29-2012 12:42 AM
      • Replies: 2
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      03-04-2012 01:58 AM Go to last post
    15. new doctor and ultrasound

      Ok so I went to see a doctor Tuesday morning. He took me in an hour after my original appt time. He said he wanted to do an ultrasound on me to see how bad my pcos was. Lo and behold with weight loss I have 2 small follicles. He said that clomid can aggravate cysts andcaus them to burst. Hence the...

      Started by garnetbaby83, 02-23-2012 03:57 AM
      • Replies: 3
      • Views: 325
      02-24-2012 03:46 AM Go to last post
    16. Question PCOS and Infertility

      So I was diagnosed with PCOS a little over a month ago. My husband and I have been trying for 17 months to conceive and it's just not happened yet. Since I started the meds about a month ago how long til we will get pregnant?

      Started by jjackson89, 11-13-2011 08:04 AM
      • Replies: 3
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      02-23-2012 05:23 PM Go to last post
    17. Newbie with diabetes and high blood pressure

      Hey everyone. I signed up for fertilethoughts a few months ago (not exactly sure when) but this is my first time posting. My husband and I desperately want children. We have since we got married (I miscarried a baby shortly after our wedding in 2009, that's why I originally signed up for this...

      Started by chicaangel88, 02-20-2012 08:31 PM
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      02-20-2012 08:31 PM Go to last post
    18. Metformin plus weight loss.... shorter cycles

      Ok so I started losing weight and getting serious about it at the first of the year. It was about this time that our doctor told us to take a 3 month break we get to start again in March. We have been praying and trying for a natural miracle in the meantime but AF made an apperance :(. Anyways I...

      Started by garnetbaby83, 02-04-2012 04:23 AM
      • Replies: 1
      • Views: 537
      02-12-2012 07:10 AM Go to last post
    19. Two New PCOS Studies

      These two recently published studies highlight the importance of diet and exercise for women with PCOS. PCOS Studies

      Started by Jennifer9999, 02-08-2012 12:56 PM
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      02-08-2012 12:56 PM Go to last post
    20. PCOS, IVF, & Germany

      Hi, I was diagnosed with PCOS 2 years ago, dh is fine. We are military and are now stationed in Germany. Pre-Germany we were in OKC and had a wonderful doctor that actually diagnosed me with PCOS. Now since we are in Germany we were seeing a specialist in Homburg that wasn't very helpful. ...

      Started by Air Force Wife, 01-04-2011 01:08 PM
      germany, ivf, military, pcos, saar
      • Replies: 6
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      02-05-2012 04:51 AM Go to last post
    21. Metformin finally working?? (children and preg ment.)

      So for my IF history, I had been trying to get pg since I was 25. Started with actos, then actos plus letrozole, metformin 500 mg and 2 IUIs, metformin and two IVM's (study) and finally metformin and 2 IVFs. Finally the second fresh IVF cycle worked and I was blessed with twins. Well, the entire...

      Started by marianne122, 05-03-2011 08:43 AM
      • Replies: 4
      • Views: 1,338
      02-03-2012 02:22 AM Go to last post
    22. Let's start the new year with a new weight loss thred.

      I think our old thread was getting long and possibly intimidating for new comers. So let's ring in the New Year with our new goals. Lets share some of the things we are doing to get fit and trim. Lets start off with a reintroduction. I'm Brandy. I have PCOS. Have successfully reached my goals...

      Started by BC-brandy120, 01-06-2012 10:22 AM
      • Replies: 5
      • Views: 454
      01-24-2012 09:42 PM Go to last post
    23. Question Question about Day 21 Progesterone Level

      I am starting my second round of Clomid. Last month I went in on the 20th day (day 21 was on a weekend) of my period. This month they have me coming in on the 25th day (21 days after starting the Clomid. Which is the correct day to come in for my day 21 Progesterone level?

      Started by jleighheath11, 01-11-2012 01:42 PM
      clomid, progesterone
      • Replies: 1
      • Views: 625
      01-18-2012 11:37 PM Go to last post
    24. New and Just Starting Fertility Treatment

      Hi Everyone, My husband and I have been TTC for about 2 years now. I originally came off BCP about 2 years ago, and have had some issues ever since. I first got AF for 4 months non-stop when I came off BCP and at that time I had a bunch of tests done and was diagnossed with PCOS. I did not have...

      Started by Cheza, 01-17-2012 08:04 AM
      • Replies: 2
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      01-17-2012 02:24 PM Go to last post
    25. pcos weight loss support.

      We all know that the Dr tell us that getting and maintaining a health weight is key to fertility and health in women with PCOS. Whether or not you have IR a good BMI is key to getting and maintaining a health pregnancy. Developing good eating and exercise habits before conception makes it ez to...

      Started by BC-brandy120, 09-23-2011 12:41 PM
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      01-06-2012 11:12 AM Go to last post

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