- sever acne since 4th grade (if you can do the math that is 11 years with acne)
- abnormal hair growth (one place being my face)
- Not having a period until 16 and then having a lack of periods since then
Here is my problem with birth control pills:
- first off it is just covering up the problem and is not working with my body to try and get it to ovulate on its own in preparation for when I want to have a child
- second off birth control pills do not work with my other symptoms
- third problem is that I am catholic and I would like to try and find other options if at all possible than birth control to deal with PCOS
With the creighton model you chart your fertility and then by the results that you have on your chart, doctors can treat you while working with your body. It seemed like it was worth a try so I started the creighton model in May and low and behold have not had a period that whole time so I was referred to a doctor that works with the creighton model and that brings you up to speed with where I am today. I had my first doctors appointment yesterday and finally worked with a doctor that acknowledged PCOS and wanted to treat every part of it including starting to try out different methods to try and get me to start ovulating on my own.
It is extremely refreshing but also has stirred up a lot of emotion. The doctor said it will be very hard for me to get pregnant and that even if I do I have a high chance for miscarrying. That makes me want to start trying to conceive today! but then my husband pulls me in and reminds me that I still have school to finish. I feel like people do not understand my worries and my need to start now no matter the circumstances because they do not have PCOS that may make them infertile. The most important thing in my life is having a family so I feel like I am between a rock and a hard place. The doc has given me a couple of options:
- Start trying to conceive by taking progesterone three days after I ovulate for 10 days and taking Clomid to help me ovulate while taking vitamin B6, folic acid, and Metformin
- Hold off to start trying to conceive until April 2011 and just take progesterone day 18-27 of my cycle to help me have a period for good health while taking folic acid and Metformin
- Hold off to start trying to conceive until April 2011 and just take progesterone day 18-27 of my cycle to help me have a period for good health while taking folic acid, Metformin, and take SPIRONOLACTONE to help with acne and abnormal hair growth but be VERY careful NOT to have a child while on it because it is harmful to the child in pregnancy (reminder that with the creighton model it is basically natural family planning)
Do you or someone you know have PCOS and how have they treated it?
If you were me would you start trying to conceive now or wait until school is over?
Please share your stories because I think it can be empowering to feel like you have a network of others that are in the same place as you are in life!
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