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Any luck with PCOS using metformin/glucophage?

I have heard of people losing a lot of weight on this as well as helping their fertility. Are there any success stories out there?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I dont know what PCOS is but here is my experiance with the meds.

    I was on it and lost 40lbs in 2 months and as soon as my hubby got of deployment (military) I was preg that month. My fertility doc liked using that because it did not cause long term side effects and I needed to loose about 40 lbs. Hope this helps. I would get on it again before I tryed any of the fertility drugs out there. After I had our HEALTHY baby boy, I was back to my pre preg weight(200) and know 4 months later I am 50lbs lighter (150) and no meds I think it helps even after you are off it.

  • 1 decade ago

    I've been on glucophage for 2 years because of PCOS. Since October my cycles have been abnormal again. The glucophage helped at first but I don't know what's going on now. Anyway good luck to you and I hope it works more effectively for you than it did me.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    PCOS treatment; IUI, ICSI and Laparoscopic surgery is very cheap in India. The cost is very low and the medical services are very good in India.

    My cousin and her husband got their IVF treatment in India through the Forerunners Healthcare in India and is all praise for this company. She is a known case of PCOS.She is a very happy mother of a baby boy now. She just paid 2500 pounds for the full IVF treatment in India for which she was quoted 8000 pounds in private setup in UK.

    Forerunners Healthcare is very famous in India. I read a lot about them in the newspapers. I have also read about a Chinese couple who planned surrogacy through the Forerunners Healthcare. They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plan to have surgery and infertility treatment like IVF, IUI, and ICSI abroad for low price. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that surgery and treatment can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.

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    Hope this helps.

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