I have decided to try and get pregnant with POCS?

I'm from Australia...and have PCOS.

Firstly, YAY..I'm so glad that you know about the miracle drug Metformin!!! I am always telling people to go on this drug because not only does it help us ovulate but it also drastically reduces chance of miscarriage!!!

Firstly DON"T WORRY ABOUT THE COST! I couldn't believe it, but I got my first prescription last month and it cost br like $6 for 100 tables, yes SIX dollars!!! So so so cheap it's not funny!!!

I've been taking it for around 3 weeks. I've started on really low dosage (500mg/day) - this is because my doctor is being careful to see how my body reacts and to make sure I don't feel sick (met oftern makes women nauseas and sick in the stomach because they start on a high dosage). Then, I'm increasing dosage if I don't respond- i.e. don't get period.

I found out that I have PCOS 6 months ago after stopping the pill. I HAVE HAD NO periods since stopping the pill!

Also, from age 15-18 I only used to get 2-3 periods a year...though PCOS wasn't diagnosed and instead I was put on the pill for 8 years : (

I'm not sure if the fact that we don't ovulate at all means that it will be harder or not. I think it definately means that it would be very hard to conceive naturally (as you know after TTC for a year!).

More importantly, IF you are overweight the best thing you can do is eat a really healthy diet and LOSE weight.

If you are thin (like me) then we just have to try different fertility treatments and hope that something works!!!

It's a waiting game and you have to be patient...treatments...appointments....tests...all take a lot of time and you have to remain positive and patient (easy to say I know).

Anyway all the very best...millions of women have conceived with our condition and hopefully we will join the millions sooner rather than later.

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I've attached some infomation about Metformin below...though it sounds like you've researched it just as much as I have!

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Women can easily keep a tab on their ovulation by maintaining a temperature chart. Usually around the time of ovulation there is a spike in the temperature of women.

Stress and strain has significant role to play in respect of reproductive cycle including ovulation and menstruation. So if you are planning to get pregnant see to it that your partner as well as you are calm and collected.

Diet, weight, physical fitness and lifestyle have direct bearing on pregnancy. This holds true for both men and women. Both underweight and overweight may be exposed to the risk of infertility on account of difficulties in ovulation. So optimum importance should be given to body weight. One should opt for balanced diet, regular work out and exercises.

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Well, I'm in the US and have PCOS and used Clomid. I just got my BFP today. Never got into Metformin. Best of luck to you!

ok, what's your question? I even have PCOS and tried taking Metformin and it made me unwell to my abdomen. It made me opt to vomit when I took it. It made me gassy and that i constantly had diarreah.