If you had pcos and had normal periods would you still need medication like clomid to help you get pregnant?

Question

If you had pcos and had normal periods would you still need medication like clomid to help you get pregnant?

Answer 1

Most people who have pcos don't have normal periods. Sometimes mine were normal and sometimes they were not. I tried clomid and was pregnant the second month and lost the baby. Two years later I conceived on my own and everything is going great. You can have tests done to see if you are ovulating. Just because you have a period doesn't mean that you are ovulating. I didn't ovulate regularly so it took awhile to get pregnant. I have other hormonal problems too so it was more difficult. Good luck.

Answer 2

Well, the weird thing is that you can have "normal" length periods and still not be ovulating.  There is a woman on Y!A who has PCOS and has her periods monthly, sometimes around 25 days apart and sometimes over 30 days apart and for the most part she does not ovulate.  Your period is the shedding of the lining of your uterus and does NOT indicate ovulation especially when you have a condition that can hinder the ovulation process.  Clomid helps the Follicle Stimulation Hormone mature the egg and helps you ovulate.

Answer 3

That's what i thought... I don't believe its the case though...

I am regular ish... My longest cycle in the last year was 31 days and my shortest was 25 days. We have been TTC for 21 months. I was diagnosed with PCOS last month and in less than 2 weeks i have my appointment with a specialist.

I used opks for 6 cycles and never got more than a faint line around supposed ovulation and no lines the rest of the month. Never mind a positive!! Because of this and the fact that a scan showed a lot of cysts on my ovaries i dont believe i am ovulating at all.

Have you had a internal ultra sound scan to see what your ovaries look like? You can have PCOS and have no cysts and regular periods.

Have you tried using OPKs to see if/when you are ovulating?

My GP recommended regular s*x throughout the whole cycle, every 3-4 days, rather than stressing over the "right time". This way you cover all bases if you are ovulating irregularly.

I personally am hoping and praying to be prescribed clomid and metformin as i have done 21 months unsuccessfully and could use that extra help!

I recommend a book called "Fertility and Infertility for Dummies" if you are having any sort of tests, this is the book for you. It explains simply every procedure from deciding to conceive right through to IVF and adoption etc. I got a copy from the library.

Good luck on your TTC journey. Hopefully we'll all be asking Questions in the Pregnancy and Newborn section soon. xxxxx

Answer 4

actually you might need them, i read that with pcos and normal periods, you can ovulate late in the cycle sometimes diminishing egg quality, try talking to your doctor about this, you can also ask a fertility specialist online for free for advice, try FertilityTies.com

good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 5

I have PCOS i have cycles of 31 days every month, sometimes vary from one day but still 31 days.  I had blood tests reveled to me that on them occasions i did not ovulate.

'Normal' depends on what you call normal.  Light to Heavy periods, bad period pains etc.

With PCOS it varies, some women ovulate some time others like me don't at all.  But obviously doctors do not know  when you will or of you will so they offer drugs that help you ovulate like you have suggested, clomid and another metiformin.

I am currently on my second round of clomid & iui & hopefully my last for a while, i want to see my eggs hatching & laying very soon.

Answer 6

If you are ovulating regularly you would not need to use clomid.  If you had "normal" periods you would be ovulating.  If you have periods that were irregular or varied a lot, you may or maynot be ovulating every cycle.  That's when you would look at fertility treatments.