PCOS scan and treatment

Question

So my Dr thinks i might have PCOS. Have been ttc for 18 months now and got the appointment for my scan this morning. Anyone else out there that can tell me more about what to expect with the scan, or advise me about treatments? Have done some reading up... but always room for more info...

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

I think most of these girlies have it pretty summed up.

I too suffer from PCOS and only really recently found out.

I think too every hospital offers slightly different treatment plans as i am reading from everyone else.

The scan is internal, it does feel uncomfortable, but i'm a baby when it comes to things like that lol.  The first time i hated it, and after so many, i have got used to it in a weird ironic way.  

  The scan checks for cysts in the ovaries and any other abnormalities.

After the scan is done they may also want to do more blood work.

When they are satisfied they'll then make a treatment plan for you.

Now with me, they have given me 50mg clomid to take day 2 to day 5 of my cycle.  Then they monitor me on day 10, day 12, and then day 13 with scans.  If i do not ovulate on my own they then give me a HCG injection (pregnal) to encourage ovulation, this is done on day 13.  They day after i take the injection (which i have to do myself...nice) i go in for IUI.

I know that some hospitals do not offer IUI with clomid straight away, but mine does.

Then they'll monitor me after three rounds, and then offer me IVF.

I am on round 2, and the chances are minimal.  But i think at least i have a chance.

Good luck

x

Answer 2

i have pcos, and think this is the best thing ive come across as it lists all the different treatments for pcos in oder to conceive

http://www.rbej.com/content/1/1/109

im not sure where you live but im in the uk and my gyno told me my treatment plan would be this: (going on if i never ovulated on that cycle)

clomid 100mg

clomid 150 mg

then if still failed metformin and clomid

then 2 -3 iui's

than maybe 1 shot at ivf

(all these would be done on nhs)

after that it would be looking into egg sharing or saving the whole amount up for another go at ivf.

lucky i ovulated for the first time on clomid this month! so i'm hoping for a bfp soon! - (lets hope so anyway) good luck xx

p.s that website ends in saying 'Whatever the treatment option used, there are very few women today who suffer from pure anovulatory infertility due to PCOS who will remain involuntarily childless'

(always a grate comfort to me on really bad days xx good luck

also try fertillyfreinds.co.uk  x

Answer 3

The scan will be an internal one to check for cysts on your ovaries. They put what they call a probe inside you which has a camera on the end so they can see your womb and ovaries. It doesn't hurt but is uncomfortable. If it hurts ask them to use gel, which makes it easier. As for treatment as you may have PCOS they may prescribe you clomid to help you ovulate. This is normally precribed for 6 months then they move on to fertility treatment such as IUI or IVF. Good luck :-)

Answer 4

The kind of scan your Dr would perfrom would be a transvirgina ultrasound, this is when your dr takes a look of your ovaries from the inside of your body, this ultrasound shows you the amount of cycts thats located on the ovaries and also gives you a good look of how your uterus looks.

The type of treatment that would be need for pcos would be metformin, metformin help us ladies with pcos by reducing the amount of symptoms. Metformin helps us with our insulin levels and help us to get a reguler cycle and also with just a few months of use we should begin to ovulate again. Another treatment use is call clomid, this is a ovulation pill and helps us in ovulating, it is reccomended to take for only 6 cycles. Most ladies get a better result by using the two med together.