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canwedothis

Joined: 02/28/2011
My Story:
I am 24 and DH is 32, we have been ttc since we got married in October of 2009. My older sister had been diagnosed with PCOS and had her little girl in June of 2009 thanks to the help of our OB/GYN. Since I was going to the same doc he didn't hesitate in deciding that PCOS was my problem too. I had been off bc and without a cycle for almost 2 years. He started me on metformin and clomid right away. After several unsuccessful cycles on clomid we moved on to femara. My OB was only so comfortable with the femara so a year ago I was referred to the nearest RE (an hour away). My RE jacked up my dose of metformin after lab work confirmed insulin resistance. To my surprise I had a few cycles on just the metformin! They started to get longer and unpredictable so we added the femara back to the mix at a higher dose. We did two rounds of IUI with no luck and 3 months ago the femara stopped working for me. There are no problems with DH (we've done multiple SA's) so we are now heading for our third cycle with injectables and timed intercourse. At this point, I'm beginning to give real thought to alternatives. IVF is not an option for us financially so if we can't get the injectables to do the trick we're pretty much out of luck.
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Don't give up hope girls!
I just want to encourage everyone to never give up on being a mom, one way or another....More
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Hi there curious, I too take Metformin and I had some serious issues with it for the...More
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Feeling discouraged
I am on cycle day 22, at the doctor yesterday I had one follicle measuring just over 16...More
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Reply: Just Need To Vent!!!!!!!!!!
I was very lucky as far as the actual diagnosis goes. My older sister had just...More
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The trying but not "trying" could be just what you need. I hope you continue to do well...More
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Reply: Just Need To Vent!!!!!!!!!!
I'm sorry to hear that you have PCOS, but at least it is a diagnosis. Knowing the...More
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Advice/Experience Please!
Today is day 22 for me and I have yet to have a mature follicle on ultrasound! I took...More
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Reply: What is Wrong???
Did you see an OB/GYN or an RE? Sometimes and RE will do some more in depth diagnostic...More
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Movin' on up....
I've done many cycles on Femara and always ovulated, but this last time it didn't even...More
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After a visit to my doctor I have ended up combining Femara and Follistim for this...More
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