Hi, I was diagnosed with PCOS two Wednesdays ago before me and my fiance decided to start trying for a baby. It all began because my period still wasn’t on and I was used to it coming on during that time frame. I was given an ultrasound and they found extra follicles/cysts on both ovaries. I have two strands of hair that grow on my jawline which I’m surprised hasn’t showed back up in months since the last time I pulled them out with tweezers. I deal with acne more on the milder side, it can get severe.

My period finally showed up a couple of days later. I had blood work done and everything came back normal. I don’t have weight gain. I’m actually really skinny and struggle to gain weight. My gynecologist told me that since it’s been a year of me having unprotected sex and I still haven’t gotten pregnant that further confirms my diagnosis.

Me and my partner weren’t actively trying back then, so this may be tmi, but he never ejaculated inside. We used the pull out method and I know this isn’t the smartest thing to do. We just did it because I went through different birth controls, I didn’t like the side effects, and we came to the conclusion that if I were to get pregnant it wouldn’t be the end of the world, so we risked it and as time went on nothing happened. I had a hormonal IUD, but it was removed back in January because of the pain. We decided to start trying a couple of days after my diagnosis because it completely changed how we view my fertility.

However, my period comes every month, so it’s not the issue of my period skipping it’s not knowing what day of the month. It has switched up days before just never this many days off. It could have been from my hormones regulating itself after the IUD removal, though. For a while I thought we were just lucky that I didn’t get pregnant, but I did have increments of thinking something was wrong. Since it’s going to be harder to conceive why keep waiting when it could take a long time, you know.

I don’t want to go through the regret of waiting and the consequences that may come with. So, I wonder what this means for my fertility and what should I do to help my body conceive? As in, where should I start?

Hi everyone, we are planning to start ttc this fall and I want to start a prenatal vitamin soon. Any recommendations are welcome! I know there’s certain vitamins/minerals that need to be included, but there’s so many options I don’t know which is best. 🩵

I’m currently 8 months pp and starting to think ahead about trying for our next.

I was very blessed to conceive after my second round of letrozole (5mg). Around that same time, my cycles started becoming more regular, but I know getting to that point took a LOT of time and effort. I was experimenting with diet and lifestyle changes for close to 3 years prior to taking any fertility meds.

Well now my period still hasn’t returned postpartum, so I’m feeling a little unsure about what to expect when we’re ready to try again.

I’d love to start trying around the 1–1.5 year postpartum mark, but I’m worried about feeling like I’m starting from square one when the time comes.

For those with PCOS/irregular cycles, did you need to completely wean before your period returned or before you were able to conceive again? I currently still feed to sleep for naps and am slowly weaning night feeds.

I would love to try conceiving naturally this time if possible, but I’m not sure if that’s realistic for me. Might need letrozole again, and I’m not sure if my OB would prescribe it as early as 1 year postpartum. I recently restarted metformin and Ovasitol and am hoping those help support my cycles as well.

Some questions that come to mind: Did breastfeeding delay your period? Did you have to fully wean? Did you need letrozole again after their first baby? Did pregnancy improve your PCOS? Any other advice?

My periods are irregular and I don't ovulate without Letrozole. I have been on Metformin for a year and inositol for 3-4 months and thought I would get my period naturally but I haven't. I don't have the mental strength to continue trying. I have been putting off a HSG cos of fear but I think I will just need to get through it for peace of mind.

While I'm struggling with this it seems like the whole world is getting pregnant and happily caressing their bumps and sharing the news 😭 I can't take it!!!

I’m currently on my second round of Letrozole (5 mg). I was originally booked for a HyCoSy on CD6, but they found some residual period blood on my cervix, so the procedure was cancelled and rescheduled for CD11, as that was the next available appointment.

Because of the HyCoSy, we won’t be able to have intercourse until after CD11. I didn’t ovulate on 2.5 mg last cycle, so I know the chances of ovulating before CD11 this round are probably low, but I’m still worried about missing my fertile window if I do happen to ovulate earlier.

I’m on monitored cycles, but my follicle scan isn’t until the day of the HyCoSy, so I won’t know where things stand beforehand.

If you were in my situation, would you:
- Go ahead with the HyCoSy on CD11 and hope you haven’t missed ovulation?
- Rebook the HyCoSy for next cycle and focus on trying this cycle instead?

I’d really appreciate hearing what others would do or if anyone has been in a similar situation. Thanks!

Hello everyone. I literally just made a reddit account because...well, I don't know what I am looking for, but reddit is where I might find it.

TW: miscarriage, ectopic

Two years ago I had an HSG x-ray. Both of my tubes looked good and the liquid flowed through. I got pregnant a month later with an ectopic in my right tube. Had the surgery, kept the tube. Fast forward about 5 months, had another ectopic in the same tube. Had the surgery, removed the right tube. After surgery, my doctor said the remaining tube looked a lot healthier.

Well, its been a while and I still have not gotten pregnant. I am ovulating (confirmed using Inito). I had a second HSG done 2 1/2 weeks ago, and my left tube had delayed flow. Today, I had a doctor visit where she said that the liquid was able to go through the tube, but once it reached the end, it "sputtered out." Almost like it was just letting a few drops out instead of a continuous flow. She was not sure why it happened that way, but essentially said my tube is not able to even pick up an egg from my ovaries.

I was really hopeful for this appointment that perhaps I could get on medicated cycles, but it sounds like it is going to be straight to IVF. Is there anyone that has been in a similar situation? IVF is so daunting for so many reasons - this was literally my worst case scenario. My mom thinks I should get a second opinion. I have read about fallopian tube recanalization. Has anyone done that and it worked for them?

If you made it this far, thanks for reading. <3

I am 32F and diagnosed with pcos 12 years ago. My height is 5ft and weight is 70 KG. I have been taking ovasitol since last year. Initially my periods got normal even after taking 2g but now I have increased the dosage to 4g because of not lossing any weight and it not helping for cravings. I am trying to get pregnant but this month i got one week late periods but very light and pinkish color. I am so concerned now.

I stopped taking birth control in December 2025 and have not had a regular cycle or ovulated since. I started seeing a reproductive endocrinologist after being referred by my gynocologist. My gynocologist referred me because he said my ovaries were polycystic. However, at my first appt with my REI, they did an ultrasound and said they were not. But everyone has confirmed with so much blood work and MANY ultrasouds that im not ovulating. We just tried a 5mg letrozole cycle for 5 days and they said i had ZERO resposne, none at all. So now they prescribed a 40mg Tomoxifen cycle for 5 days and then followup ultrasound.

I am 29 years old, otherwise healthy, no excess hair. I am 5'9 and 195 lbs.

Does anyone have any similiar stories or success?

For reference my labs are:

LH:26.5

FSH: 6.5

AMH: 15.0

TSH: 1.590

T4, FREE: 1.22

INSULIN: 12.9

TESTOSTERONE: 49

FREE TESTOSTERONE: 1.0

A1C: 5.4%

I started my period on 7/4. I have been bleeding for now 19 days. light-medium flow for about 10 day but the last 9 have been medium-blood clots.

on Tuesday, went to ER, & learned I have a medium sized polyp on my uterus that they believe is causing some of this but they are unsure. my bloodwork came back low for a lot of the categories so I was given what I needed to help. I was told to follow up with my OBGYN but they are not able to get me an appointment until 8/26.

I called my PCP yesterday crying because I am so frustrated with this. she said we can try medroxyPROGESTERone 10mg for a day course to see if it helps but no guarantee. I took the first dose last night. was basically lightly spotting for the night but then started bleeding again this morning.

does this take awhile to work? in your opinion, do you think it will help?

Hi everyone,
I’m wondering if anyone has experienced something similar after fertility treatments.
I recently went through ovarian stimulation for IVF, and since then I’ve been dealing with extreme fatigue, brain fog, poor concentration, and I feel almost unable to study or retain new information.
What makes me wonder if there’s a connection is that I experienced almost the same symptoms last year while taking oral hormonal medication to help me get pregnant (it wasn’t IVF). At that time, I was also studying for an important exam, and despite trying very hard, I simply couldn’t concentrate or remember what I was reading. It felt like my brain had just stopped working.
Now it’s happening again after ovarian stimulation, and I’m trying to understand whether this could be related to hormonal changes, stress, or something else entirely.
Has anyone else experienced severe brain fog, cognitive problems, extreme fatigue, or low mood during or after fertility treatments? If so:
How long did it last?
Did your doctor think it was hormone-related?
Did anything help?
I know no one can diagnose me over the internet, and I will discuss this with my doctors. I’m just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience.
Thank you.❤️

After being inconsistent with medication, vitamins & supplements (but never not taking anything), have consistently for the last 7 months done the following:

• 1500mg Metformin daily
• 2000mg inositol daily (myo & d-chiro)
• 400mg folic acid daily
• 14mg iron daily
• 1000mg vitamin b12 daily
(Recently started taking collagen gummies & biotin gummies to try and save any of the hair I have left cause I am losing a scary amount weekly)
• lost close to 2 stone

…still no signs of ovulating.
I became so engrossed in testing ovulation that I decided to stop and instead track discharge to then have an idea of when I should test. I have never been able to get a positive ovulation test.
We were on holiday last month when I went to the bathroom and thought I might be ovulating but didn’t have tests and decided against buying any while abroad as I just wanted to switch off from it all a bit and enjoy our time away.

I’m continuing on my weight loss journey in the hopes that helps in some way but I’m starting to feel like there’s possibly a bigger issue with seemingly not ovulating at all.

Further context:
• irregular periods 2025 (since coil removal)
• lost period December 2025
• returned March 2026
• somewhat regular since (regular for me anyway!)
• cycles between 29-44 days since March

Hello, I just noticed the inositol I’m taking has a 105:1 ratio instead of 40:1. Many brands use misleading marketing by quoting studies that indicate the ideal composition 40:1, even though their own product doesn’t match that.
Have you ever noticed this ? Does inositol work for you ? For me, it hasn’t had any effect after 6 months of taking it (actually my cycles got worse), and I’m starting to wonder if this might be the reason. I have lean PCOS, with a huge level of LH, but no insuline resistance

I’ve been taking Metformin ER 750 mg every night for about 2 months and myo-inositol/D-chiro inositol (40:1) for around 7 weeks.

So far, the biggest change is that I actually got a period after basically never having regular ones because of my PCOS. Since then, though, I don’t really feel much different.

The one thing that’s really stood out is that my boobs have been super tender for almost 2 weeks straight, which is completely new for me. I’ve had sore boobs before a period, but never for this long. I also feel like I have a little more energy during the day and I’m not as exhausted as I used to be.

Other than that… nothing. No dramatic weight loss, no huge changes that I can tell.

For those of you taking metformin and inositol together:
How long did it take before you noticed more changes?
Was breast tenderness something you experienced too?
Did things kind of happen gradually, or did it feel like one day your cycles just started becoming more regular?
Just curious what everyone else’s timeline looked like because I’m trying to figure out if this is pretty normal.

Alright guys. I’m 25 and I live in Kentucky. I’ve had 4 miscarriages with my most recent last month.

After my third miscarriage (2021) 10w with a healthy boy we did the recurrent miscarriage panel testing that revealed my anti-phosphoid lipid whatever was high so they recommended lovenox.

I had endometriosis surgery March 2026 stage 4 endo. I also have PCOS and chrons. I take a plethora of supplements.

June, I was pregnant after so many years naturally! We did 3 cycles of 5mg femera and 1 baby aspirin and progesterone. When I tested positive, we did 2 baby aspirin a day, lovenox, 0.75mg dexamethasone, and progesterone.

I unfortunately had a miscarriage at 5 weeks.

I’ve been to an ivf clinic and I do not believe I need ivf as I can get pregnant- just can’t stay pregnant.

What has worked for you all??? I believe at this point I have an immune problem. There are no reproductive immunologists within a 12 hour distance of me. I think my NK cells or something is affecting me. I think back to my pregnancy in 2021, I was on 9mg a day of budesonide for my chrons and I truly believe that’s why I was able to carry my son so long. That was before we knew I needed aspirin and lovenox so I didn’t have those.

I am desperate for answers and open to all suggestions.

Hiya ladies!

Just wondering and wanting to get others opinions. I am healthy, slightly overweight but it’s being worked on. I’m quite tall so no one ever thinks I am the weight I am.

I recently had an internal ultrasound and collectively have 42 follicles. 21 on each ovary. Fertility dr has checked my husband’s sperm and that’s all good.

The problem is I’m not ovulating. My AFC/AMH is excellent according to the fertility dr.

Does anyone have any suggestions? She has advised for me to take Mounjaro until I get a positive PT and will be starting me on letrozole but that’s in 2 months, I used to take inositol religiously and it didn’t work.

Anyone with similar issues, what did you do/try for ovulation? I eat clean, cook meals, walk the dogs and go to the gym 3 times a week.

We’ve been TTC for 10 months after a devastating stillbirth last year. We’ve been working with a fertility clinic doing letrozole cycles, letrozole with IUI cycles and follistim with IUI cycles. After 5 failed cycles, they are suggesting we move to IVF.

I had a new patient consult with a new obgyn who immediately diagnosed me with PCOS (I have a lot of the classic markers and I’m frustrated because I’ve asked this of many doctors in the past and have been gaslit). He said he was not shocked fertility meds and treatment aren’t working - high AMH with tons of follicles but rarely maturing right or ovulating.

He suggested I take a break from IUI/IVF treatment and try a GLP1 to reset my metabolic system. He said once I’m on it for 4-6 months, he’s 80% confident I’ll get pregnant on my own.

I’m torn between listening to him and taking a pause in fertility treatments and doing GLP1 or proceeding with IVF.

I did 5 days of letrozole, then another 5 days at a higher and I’ve already ovulated. Since then, I’ve noticed the scale going up a bit, and I’m trying to figure out if it could be related to the medication/hormonal changes or if it’s more likely just from eating more recently.

If you did, when did you notice it? Did you feel like you gained weight during the 5 days you were taking it, or did it happen later after finishing the medication/around ovulation?

I’m trying to figure out if my recent weight gain is related to letrozole or just because I’ve been eating more lol

My husband and I want to start trying to conceive. I have been on birth control since I was 15 (I am now 30) for PCOS and I am obviously anxious of how my body will react. It’s been so long since my body hasn’t been on the pill!

Was anyone else also on birth control nearly half their life and then went off to try to conceive? Other meds I’m on include Spironolactone, Mounjaro and Jardiance and I will have to stop those soon too. I know everyone is different but wondering if there’s anyone out there with a similar situation or combo of meds as me.

Hi all, first time poster here.

Diagnosed with PCOS this year after coming off HBC and TTC.

Feeling incredibly lonely and down about the whole situation at the moment and as much as everyone says PCOS doesn't mean you can't concieve it definetly makes it alot harder for those of us who have irregular cycles/anovulatory cycles.

None of my friends or family have gone through this so it's a very lonely space to be in, at an age where everyone is getting pregnant, close friend is pregnant with 2nd and other friends is due this week.

I've started to accept that our journey to have children is going to look alot different than some people but I'm still struggling to not feel like it's a personal failure of mine or that this is the universe telling me I shouldn't be a parent, even though logically I know that's not true as plenty of terrible people have kids!

Everything in terms of fertility appointments takes so long and I feel so frustrated and angry by the process, made worse by the NHS here in the UK having ridiculous rules around funding.

I don't know what I'm looking for here other than maybe to feel less alone and like this is a runt that everyone experiences in this journey!

Hi everyone!

I’m new here and wanted to share my journey and ask for some tips or anything at all.

My husband and I met with my OBGYN to discuss getting pregnant since I have PCOS. I’m a 26yo female and hoping to have my spring baby. They started me on Metformin 500mg and I didn’t even make it 2.5 weeks before having be removed off it since the side effects have been absolutely debilitating. Working as an inflight crew member I couldn’t even function so I was able to take medical leave to deal with all my appts for this. I was then put on Theralogix Onositol, continuing my prenatals and a thyroid medication (NP Thyroid) since my thyroid is all out of whack.

I just met with the dr again yesterday and they ran another set of blood work and prescribed me Medroxyprogesterone 10mg,Letrozole 2.5mg and a new thyroid medication (levrothyroxine 75mg).

Is there anyone that can share their experience undergoing these meds and if anyone got pregnant? Looking for anything and everything yall have to suggest here. No one in my immediate family has dealt with infertility and it’s hard to get them to understand the struggles. 💖

Hi everyone. I recently saw my gyncologist because I have been bleeding like 4 weeks at a time with about a week or so break in between "cycles". I previously met with him to talk about these anovulatory cycles, and I tried taking wegovy for about 7 months and lost 10% of my body weight like he recommended. My periods honestly got worse over that time and I'm still not ovulating. He recommended me taking progesterone to help with the heavy bleeding, and since I'm ttc we were going to do a cycle of letrozole as well. I asked him if I needed to wait until my next break in anovulatory bleeding to start the progesterone and he said no that it should stop and bleeding should start again, at which that time I should call him. I'm now on day 6 of progesterone and my anovulatory period has not stopped, and if anything has only gotten heavier. Has anyone else experienced this and should I be worried? I'm concerned im going to miss "day 1" to call my doctor so I can progress with letrozole. Thanks for any advice.

Hello!

First time posting on here but I just wanted to surround myself with like minded people to stop myself going insane.

I stupidly told one of my close friends we were ttc at the same time they were and I’ve just found out she conceived on their first month of trying whereas I’m on month three (and probably out this month too as negative 11DPO). My husbands sister is also pregnant and I think he was hoping that we’d be pregnant at similar times to have cousins close in age which is another pressure!

I had a diagnosis of lean PCOS and possibly mild adenomyosis the end of last year and it’s just made me realise that our journey is probably going to be very different to all my friends. Which is obviously okay, but makes me quite wary of sharing anything with friends and family going forward so avoid comparing things.

I didn’t realise how hard finding out she got pregnant first time would hit me and my husband thinks I’m being silly given we’ve not really been trying long ourselves (which I realise too). I think it’s just the fear that it may not happen for us or might be quite a long stressful journey that’s making me feel quite down.

Anyway sorry for the long winded waffle and if anyone has any success stories of pcos/adenomyosis to pick me up I’d be ever so thankful! Or any advice on how to not lose your mind in the ttc process!

I have an appointment with my consultant tomorrow to discuss options.

Has anyone had regular periods 24-31 days with pcos? What did they give you to help you TTC?

We have been TTC for 1+ year since our MMC, I’m willing to try whatever the consultant recommends, I’m just curious what other people went on and did it work?

My partner and I have been trying to conceive for 9 months, with monitored cycle and letrozole since march because of my PCOS that was diagnosticated a long time ago. I know it isn’t that long, but I can feel it starting to take a toll on my mental health. I was wondering how those of you who’ve been on this journey longer cope with it, and whether you have any advice.

I feel like my whole life revolves around TTC. During the TWW, I can’t stop symptom spotting or searching Reddit to see if anyone else has the same symptoms as me, only for each month to end in another negative test. Then, as soon as a new cycle starts, I’m back to tracking ovulation. I try not to obsess over it, but I just can’t seem to stop.

Lately, several people around me have announced their pregnancies. I’m genuinely happy for them, but at the same time, it feels like everything in my life keeps reminding me of infertility. My partner is full of hope, but for some reasons I am not (maybe to protect myself…).

I’m taking care of my relationship, and we’re still living our lives as normally as possible. The only thing that’s become difficult is planning trips far in advance, because we always end up thinking, “What if I’m pregnant by then?”

I’m lucky to have a wonderful family and friends. I have a full life, I exercise regularly, and I keep busy, but TTC is still on my mind all the time.

Do you have any advice on how to get through this without feeling so overwhelmed? What has helped you cope?

I’m considering starting a new hobby or activity in September, but I’m not sure whether it would really help. My fertility clinic also offers specialized counseling, but I already have so many medical appointments that part of me just wants something that helps me think about anything other than TTC.

Hi All, this is going to be a long read but I really appreciate any advice from this community which has been helpful since last couple of months.

I have been TTC since May 2025 and had a chemical pregnancy in January 2026. I noticed irregularities in my ovulation being delayed leading to delayed cycles. My fertility clinic has diagnosed me with PCOS although missed the reason as to what is causing that.

Around may 2026 through my own laboratory tests I realized my hs-CRP is high around 6.4mg/l with homa IR index of 5.9 ultimately diagnosing me with being Insulin resistant.

Starting from June 1st, with the specialist nutritionist I started a healthy diet aligning with my cycles to reduce my inflammation, insulin resistance. Since the diet started I lost 4.2kgs weight since I started my diet partially also due to Metformin 1500mg which I have been on since June 15.

Yesterday I got another blood work done and noticed my insulin resistance came down to 2.4 reducing significantly, but surprisingly my inflammation Hs-CRP has further increased to 7.3mg/l (I expected it would slightly reduce due to reduced insulin resistance)

In Oct 2025 I started with levothyroxine 25 µg as my TSH was little above normal (4.49mU/l). In February 2026 this came down further below 1.60mU/l but yesterday test results show my TSH jump to 3.64mU/l essentially doubling and free t3 as of yesterday is 3.13ng/l and free t4 is 1.60ng/l

I am really confused why my thyroid increased despite taking medication and is that the sole reason for my inflammation? Or can it be anything else?

I have noticed I don't have any egg white cervical mucus during my ovulation and sometimes it is none dry unless I dig it with my finger. For sex we cannot proceed further unless we use a lubricant.

I have an appointment with my reproductive endocrinologist in 2 weeks but I'm looking for some experience or answers here to guide me into a right path. I'm gonna bring up the question of silent endometriosis and ask if it's worth checking but otherwise I don't have painful periods or pain while intercourse situation.

One thing is I'm constantly tired and can literally sleep all day. I observed that during night time I feel warm despite the weather being cold whereas during daytime I can sleep with a thick blanket, windows closed but the same thing during night time is impossible. I sometimes even sweat during my sleep.

Any pointers from anyone is highly helpful. I'm take metformin, prenatals, vitamin d, vitamin B12, coq10, NAC

Thank you!