I got pregnant without any drugs or anything. That was 6 years ago and my son is now 5. I have not had a pregnancy since but there is hope because I have tried a new detox cleanse that worked for my friend who is pregnant with twins!!! The detox is right along the lines of what you are doing with clean eating so I am sure you would be able to handle it!

I wanted to just share some of my story. I'm 28 years old, diagnosed in January with PCOS. I'm 5'5 and 125lbs (so a thin cyster). The doctor put me on Clomid because she thought ovulation was my problem. The Clomid made me ovulate, but I could not get pregnant. After doing a ton of research, I have now learned that not ovulating is actually the end result of a domino effect that starts with insulin resistance. During my research, I discovered inositol. It's a type of B vitamin that helps with insulin resistance, egg quality, ovulation and rebalancing hormones. After starting on it, I immediately noticed a decrease in sugar cravings and within 2 months had dropped 5 lbs without any change in diet or exercise. Within three months, I was pregnant all on my own. Unfortunately, about 3 weeks ago, that ended in an ectopic pregnancy and the removal of my right tube. However, I am still optomistic because the ectopic is no way related to PCOS.

So my suggestion for you, would be to talk to your doctor about inositol. I've found that most doctors push medication first and might not be open to a natural approach. You can check out www.pregnitude.com also. It's a new product that hit the US in May. It's been in Europe for the past 10 years and has shown a lot of success. It's inositol and folic acid in one. Your doctor might be familiar with it. You don't need a prescription but you will need to get it from your pharmacy, or order it online.

Please let me know if you have any questions. I've been drowning myself in this research for the past year. I'm also a personal trainer, group fitness instructor and nutritional consultant.

Hi Ladies! I have been off of spironalactone and birth control for almost a year now. I have kept my weight off and am still trying to lose a couple more pounds. Still no luck getting pregnant. I have been doing more of a vegan/whole foods plant based diet which seems to be working. I know that is not typical of most PCOS women but I have been having a period every 28 to 30 days. At first I was SO excited to be having a period since starting out as a teen I never had a regular period. But, now every month when my period comes I am kind of depressed to find out I am once again not pregnant! Just wondering if any ladies have had success with out taking medication? Any tips or advice? My doctor keeps wanting to put me on metaformin. I have been doing the over the counter ovulation kits and they are showing positive for the LH surge every month which gives me hope. I have been having bad acne and some hirisutism problems since getting off the pill and spiro though which is upsetting.

I became pregnant in July without anything and I have PCOS. The hint is stop trying and go on vacation with your hubby for a week. ;-) I miscarried on the 23rd though. I am going to do the same thing I did last time. Lose 10% of my weight and we are going on vacation during Mardi Gras to get out of the city (I live in new orleans).

When I was trying to get pregnant with my first child, I could not on my own. I did not know what the problem was, we tried for a year with no luck. I went to the doctor and was referred to a reproductive speclaist, who then told me I have PCOS and he put me on a medication cycle. I took metaformin, clomide and had to do hormone shots and hormone suppositories. I got pregnant within the first 3 months of doing this but miscarried my baby. We started trying a couple months after that loss and nothing was happening with the medicine, but we continued for a couple more months and tada, I became pregnant with my daughter in 2004 and had her in 2005. Still didnt have a normal cycle after giving birth and going on birth control. The doctor also told me that if I wanted more kids, I would have to go through the same thing. So, in my mind I had already made the decision that I was not going to have any more kids, but God had something else in store for me. In 2009, I found out that I was pregnant with my youngest daughter. No medicine involved, just the good ole fashion way of making a baby. I was beyond shocked. So, my point of my story is that I think it depends on the woman and your situation. My first two pregancies, I couldnt do it on my own, but my last pregnany I did. When I spoke to my doctor about it (a new doctor), she said it just happens like that sometimes. I have two friends that have PCOS, and one has 3 kids and the other has 2 both had them without the help of fertility medicine. So it can happne. Good luck.

I have 2 girls.
The first - 2006 was a medicated conception (Metformin and Clomid).
The second - 2011 was unmedicated after a 40 lb. weight loss (SURPRISE!!).

We just found out yesterday that we are pregnant! After years of fertility we had moved on to adoption and stopped TTC. We were not using any medicines and I have not had a period since September. We are shocked but thrilled.

Are you taking any progesterone replacement like cream or prometrium?