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Conceiving without Meds

chavonann
chavonann Posts: 4
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Hello, my name is Chavon. I've recently been diagnosed with PCOS and insulin resistance. I've only had two periods in the last 12 months, and thats only because I was given progesterone. I got married 7 months ago and my husband and I would like to start a family. My question is, has anyone been able to conceive without metformin, clomid, etc.? As anyone been able to regulate their cycles with just diet and exercise alone?

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  • miranda_mom
    miranda_mom Posts: 873 Member
    I did the first time - with my daughter we tried for a year and I got pregnant without meds but my bloodwork at the time was showing that I was only "borderline" - in fact, not even enough to diagnose me with PCOS. With my son, I did need Metformin. With my daughter, I was having cycles every 6-8 weeks without meds. With my son, I was not having any cycles without meds. And I weighed less than I did when conceiving my daughter. I think age plays a part (they are seven years apart - so first time trying to conceive I was in my late 20s, second time I was in my mid 30s). Good luck!
  • fairie_marie
    fairie_marie Posts: 106
    I did my son, I had gotten under 200 lbs and it just happened. When I had my daughter I had been on Met for quite awhile and then stopped. I was again under 200 lbs and BAM super suprise pregnancy. If you are IR you are going to have a very hard time loosing weight with out taking something to regulate that.

    GOOD LUCK!
  • Curleycue0314
    Curleycue0314 Posts: 245 Member
    My Son was without anything, but that was also prior to my diagnosis and I conceived directly after getting of BC. I was able to conceive without for my last pregnancy but lost it at 9 weeks. My hubby and I have been trying for 2 years now and recently just did round 1 with clomid and Metformin. What's the reason you don't want to use medication?
  • Miss_1999
    Miss_1999 Posts: 747 Member
    Yes. When I say yes, I didn't *use* Metformin for fertility. I use Metformin XR to stay alive. I'll post my success story so that it better explains it. My PCOS is so severe that I take Metformin XR and Byetta daily. I will most likely take this until the day I die, so I didn't take it to get pregnant, but I was on both drugs when I got pregnant, and continued to take both medications from day one of my pregnancy until the day I delivered my daughter at 38 1/2 weeks. She was born with no ill-affects or defects from either medication.


    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1454924-over-170lbs-gone-with-pcos

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