I can not say I under stand as far as having children, but I also don't know when I ovulate, which is going to make it that much harder for me years from know when I want to have more children because of my lining of my uterus. I think maybe you should relax go on a mini with your partner and just enjoy yourself and let it happen. Because right now you are stressing and that does not go well with trying to make a baby. So just let it happen on it's on. It will happen, good thing come to those that wait!

Thanks for sympathizing, I never even knew they had a group like this on the web and was just so bummed I decided to do some research. As far as having children it's probably a good thing none have come yet, my husband and I are separated now. But I just worry yuh know?

You keep on them until they figure out what is wrong. Switch doctors if you have to. I understand being upset because everyone else around you is getting pregnant. I like you just didn't think about my PCO and I let it go. Are you on any medication? A lot of us with PCO are on Metformin.

Have you thought about going to a fertility specialist? [RE] They might be able to help you. a lot of women with pcos have periods that r crazy an the RE can help with drugs like Provera an Clomid. Also are you on metformin? Met helps with the PCOS even more so when your TTC. As far as the pain with sex you need to find a better doctor that can help you with that. a RE can help with the periods an getting pregnant. Sounds like you need a good gyno to see why sex is so painful for you an why you keep bleeding after sex. GL

Don't give up. I tried for the last 10 years off and on and I went to an RE they got me on the right meds and I'm having a baby in June. I thought it was hopeless and I'm an only child so I didn't have any neices or nephews to play with. Good luck DON'T give up hope because it will happen for you.

No I can't say I had even heard of metformin before coming to this website. I am surprised my Dr. never even mentioned but then again I'm not. I guess they don't care much for patients without insurance. as if I am scum of the earth because I don't have an HMO. When did cash stop working and plastic take over!?!?!?!?! Anyways I'm hoping my new job has a good insurance plan so I can go see a better Dr. The only treatment I was ever recommended was Yaz, cut the caffeine out of my diet and eat right and exercise. I think in the small town I come from there is so much ignorance and they are not very medically advanced. (Prescott, AZ)

Oh and P.S. congrats on your upcoming arrival! My sister just had my fourth niece Eliza Louis 3 months ago she's such a doll!

Ah one of them doctors dont worry i have insurance an i still had one of them docs who never wanted to do nothing an just told me to work out an loose weight. He never tested me for pcos even though i had blazzen signs i did have it. Finaly my family doctor tested me for it an put me on metformin. Some docs dont care!

Well it's even worse than that. I went in to see him and told him I had cysts on my ovaries, and he says well you have PCOS it's called that because you have the signs for the syndrome but there's no way of knowing whether you have them or not. Unless we do an invasive surgery. And he's this as he's pretending to leaf threw my chart which has the CT scan results from my ER visit that clearly read several cysts on right ovary. So basically he told me I was full of shit, and didn't know what I was talking about and that it was some elusive disorder that everyone has symptoms of but we can't find out until you pay ME to go in and look and see. So then he tells me to take birth control and that should help with the pain.

You can absolutely test for PCOS without doing surgery. You don't need an RE to do that either... just a good/understanding OB/GYN. A vaginal ultrasound, a good case history, blood work for testosterone levels (among other hormones), and fasting insulin with a glucose tolerance test is what diagnosed me. The good news is, that stuff can be billed under a medical plan when you get one. They should be coding any procedures as "investigative testing", and your diagnosis would probably be put under "amennorhea" until you have an official diagnosis of "PCOS" if that is indeed the problem. If you do have an infertility benefit under a future insurance plan, that is a huge bonus. My advice is to be active on getting your body figured out before you try to conceive. It will make it a whole lot easier, not to mention quicker. We've been trying for over a year and half with no luck. I found out last May that I have PCOS and we've now just gone thru a second cycle on injectable medications. I hope it works this time.... I just wish I had known when I was much younger about my PCOS and the challenges it would force me to face with starting a family. I wish you much luck. Go to a doctor that you can relate to and trust. Just because they have M.D. behind their name, doesn't mean they know everything. It's your right to shop for the doctor that takes you seriously.

The more I think about that Dr. the more I realize what a quack he was. It pisses me off I spent a lot of money with him, and he never wanted to help, He always just wanted me on BC I think that was his sole mission in life put everyone on BC I sure hope he doesn't have kids. Oh well anyways. At least if I can find a Dr who cares and is willing to help me find a treatment plan that works for me I have already been diagnosed and won't have to go threw to many more tests. I had that CT with oral and IV contrast when I went into the ER because I thought I had appendicitis. Then they come in and tell me I have PCOS!

If you are having pain during sex and bleeding afterward then you may have an inverted uterus. When you go see a new doctor they can do an ultrasound to see if you do. The pain would come from the top of your uterus being hit and the flesh is so tender that there is some bleeding afterward. (it's happened to me) Also the only test I had done to determine by PCOS was blood tests to verify the increased amount of testosterone in my system. Plus I had all the symptoms, not ovulating, hairy, and overweight. Since I've been taking metformin the ovulating, hair growth and weight have all been much better.
BTW for the inverted uterus there is a surgery you can get done to flip it around. But it's hard to find a doctor that will do the surgery until after you've had kids. Mostly, I think, because they don't want to increase the likelihood of complications during child birth.