Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) Support Group
Polycythemia is a condition in which there is a net increase in the total circulating erythrocyte (red blood cell) mass of the body. Primary polycythemia occurs when excess erythrocytes are produced as a result of a proliferative abnormality of the bone marrow. Secondary polycythemia is caused by increases of erythropoietin that result in an increased production of...
Hello all! I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 15, was placed on BC to regulate my periods, which it pretty much did. Now I'm 26 married and my husband and I are TTC. I went to my gynecologist and she wanted me to wait a few months while testing for ovulation. Well after three months and lots of ovulation tests, I never ovulated.
Now I have been sent to have blood work done, at a ultrasound done, and currently on my 9th pill of provera (still no AF). After AF visits I'm to have the ink test done and my husband is to submit a sample of his swimmers.
Is this typical for everyone? I'm glad my doctors are being so detailed to rule everything out, but at the same time all of these tests are stressing me out. What was everyone else's timeline like?
Now I have been sent to have blood work done, at a ultrasound done, and currently on my 9th pill of provera (still no AF). After AF visits I'm to have the ink test done and my husband is to submit a sample of his swimmers.
Is this typical for everyone? I'm glad my doctors are being so detailed to rule everything out, but at the same time all of these tests are stressing me out. What was everyone else's timeline like?
I know that when I took the provera I didn't get my period until about 2 or 3 days after the last pill. I chose to to the ink test after 2 months of fertility treatments to make sure there wasn't any kind of blockage.