The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Conceive when its just not happening (12m+)

ginvzt

QQuaver wrote: »

ginvzt, are you sure doing exercises are a good idea? Won't it build 'heavy' muscle making you weigh more? I know it will make you healthier and live longer, but if you just want to lose weight...

Runnerduck, welcome:) Good luck on ICSI:)

I am not very sporty person, but I need to exercise... I usually do the half an hour 'run-walk' on the treadmill and then some sit-ups. Don't think that will add much muscle, but it will help to get extra water out in the form of sweat...

QQuaver

ginvzt wrote: »

Don't think that will add much muscle, but it will help to get extra water out in the form of sweat...

That makes sense, good luck:)

kairi

QQuaver wrote: »

Kairi, was it Metformin for lowering sugar levels, provera or nothisterone to start AF?

Hi QQ
Metformin 500 mg and Provera 10mg
And then Clomid 50mg

Have you done all that already then??
Did you get any side effects?

QQuaver

kairi wrote: »

Hi QQ
Metformin 500 mg and Provera 10mg
And then Clomid 50mg

Have you done all that already then??
Did you get any side effects?

Not Metformin, but others yes:o
I'm on my 3rd Clomid round, this time 100mg.

No side effects, but probably get some with this double dose of Clomid starting tomorrow...

VK-2008

hey i am thinking i am going to get put on clomid, saw a few people mentioning side effects. whats all involved?

hugs to anyone who needs them

QQuaver

VK, Clomid could give you side effects like hot flashes and mood swings;) A lot of people take it in the night to sleep off most of it:)

ginvzt

Ok, I printed out the AHA diet plan, I informed OH that I am going to do it. So, I am doing Friday-Saturday-Sunday, then back to my 'normal' food, and if needed, I will repeat it over the next weekend as well. I don't expect to lose 10lb in 3 days as the diet claims, but any loss will be very much welcome. The scales shouted at me "81.0" this morning, and it needs to be below 78.

chickpea - how is it going for you?

QQuaver

CD2 today, called the clinic to make CD14 appointment as was told to do last time.
I asked about IUI, and was told they'll decide if IUI is OK or not on CD14 (doctor mentioned the possibility of IUI last time I saw him). It feels to me that they are cutting it close. What if I ov on CD13 or 14?:(

OK, I probably never have ov'd on CD13 ever, but still, I'm on Clomid.

This is my history:

Clomid 50mg cycle 1 ov'd on CD15
Clomid 50mg cycle 2 ov'd on CD22
Clomid 100mg cycle 3 -now-

Any thoughts?

BernardM

INOSITOL, PCOS AND FERTILITY
An inexpensive B vitamin can help a woman get pregnant.

While we’re on the subject of fertility, two research groups in Italy, both led by Enrico Papaleo, have done excellent studies with the dietary supplement myo-inositol and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), showing significant benefit, which is great news for women who suffer from this disorder as it gives them an alternative to the diabetes drugs that American doctors typically prescribe for PCOS.

Polycystic ovary syndrome is one of the leading causes of infertility. It also tends to cause hair growth where it’s not wanted, acne and difficult menstrual cycles. Although a few months of avoiding sugar and refined carbohydrates and getting daily exercise almost always resolves PCOS, American doctors instead tend to prescribe diabetes drugs such as metformin to help regulate insulin levels. (It’s so much easier to write a prescription than it is to help women deal with diet and exercise.) This is unfortunate as these types of drugs have a lot of side effects and don’t address the underlying issue. Myo-inositol is a good middle-of-the-road approach.

Myo-inositol, a form of inositol, is a member of the B-complex family of vitamins. It’s not an essential vitamin, as it can be manufactured by the body, but it tends to be deficient in women with PCOS, and restoring it can help regulate insulin enough to restore normal ovulation and thus fertility, and assist with weight loss.

Here's the Research
These aren't large studies, but they're nicely done. Inositol is very safe so there's no harm in trying it, but if you're already on a diabetes drug talk to your doctor first. If you want to get off a diabetes drug, do it gradaully and under your doctor's supervision.

In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study published in the Sept-Oct 2007 European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences, 92 women were split into two groups, and the placebo half got folic acid, while the test group got folic acid plus 4 gms daily of myo-inositol, for 14 weeks. The myo-inositol group had a significantly higher rate of ovulation, higher HDL (good) cholesterol, and they lost weight, while the placebo group gained weight. It’s important to note however, that the heavier a woman was, the less effective the treatment was.

The other study, published in the Dec 2007 journal Gynecological Endocrinology, put 25 PCOS women on a combination of folic acid and inositol (2 gms combined) for six months. The results were reported as follows, “Twenty-two out of the 25 (88%) patients restored at least one spontaneous menstrual cycle during treatment, of whom 18 (72%) maintained normal ovulatory activity during the follow-up period. A total of 10 singleton pregnancies (40% of patients) were obtained.”

Based on these two studies, myo-inositol seems to be a remarkably effective treatment for PCOS, and for restoring fertility. Even better, it doesn’t have side effects and it’s relatively inexpensive. For women who are trying to get pregnant, it’s ideal to combine this treatment with improved diet and exercise, so that the insulin problems aren’t carried into pregnancy.

(From a newsletter here http://www.virginiahopkinstestkits.com/vol4issue1pf.html)

QQuaver

I take Vitamin B50-complex!:beer: