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[nicolette]

Hi Ladies,

Over the past year I have been floating from IVF, to OPK, to DID, to Miscarriage, and now I have arrived here. The quick run down is in my sig............I am very very cyst prone. I had them as a teenager, then when I was pregnant with my son....pretty much any time I am off BC or pregnant. During my miscarried pregnancy my doc found another cyst on my left ovary this time.

I had surgery in Feb 07 to remove a calcification and two cysts on my ovary along with a 1/3 wedge ressection. My doctor sent me for all bloodwork relating to PCOS, and determined that I am just polycystic, but my blood work showed no elevations that would warrant Metformin or Glucophage at the time. Also I ovulate, I got pregnant with my son in '03 with no problem.
But, the cycle I got pregnant, I used the Clearblue Easy Ovulation Monitor, It showed me ovulating on day 17/18, kind of late???? Is it true that late ovulators have an increased risk for miscarriage???

I go for my D&C followup this Thursday, and wonder should I mention that I want to try the metformin/clomid(i read on line that it helps for late ovulators)???? Or just try again on my own without any meds???? anyone have an experience similar to this???

Thanks, I look forward to chatting with you ladies!

[amunsey]

Hi, Nicolette,

Welcome to the board! My bloodwork showed that I had no problems with my insulin, but I do have a fairly substantial case of PCOS. My doctor told me to try the Metformin anyway. They put me on it for a while and just checked my liver function to make sure it was not hurting me. I am still on it, 1500 mg daily.

I bought a CBEFM and got a peak reading on cd 28. I did ovulate, and conceived. Unfortunately, my doctor was not super encouraging at first because of the late ovulation. They told me late ovulations had about a 50/50 chance of miscarriage, because of "bad eggs". It scared me to death, and I'm still very nervous, but I'm doing great at this point. We found a heartbeat at 6.5 weeks, and the doctors couldn't be any more encouraging.

The point is, don't let the higher miscarriage risk scare you into not TTC on a cycle. I took that advice from some other girls on this board, and couldn't be happier. Good luck!!

[nicolette]

Thanks so much for your response. It is encouraging to hear you say that about late ovulation. I am still going to bring it up to my doctor and see what she says about starting the metformin. Congrats on your pregnancy, i wish you a healthy and joyous one. It is such a miracle!