Hi Everyone! My name is Tiffany. I'm 23 yrs. old. I was diagnosed with pcos when I was 18. I have been on birth control pills for a long time to regulate my periods. I lost 45lbs in 2004 so I thought my periods would be regular because of the weight loss, so I then stopped taking birth control for a while but not only did I realize they weren't getting regular but I had started to gain the weight back. I now have gained all of my weight back plus 14 extra pounds. I don't plan to use bcp again because they don't seem to help me with my main problem which seems to be insulin resistance.
Does anyone have this problem? I've heard about Metformin(glucophage). Is anyone starting that for the first time?
I would like to find pen pals who are going through the same problems I am.
If interested, I welcome anyone to send me an email.

Hi Tiffany,

I'm right there with you. I was just diagnosed with PCOS this week and I started Glucophage 2 days ago.

My doctor suspected that I might have PCOS over a year ago, but then she found pre-cancerous cells on my cervix through an abnormal pap and things got sidetracked. I had a LEEP procedure in Aug 05 and this past February I went off BCPs so my husband and I could TTC our first child. I got pregnant immediately but had a miscarriage in April at 8 weeks.

My doctor wanted me to have two normal cycles before trying again, but I've never had normal cycles while off the pill. After having a D&C, it took 6 weeks for my first AF, and 32 days later I had a "soft-of" AF. It was very light and only for 2 days. That was mid-July and I have not had my period since. So I went to see my doctor this week.

My inability to lose weight, acne, excess hair, etc. (name your symptom!), and my inability to ovulate normally had her convinced that I do indeed have PCOS. She put me on medroxyprogesterone to bring on my period and I am also taking Glucophage. I will also start taking Clomid once my AF shows up, to increase the chances that I ovulate. I'm 35. I'm not getting any younger and I want a baby!

So that's my story.

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Hi and Tiffany and Jenny to the PCOS board! I am so glad that you have found us, please don't hesitate to ask ?'s and jump into discussions. The ladies on these boards are My name is Kimberly and I am the Host of the PCOS board so again please don't hesitate to ask anything we are not shy around here.

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