PCOS

  • The Role That Diet Plays in PCOS

    Due to the discovery of the role insulin resistance plays in PCOS, many experts now believe that diet should be a part of the treatment of PCOS. It is believed that diet can help reduce insulin resistance. Read "The Role That Diet Plays in PCOS" to learn more.

  • PCOS and Ovulation

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I was just wondering if you have to have a period every month to conceive and or ovulate?

    I was diagnosed with PCOS years ago and so my periods are very irregular. I don't even know for sure if I am even ovulating. How can I find out if I am ovulating when I do have my period?

    Thank you,
    Misty

  • PCOS

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I just turned 30. I was diagnosed with PCOS approximately 1 1/2 yr ago. We have been trying for about a year to get pregnant but with no success.

    What are my options for fertility drugs? And what is my next step? My next doctor's apt is not until June.

  • Thoughts

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I have read through all the questions and all though there have been on or two that are similar I thought I would put my thoughts down anyway.

  • Could I Be Pregnant?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for a few years now. I have found out I have severe endometriosis, possible pcos, and a tilted uterus. My husband has a low sperm count.

    Since my surgery in June this past year I have found my periods to be almost clockwork. This month my period was early and short. I have been sick this past weekend and have real bad diarrhea for the past week. Saturday I was having a lot of pelvic pain, back pain and vaginal pressure. Is there a chance I am pregnant or that I miscarried?

  • The Role That Diet Plays in PCOS

    Polycystic ovary syndrome is a metabolic disorder that affects between 5 and 7.5 percent of all women. It is the number-one cause of infertility. Read more to discover how diet can help the symptoms of PCOS and may decrease the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

  • Could the Pain Be a Pulled Muscle?

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,
    I haven't been diagnosed with PCOS, but it not only runs in the family, but I have seen my cysts through sonogram. I started working out about a month ago. After the first two days of exercising I started to get a sharp pain on the left side of my abdomen. I thought that I might be pregnant since I was about two weeks late. But, my HPT came up negative.

  • Conceiving with Sero-negative Arthropathy

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I am a young Sero-negative Arthropathy suffer and my husband and I are trying to fall pregnant. We are trying to find out as much as we can about the effects this disease has on the chances of falling pregnant.

    Just to make this even more difficult when I was 16, my gynecologist said I had polycystic ovaries even though they found no cysts when I had ultrasounds. I was put on the pill and had been taking it up until July this year.

    We have had no luck yet in conceiving so what can we do to increase the chances?

  • Why Would HCG Double, But No Gestational Sac?

    QUESTION

    Dear Ms Ultrasound,
    I took a home test and got a positive result on June 4th and June 5th. My LMP started on May 22nd. On June 5th I went to the ER due to spotting. They did a Beta HCG with a result of 2.4 and an US showing nothing and referred me to my OB.

  • PCOS and Ovulation

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I was just wondering if you have to have a period every month to conceive and or ovulate?

    I was diagnosed with PCOS years ago and so my periods are very irregular. I don't even know for sure if I am even ovulating. How can I find out if I am ovulating when I do have my period?

    Thank you,
    Misty

  • The Role That Diet Plays in PCOS

    Polycystic ovary syndrome is a metabolic disorder that affects between 5 and 7.5 percent of all women. It is the number-one cause of infertility. Read more to discover how diet can help the symptoms of PCOS and may decrease the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

  • The Role That Diet Plays in PCOS

    Due to the discovery of the role insulin resistance plays in PCOS, many experts now believe that diet should be a part of the treatment of PCOS. It is believed that diet can help reduce insulin resistance. Read "The Role That Diet Plays in PCOS" to learn more.

  • Fertility Advice for Overweight and Obese Women

    One should not assume weight alone is a problem. It can be, but it is not a given. In fact, weight is probably only a factor less than 10 percent of the time. The primary obstacle for overweight women is ovulation.

  • Conceiving with Sero-negative Arthropathy

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    I am a young Sero-negative Arthropathy suffer and my husband and I are trying to fall pregnant. We are trying to find out as much as we can about the effects this disease has on the chances of falling pregnant.

    Just to make this even more difficult when I was 16, my gynecologist said I had polycystic ovaries even though they found no cysts when I had ultrasounds. I was put on the pill and had been taking it up until July this year.

    We have had no luck yet in conceiving so what can we do to increase the chances?

  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Facts and Treatments

    Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine problem in women, affecting 5 to 7.5 percent of reproductive-aged women. It's only in the past decade that ideas about its causes and treatment are being pieced together. Read on and learn how it is diagnosed and treated.

  • Diagnosing and Treating Female Infertility

    Infertility is a condition that affects approximately one out of every six couples. An infertility diagnosis is given to a couple who is unsuccessful with their attempts to get pregnant over the course of one year. When the problem exists within the female partner, it is referred to as female infertility.

  • Could the Pain Be a Pulled Muscle?

    QUESTION

    Dear Fitness Expert,
    I haven't been diagnosed with PCOS, but it not only runs in the family, but I have seen my cysts through sonogram. I started working out about a month ago. After the first two days of exercising I started to get a sharp pain on the left side of my abdomen. I thought that I might be pregnant since I was about two weeks late. But, my HPT came up negative.

  • Could I Be Pregnant?

    QUESTION

    Dear Midwife,
    My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for a few years now. I have found out I have severe endometriosis, possible pcos, and a tilted uterus. My husband has a low sperm count.

    Since my surgery in June this past year I have found my periods to be almost clockwork. This month my period was early and short. I have been sick this past weekend and have real bad diarrhea for the past week. Saturday I was having a lot of pelvic pain, back pain and vaginal pressure. Is there a chance I am pregnant or that I miscarried?

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