PCOS-- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome??? Do you have it or know someone with it?

what kind of syndrome is that? is it that every women diagnosed with that disease can't have children? erm.. it must be a horrible syndrome i guess.. having children is actually a success for the women..1 thing that really differentiate between men and women is that women can give birth to baby.. and every baby is contributes to the population of human.. in another word, women contributed alot to human populations.. it must be hard for you to accept it right? but.. don't worry.. you're not the only one i think... adoption could be a solution.. but i do understand that the agency is making things difficult.. i don't know why....erm.. do you want to try some medicine recommended by some researchers? i have this medicine .. and they claim it works in curing some kind of ovary cancer and i have friends that actually cured from such tumor in her ovary.. it seems her tumor shrink.... i don't know how far it's true.. but if you want info from it.. you can send a message to me :)

here's a cyber hug from me to you *hug* don't worry too much about your pcos. i also have it. i was diagnosed around 8-9 yrs ago, long before i even got married. the 1st ob-gyne i went to told me to have kids right away so that my pcos can be treated. but i was just 20 yrs old then and eventhough i have a boyfriend, i felt i wasn't ready to get married and have kids. i went for a 2nd, a 3rd and even a 4th opinion. all of them gave the same results/diagnosis. i asked if there was some treatment for it and i was told that i had to take birth control pills to prevent the cysts from accumulating and growing. they didn't recommend an operation since the pills can control its growth. right then, i knew i was going to have a difficult time conceiving. i got married in 2003. my husband and i (knowing that we'll have a difficult time conceiving) wanted to have a baby right away so we sought the help of my ob-gyne. i underwent some tests and work-ups. i followed everything that my ob-gyne asked me to do. it was so frustrating when every missed period i had resulted to a negative pregnancy test result. we almost gave up. then we decided to let go and let God. i stopped taking my fertility medicines. i willed my self to relax and to not pressure myself. then 3 days after we celebrated our 1st wedding anniversary, i was pregnant! we were really very happy and excited. now we have a 2 yr old daughter. so don't worry. i know of some people and friends who also have pcos and had kids. goodluck and keep the faith! :)

{{{{cyber hugs}}}}} My neighbor claims to have PCOS and has recently given birth to her FIFTH child!! I have to wonder if she truly has it or not. She does describe the symptoms and stuff perfectly. My daughter's friend (age 17) was recently diagnosed with PCOS. She has always been quite plump and when they started her on Glucaphage, she really did drop quite a few pounds. My neighbor states that is the medication that she takes as well. (when not pregnant) Do you have the blood sugar problems? Are you taking Glucophage?

My sister was diagnosed with the same thing last year. She's been married to his husband for 5 years now and unfortunately, still childless as of now. We never thought that that could be the reason why they can't have a child. She had that examination in London and the doctor said that it's not the reason why she's not conceiving a baby. Maybe that's true because her sister in law was also diagnosed with that years ago and now has 2 kids already. Maybe you would like to consider having a second opinion from another doctor.

I'd like to address two issues regarding fertility and adoption. It is certainly not impossible for you to get pregnant. You may have to receive infertility treatment, but, as you say, since you do not have a bad case, you may respond very well to treatment and have no problems. You should definitely talk to your doctor about a referral to an infertility treatment program. If you have medical insurance, you are more than likely covered for it as well. As far as adoption goes, it is never impossible to adopt. I have two children who are adopted and I did not let anything stand in my way. The reason why certain adoptions are so expensive is because most couples want an infant and this causes the waiting lists to be so long, but you are only legally expected to pay the legal fees as well as the medical fees, but many pregnant women can apply for assistance to help pay their medical expenses. Overall, either way you have a very good chance of being a mother someday. Just don't give up hope. Good luck.

I am 28 and have been diagnosed at 21. I had given birth to my daughter in 2005 and was never told that I would not have kids. Adopting was an option and they doo have meds to treat the PCOS but they are mostly progestins which would make it difficult to conceive a child. The weight gain "sucks" thats the downside of having PCOS beacuse with me, my adrenals produce so much insulin that I may have to take Glucophage again. I now have a cyst on my ovary and I am treating it without surgery this time since I have had laser surgery 5 times already. I really want to have another baby right now, but I know that it will be very difficult. Just be patient and talk to your doctor about trying to get pregnant and I'm pretty sure they would help you out.

I have a friend who has PCOS, and it has been hard on her. She gained well over 100 pounds for one thing. She did manage to get pregnant after they told her she wouldn't. But she miscarried. She is still hoping.

I have a cousin who had the same condition. The affected ovary was surgically removed when she was in her mid-twenties. She didn't get married until she was 35. She didn't think she would ever have children. But she had a boy just before turning 38 years old. Her pregnancy was quite difficult but she had a normal term delivery. Her son is now 4. She was able to conceive another baby, but this time the baby was born eight weeks premature. It was so tiny at birth and had to stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for a month. He's doing well and just celebrated his first birthday a couple of weeks ago. So, hang in there. You may still have a child of your own. Sometimes, it happens when you least expect it. I wish you all the best.

My best friend has it and she found out when she was 19, so she caught it in the early stage and she was put on a diabetic diet. She has lost all of the weight and will be able to have children luckily. If she wouldnt have caught it as soon and hadnt lost the weight then children would have not been an option for her. My heart goes out to you!