PCOS

Had a doc appointment yesterday for a Pre-Conception exam and consultation. She gave us the okay to start trying except...she did a sonogram of my ovaries and little black spots showed up on them. She said it looks like PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome). Which would actually make a lot of sense given my mom's problems with "a male hormone" (as diagnosed in 1979) and given my irregular periods, acne, weight problems, and all sorts of other issues I've had since I was 15 years old. She said she can't be positive I have it yet, to give it two months and see if I get a period and if I don't then they'll run blood work to see what it is. From there if it's PCOS they would send me to a fertility specialist to be put on clomid or another one of those medicines that helps treat people with PCOS/Infertility. The good thing is that I've lost a good amount of weight and I eat healthier now, which are two things that can really effect PCOS. The "disease" can be reversible with a good weight, diet, and exercise. Here's more info on PCOS: http://www.babycenter.com/0_polycystic-ovarian-syndrome-pcos_7432.bc

The only thing about PCOS that is really scary is that 1 in 5 women with PCOS miscarry due to complications with PCOS. I've read about a lot of women on the message boards on babycenter.com who have had miscarriages with PCOS. It does seem like 1 in every 5 I read has that problem. That really scares me. It's like, if I wasn't already worried about that happening, now I'm really concerned because my chances are higher.

She also said there's a chance I could have no problems at all. But for some reason, given my history, I highly doubt that. I have a feeling if this is like everything else in my life, it's not going to be an easy road and it will be long, but we're ready to do it and work through it and we're going to stay positive.

Cheers,
M