So I have been doing a lot of thinking about life and marriage and children and so i started to look up the chance of me getting pragnant. Since i have pcos which is polycystic ovary syndrome. According to Wikipedia...
Polycystic Ovaries develop when the ovaries are stimulated to produce excessive amounts of male hormones (androgens), particularly testosterone, either through the release of excessive luteinizing hormone (LH) by the anterior pituitary gland or through high levels of insulin in the blood (hyperinsulinaemia) in women whose ovaries are sensitive to this stimulus.
This syndrome acquired its most widely used name because a common sign is multiple (poly) ovarian cysts. These form where egg follicles matured but were never released from the ovary because of abnormal hormone levels. These generally take on a 'string of pearls' appearance. The condition was first described in 1935 by Dr. Stein and Dr. Leventhal, hence its original name of Stein-Leventhal syndrome.
PCOS is characterized by a complex set of symptoms, and the cause cannot be determined for all patients. However, research to date suggests that insulin resistance could be a leading cause. PCOS may also have a genetic predisposition, and further research into this possibility is taking place. No specific gene has been identified, and it is thought that many genes could contribute to the development of PCOS.
A majority of patients with PCOS have insulin resistance. Their elevated insulin levels contribute to or cause the abnormalities seen in the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis that lead to PCOS.
So as you read about the chance of getting pregant they are slim since you don't have a real cycle. According to Wikipedia In this trial, 626 women were randomized to three groups: metformin alone, clomiphene alone, or both. The live birth rates after 6 months were 7.2% (metformin), 22.5% (clomiphene), and 26.8% (both). The major complication of clomiphene was multiple pregancy, affecting 0%, 6% and 3.1% of women respectively. The overall success rates for live birth remained disappointing, even in women receiving combined therapy, but it is important to consider that the women in this trial had already been attempting to conceive for an average of 3.5 years, and over half had received previous treatment for infertility. Thus, these were women with significant fertility problems, and the live birth rates are probably not representative of the 'average' PCOS woman.
So the odds of having a baby is about 26% and that isn't having a baby that is carrying a baby for 6 months. And the rate of live births is disappointing. So the question is since i love kids so much is it going to impossible to have one of my own or is my classroom going to have to be my only children. I guess time will tell. I guess it is whatever God wills.
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Hey Sammie! Happy Holidays.
I would like to talk to your more about PCOS if interested. I have 18+ years of PCOS education if interested. pcosinct@yahoo.com
Angi Ingalls; PCOS in ConnecTion
1983 Dx Spina Bifida Occulta, Double collective system, Liver issues
1985 Dx PCOS; 2006 Partial Thyroidectomy
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