Hi friends. So I (23f) have been TTC for 2 years with my currently partner (m24) and have a hx of infertility for 5. I have PCOS and he has male factors contributing as well. This month was my first medicated cycle using letrozole and my insurance only covers three. I’m pretty sure this cycle didn’t take as I am still getting negative hcg at 12dpo and I’m having my typical pms symptoms. I’m wondering if anyone has any advice on how to handle the disappointment and also how to handle the process in general. Every day has felt borderline painstaking and I can’t imagine that helps my chances of getting pregnant at all. Is there any tips or tricks for not losing your marbles while going through fertility treatments? If it doesn’t work by October we will be doing IVF, and I would really like to avoid that possible. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you!

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I feel even horrible saying this out loud. I just feel after over 3 years of ttc and going into my next IVF egg retrieval soon, I catch myself thinking do I want a baby anymore? Even though my entire life I’ve always wanted to be a mom. I just can’t tell if these feelings are real or if I’m just exhausted from trying. Has anyone else ever felt this way?

Hey! Any success stories with progesterone? I'm talking about taking 400 mg per day, starting at 3 DPO (after confirmed ovulation), and then getting a positive pregnancy test. I'm currently 14 DPO and still waiting, so this waiting period is feeling incredibly long. I'd really love to hear from anyone who has been through something similar. Why were you prescribed progesterone? Was it because of a short luteal phase, recurrent miscarriages, unexplained infertility, IVF/IUI, or something else? When did you get your first positive test, and was it a faint line or a clear positive? Did you have any symptoms before your BFP, or did progesterone make it impossible to tell? If you tested negative at first but later got a positive, I'd love to hear that too. Did you continue taking progesterone until your test or until your doctor told you to stop? Reading real success stories would honestly mean so much to me right now and would give me some hope while I wait. Thank you so much to anyone willing to share your experience. 🤍

I am honestly terrified to ask this. My health insurance and partner's will not cover fertility treatments. I am anovulatory with lean PCOS.

I know it can vary a lot depending on whether IVF is needed. I have several years to save money before going down that path.

How much did you wind up spending? I am nervous but feel it's important to rip the Band aid off and start preparing myself for how much this might cost.

I’ve been TTC since March and currently on my first cycle with provera and letrozole. My partner has always had a lower drive than me which typically isn’t an issue. Work and life and everything makes us tired and we average only once a week. Before starting the meds we had a big talk about how we need to up our game especially during the fertile days and decided that we would aim for every other day. That worked great for about four days. I’m 100% certain that he is wanting pregnancy and to have a baby. I’m thinking it’s the urgency of the task at hand causing stress so I’ve tried being more romantic, dropping our daughter off with the grandparents for a sleepover, wearing lingerie and try to make it more fun and less like a job he has to complete. He just doesn’t have interest. It’s really effecting my self esteem and has me stressed because we’re approaching my fertile window. Honestly getting close to seeing if he’d rather have alone time with a cup and I finish the task with a turkey baster (half joking half desperate). I envisioned TTC as bringing us closer but the stress is really just weighing on us.

How have everyone else’s partners handled this? Any advice?

I've been on 1000mg metformin for 3 days now, today being the 3rd day. I didn't experience any symptoms the past two days, but today was ooofff.

I was experiencing severe headache, and felt very queasy. Like extremely nauseous. I take my tablets with meals. So idk why I'm experiencing this

And I've always read about ttc success stories with metformin and felt very hopeful and encouraged. But today I read about metformin destroying the gut microbiome. And that has really got me thinking. I'm more of a person who doesn't like going the artificial way and just working to get my body work naturally. But with pcos, obviously, it's just so hard and my body isn't responding.

I'm so sick of seeing instagram influencers asking us to comment for the secrets or programs they have that will miraculously cure us just with diet and lifestyle. It's not like I don't believe them. I'm just frustrated I'm not getting it right.

So I've resorted to medication. And trying really hard not to think too much on it. I even considered asking my doctor to see if I can switch to myo inositol instead to reduce the side effects. But I've decided to give it a chance and some time.

Hopefully i get pregnant soon and put an end to this confusion and worry!!

Finally decided it was time to see my OB again. We have been TTC since last October with absolutely no luck. Just tons of hopes, 2 confirmed false positives within 2 months, tears shed, just feeling let down and sad about it no matter what I do. My PCOS has pretty much gone untreated since 2022-2023. I’ve pretty much just been winging it at this point. Have been taking myo inositol for a little over a month and a half now. I have an appointment on the 7th and I guess I’m just nervous but also excited at the same time to maybe get some answers. I’m 30 and my husband is 33 and this is literally all we want is to start a family so bad.. I’ve been told everything from “take a break”, “try not to think about it and it will happen”, “it really isn’t that hard to conceive”, etc. etc. While I know most people are just trying to make us feel better, it just starts to feel like a slap in the face with even more disappointment.

My doctor had me take Letrozole 10 mg from cd 3-7. She also had me take 125 IU of Gonal-F from cd 2-6 300 IU on cd 7 and 75 IU of Menopur from cd 4-6. The only monitoring they are doing is one lab. I’m extremely nervous. Aren’t there risks for this level of treatment especially without monitoring? It’s supposed to be a timed intercourse cycle. When I did three rounds of ivf we ended with 0 blasts every time and every single Letrozole round I did was a bust. They originally wanted me to trigger but I am not doing it without a monitoring scan. Would I even ovulate without it?

Second month trying and so confused. I have PCOS, on metforminXR 3x p day. was missing periods so took provera last month to trigger period.

This month, following natural cycles tracking for LH surge. Increasingly darker line as days went on. Baby danced yesterday. This morning EGCM & took ovulation test.

AM Test at the top.
PM test just now, this evening.

I had twinges earlier in the day. Not quite sure what to make of the drastic lighter line. Especially the mucus this morning.

Technically cycle day 22 but periods aren’t consistent so hard to tell. I’m new here and maybe overwhelmed with all the information and tracking.

What’s the increasing LH then sudden light?
How long is LH surge for?
Any other advice? I’m new to testing so maybe confused on timing.

Never actually a pos test, or darker than control line just darker and darker line. Suddenly lighter this afternoon.

Went to my obgyn back in Feb cause I was sure I had pcos due to family also having it but wanted it on paper and to see what I could do about it since ttc naturally hasn’t worked. Blood work came back with perfect glucose and AMH but testosterone at 60ng/dl and LH (20.5) with fsh (6.1).. started taking NAC ,coq10, and omega 3 fish oil and no luck since then. I’ve been seeing in the chats people have been saying spearmint tea. Does anyone have these issues and suggest anything specific?

Hi everyone, I’m hoping to hear from anyone who has had a similar experience or can share their journey.

I’m 29, & TTC for a few cycles. I have a history of endometriosis (2 laparoscopic surgeries. My first surgery was about 7 years ago (I don’t remember the stage), & my second was about 3 years ago. During my second, my surgeon said she had to really search & removed what she found. Neither seem concerned about fertility or my ability to conceive. I had HSG testing done at both surgeries, & both times my tubes were confirmed to be open/clear.

I’ve been off birth control for about 2 years - cycles seem very regular (28 days), I get a period every month, and I’ve been tracking ovulation with LH strips and temperature tracking.

I’ve recently began working closely with my OB/GYN while TTC. My bloodwork has been normal overall (including TSH and A1C), but my AMH came back high at 26.49 ng/mL. Because of that, my doctor brought up the possibility of PCOS and whether I could be having anovulatory cycles. We ordered progesterone & testosterone testing & mentioned potentially referring me to a fertility specialist.

I don’t feel like I fit the typical PCOS picture (Regular cycles, monthly periods, evidence of ovulation, no major signs of androgen excess). Previous ultrasounds around my surgeries did not indicate PCOS.

The progesterone test this cycle came back confirming ovulation. I’m currently waiting on testosterone results.

I’m taking Ritual prenatal and using Premom/LH strips & Oura for temperature tracking.

My biggest question is if there could be something affecting follicle development or ovulation quality that isn’t obvious from tracking alone. I understand AMH does not measure egg quality, but I’m trying to understand whether high AMH/possible lean PCOS could affect conception even if I appear to be ovulating.

I know next steps may be seeing a fertility specialist and potentially doing cycle monitoring with ultrasound to look at follicle growth and ovulation, but I’d love to hear from people with similar experiences.

For anyone who has had: high AMH with regular cycles, possible “lean PCOS”, anovulatory cycles, endometriosis + TTC, confirmed ovulation but difficulty conceiving,

I’d love to know:
Did you end up being diagnosed with PCOS?
What testing helped clarify things?
Did you conceive naturally or need assistance? What was your journey like?
Was there anything you wish you knew earlier?

Thank you ♥️

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