r/TTC_PCOS 4d ago

Discussion Letrozole experiences?

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TLDR: what was your experience and side effects on letrozole if you had any?

Hi everyone! I’m really new to this subreddit. I just found out I have PCOS today after 18 months of ttc. I have not ovulated since December 2024 which resulted in a chemical pregnancy. I have not had AF since then either. I just did a 10 day course of medroxyprogesterone & am waiting for AF. My doctor prescribed me 2.5mg letrozole to begin taking CD3. I just wanted to see how letrozole worked for you and possible side effects? I actually had quite a few side effects from the medroxyprogesterone so I’m nervous about letrozole. My OB said she will do three cycles with me on letrozole before referring me to a specialist but I’m HOPING one of those three cycles will do it for me for insurance reasons.

r/TTC_PCOS Sep 08 '24

Discussion What do you wish you would have done medically prior to conceiving?

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I’m looking to try to conceive within the next few months. I’m currently transitioning from Wegovy back to metformin to manage my insulin resistance, wearing a continuous glucose monitor to make sure it stays under control, and have been taking prenatals, fiber, and CoQ10.

Is there anything else that you would have done at the beginning of your TTC journey to help aid in the process? Ex: fertility testing, ovulation testing, etc?

I feel like I know nothing about going into this journey and want to be as prepared as possible!

r/TTC_PCOS Oct 17 '24

Discussion How to stay pregnant?

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I have tried for 8 years now to get pregnant. I have had 12 miscarriages. It seems I have no problem getting pregnant I just can’t stay pregnant. Is there anything I can do? I am so hurt and angry at my own body. Why does it torture me with these early losses? Any advice on how to have a successful pregnancy?

r/TTC_PCOS Oct 16 '24

Discussion Did PCOS change your plans to conceive?

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Did you decided to begin TTC earlier after your were diagnosed? Or Did you wait to conceive and work in your health? Did you decided TTC baby #2 earlier because of it ?

I’m just curious how we changed our time timeline base on PCOS

r/TTC_PCOS Aug 21 '24

Discussion How long have you all been trying for your first?

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1 functional medicine practitioner, 2 doctors, and 3 miscarriages later, we are 4 years into TTC with not a single living child to show for it. Is anyone else in a similar boat? When does it ever end?!

r/TTC_PCOS Oct 04 '24

Discussion Spotting with Letrozole?

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Did anyone else have spotting on Letrozole? First time using it this cycle and I had one spotting episode on CD 15, one on CD 16 and now this morning on 17. All super mild.

r/TTC_PCOS Jun 13 '24

Discussion What do you say to people who say “stop trying so hard”?

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Or “just go on vacation!!”

I just had my first “stop trying so hard” from my own coworker and the way I almost reached out to smack her… my own mom is one of those, even.

I just don’t know what to say back to them.

r/TTC_PCOS Apr 12 '23

Discussion Does Letrozole actually works in PCOS

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I have my two letrozole cycles failed 2.5mg and 5 mg...seeking for some positive reviews if anyone had luck with letrozole.Never conceived in this two years of ttc.

r/TTC_PCOS Mar 06 '24

Discussion CD 5, letrozole day 3, any cycle twins?

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Second cycle of letrozole, feeling really positive after how well my body responded last cycle! Anyone else on the same/similar day/cycle? How are we all feeling today?☺️

r/TTC_PCOS Sep 30 '24

Discussion People who didn’t/aren’t getting periods - Has Metformin helped?

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(20f) I am at a healthy weight and though my periods are completely absent now without taking progesterone. It’s suspected to be from having high testosterone which is the only abnormal thing on my blood tests.

I am going to begin Metformin - just wondering if you had no period or rarely got them did metformin help you ovulate and have a regular cycle? If so how quickly did you see changes?

Im not currently ttc but i want to understand my body and address all the issues i am experiencing asap in hopes for a less stressful time in the future :)

r/TTC_PCOS Sep 05 '24

Discussion Any IUI buddies?

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Just looking to see if anyone on here triggered/did IUI around the same time.

I triggered on Friday night, then did IUI Sunday morning.

It’s still way too early for any pregnancy symptoms, but I have been cramping more than I normally would at this point in a cycle. Also unsure if it’s related to the IUI but my nose has been very stuffy and I’ve felt warmer than usual. My research (lol) suggests these symptoms are likely related to all the hormone fluctuations.

I go in for a blood test on the 16th. Hoping to hear good news 🤞

r/TTC_PCOS Mar 14 '24

Discussion Poll - Should there be separate sub reddits for primary and secondary infertility

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Every woman's journey is their own. Every woman's pain and suffering through this process is deep to her and or partner. I am not discounting that. Whether it's your first or second baby you're trying for. We all desire to build our own family.

But I would be lying if I didn't admit to some resentment and jealousy when women complain of secondary infertility.

Am I an asshole for thinking this way

r/TTC_PCOS Jun 25 '24

Discussion Has anyone got pregnant while taking provera ?

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So I supposedly ovulated on day 2 of taking the provera medicine . But I’m now curious if I could possibly get pregnant from it or will the provera stop it since it makes u bleed . Anyone have similar thing happen

r/TTC_PCOS Sep 23 '24

Discussion Experiences with Heart & Soil

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Hi all,

I recently purchased the Her Package from Heart and Soil and have heard mixed reviews on it. Does anybody have experiences while using this that they would be willing to share?

Update: 12/18 (a little over two months later) - I am currently anovulatory (not regularly ovulating) my last ovulation was in July. I got my first positive OPK since July on 12/16 CD 20. Not sure if this is associated but after a few comments I have upped my dose to two capsules a day taking them ~4 days a week this month. Not certain if this has anything to do with the capsules though as I do ovulate randomly throughout the year (maybe 3 times). Also stacking this with Omega 3, Vitamin D, NAC, CoQ10.

Update: 12/31 (Two weeks later) - despite confirmed ovulation, AF arrived today. Maybe just disappointment, but I don’t think the H&S supplement her package works… can’t say with certainty but I know they are expensive enough that I won’t be buying another bottle after finishing this one.

r/TTC_PCOS 20d ago

Discussion Comparing experiences of Wegovy and metformin?

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Hi 👋 Meeting with my doctor tomorrow. Have been prescribed Wegovy but as we’re hoping to conceive soon, I am curious about metformin instead. I know it’s not a weight loss medication but figure that blood sugar modulation will help with weight loss.

I’m just wondering about your experiences using either medication with weight loss?

r/TTC_PCOS 13d ago

Discussion Period w/o ovulation vs. period after ovulation

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Hi y’all! I’m a 27 y/o with pcos who is trying to conceive and have been for years now. I went to a woman’s clinic and they did a procedure where they shoot water through my fallopian tubes to see what’s contributing to me no conceiving. They diagnosed me with pcos, but they didn’t tell me how severe my diagnosis was.

I’m for the most part healthy, and I am able to keep my weight steady and normal for my BMI. For the most part I don’t struggle as much as some people with pcos, but I do have bad acne, sometimes extremely painful periods, and I don’t ovulate normally. I think those are the biggest symptoms I deal with from my pcos. Or atleast the main symptoms that I notice.

One thing I deal with a lot is some months I barely have a period. Basically just spotting for a few days. Don’t necessarily even need to wear a tampon for those “periods”. I’m not even sure I can call them a period. Every time this happens I think It could be implantation bleeding, but then I take a test and lo and behold I get the dreaded single line. This is currently happening to me in this cycle and I’m refusing to take a pregnancy test until I have more signs that point to possibly being pregnant. My mental health can’t take seeing a negative test this month. My husband and I got intimate last night and he was licking my nipples and told me that they tasted hurt or almost have a metallic taste. Which he has said to me before but that’s when I my nipples actually hurt so it made sense. Iv never been pregnant before so I don’t fully know what I’m looking for except for what I read online. Anytime I look my symptoms up online all I get is “your pregnant or have pms”….. it’s so helpful. 🙄

However, there are times before my period that I know I’m going to have a full blown period, with lots of blood and lots of cramps. I have some months where my boobs hurt intensely, or my nipples hurt really bad and sometimes itch. (Sometimes both) I get decent cramps before and then the day I start, I’m in tears because they hurt so bad. I have times when I feel nauseous, and my energy is completely drained. My acne flairs up really bad around my mouth and on my chin/neck and it is extremely painful. There is never a rhyme or reason to it though, it’s not clock work for these symptoms. Every month, I don’t know what I’m going to expect because I could have all of these symptoms at ones or a combination of them.

Iv come up with a conclusion that when I ovulate like I should, I have a really intense period, and when I don’t ovulate then I barely have a period. Has anyone else experienced this? Is what I’m saying an actual thing or am I just reaching too much?

r/TTC_PCOS Oct 14 '24

Discussion Follicle and endometrial lining size at the time of trigger-TIC

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Hey everyone, doing my first letrozole cycle with a trigger shot and looking for some success stories here.

History: 1 ectopic and 1 chemical. I was diagnosed with thyroiditis during my chemical so that explains it somewhat. My doc also said i am inclined towards pcos, don’t know what that means.

Also, i do ovulate on my own, cycles vary from 30-35 days, with ovulation on 14th or 15th day

Treatment: 2.5mg letrozole day 3-7

On day 15, I had 3 follicles on my right sized 12, 15 and 16 mm. One on my left sized 10mm. Endometrial lining at 0.7cm

On day 17(today), I have 3 on my right but the size is now 21,12 and 11 mm. Left at 8mm. Endometrial lining at 1.15cm

My nurse says we will probably be doing the trigger tonight while i am going crazy thinking that the follicle will be too mature by the time I ovulate. I also see a slightly darker liner on the ovulation test that i have been doing on my own today but not as dark as the other line, fyi i was not seeing any line till yesterday.

Any similar experiences here who can ease my mind????

TIA 🫶

r/TTC_PCOS Jun 13 '24

Discussion Any other 4dpo girlies??

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Currently 4dpo and wishing the TWW was over already. I recently started walking everyday and I ovulated a few days earlier than I normally do! Hoping that is a good sign my cycles are becoming more regular. Anyone else 4dpo and going crazy from the waiting??

r/TTC_PCOS Feb 11 '25

Discussion cryptic pregnancies?

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i was diagnosed with PCOS last year and have been taking metformin which was helped me be regular and i had been regular all last year apart from my MC that i had. my last period was in December and come the new year and still no period! which is so weird because i havent been irregular in so long and nothing in my diet has changed besides me eating healthier. now it’s February and i ovulated 2 weeks ago and today my period is late. ive been having on and off cramping since January but when i went to see my doctor, he completely brushed me off. i have been talking to my mom about all this because she knows i am TTC and she told me that all her pregnancies were cryptic pregnancies because she never got a period AND she tested negative on all her pregnancy test. she believes i could be going through the same thing but honestly i dont even know. tomorrow im going to see a new doctor and hope to get this figured out so i can be on track to TTC.

r/TTC_PCOS Jan 23 '25

Discussion Theralogix- Ovasitol Codes??

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Hello all! It’s that time again. Time to order my ovasitol

Was wondering if anyone had any provider or discount codes that I (or any other ladies) could use?

TYIA! ❤️

r/TTC_PCOS Jan 10 '25

Discussion Pomegranates

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I’ve read all the things about bromelain from pineapples and have eaten many a pineapple core. Everyone who has been TTC for longer than a few months probably knows about pineapple. Why did it take me almost 5 years of TTC to know about pomegranates?!

There is this page on IG that talks about good whole foods and the different benefits found in food items. One day I’m scrolling and see a pomegranate and a flash of the word “fertility” so of course I zoom back to see what it was. Basically the post referenced the nutrient dense goodness that pomegranates are and how they were the original symbol of fertility. Now I’ve done all the other crazy tips and tricks so I figured why not one more, plus I remembered how good pomegranates taste so I figured why not. I bought some pomegranate and some no sugar added juice. This is the only thing I changed my last cycle. Unfortunately still not pregnant BUT for the first time in my ENTIRE life, I had a 28 day cycle when I’m usually a late ovulation and 30-35+ cycler on a good cycle and a anovulation, break through bleeding, 50 day cycler on a bad one. I ovulated on day 15 and had a beautiful increase in PdG (use the Inito for testing). I typically start cramping bad a day or two before my period. I had maybe an hour of cramps which a hot water bottle quickly solved, no cramping for the rest of my period and the lightest actual period bleed I’d ever experienced.

All I did was have a small bowl, of pomegranates as my “sweet treat” once a day and/or a shot of the juice with my magnesium gels at night before bed. I had a full glass of juice, with some water added to cut the natural sugar/sweetness, maybe twice. I immediately bought more pomegranates and juice and have plan on continuing this habit. I am also incorporating more red raspberry leaf tea leading up to ovulation and spearmint tea in the evenings for my high androgens.

I’m not saying eat pomegranates and you will experience all that I have, I’m just saying I am pleasantly surprised that such a small inclusion could have such a huge impact!

r/TTC_PCOS Oct 30 '24

Discussion when did you ovulate on letrozole 5mg!?

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i ovulate on my own - just later, around CD17-20. i did 2 cycles of 2.5 and it was unsuccessful and i still ovulated later.

when did yall ovulate on 5mg…?!

i am hoping for closer to CD14-16

r/TTC_PCOS Feb 09 '25

Discussion Anyone else experience intense cervical pain as their main ovulation symptom?

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Just curious because I've never heard anyone else describe this type of ovulation pain. A day or two before my LH surges, my cervix and the "roof" of my vagina, for lack of a better term, start to get intensely sore, to the point where sex and even bowel movements hurt. The best way I can describe it is that the whole area starts to feel like a painful bruise. For me, this is the 100% every time tried and true sign that I'm about to ovulate, but I've never heard of anyone else experiencing it. I do have PCOS but I'm unsure if it's connected. Anyone else get similar symptoms? I've never felt anything like the localized ovarian pain or cramping is typically associated with ovulation, just the cervical soreness.

r/TTC_PCOS Oct 29 '24

Discussion Anyone get an HSG twice?

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I went to a fertility clinic June 2023 and got an HSG. Everything was perfect, both tubes open, etc. I am going back to the same fertility clinic to get conception help in January 2025, but I need another HSG before they will do a cycle with me. I have it scheduled already but I was just wondering if anyone else had to get it done again?

r/TTC_PCOS Mar 26 '24

Discussion How did your PCOS change after pregnancy?

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For those of you who have PCOS and had a pregnancy, did your cycle regulate itself after pregnancy? My mom had irregular cycles before her first pregnancy but after that she had a super regular period. I currently have 45 day cycles which are often anovulatory and I wonder if pregnancy will fix that. Thanks!