What Is PCOS?

PCOS is the most common hormone problem among women in the fertile age group, and accounts for a significant proportion of visits to a fertility doctor like myself. It’s frustrating especially when they are trying to get pregnant.

In fact 6-8% of women worldwide are affected with PCOS, so don’t think you’re the only person in the world with this, there are many others.

Other names for it are Syndrome X, and Metabolic Syndrome. [click to continue…]

PCOS Stories – Stories About Women With PCOS

“PCOS Stories” are a collection of weekly stories from women with PCOS

My name is Dr Raewyn Teirney and I’m a fertility specialist. I see women daily for IVF and fertility treatment

What I’ll be doing is sharing with you some real stories from women just like you, who are having problems getting pregnant or having difficulty losing weight for pregnancy, and having setbacks such as miscarriages. [click to continue…]

PCOS Stories 16 “How To Get Pregnant With PCOS”

March 14, 2012

PCOS Stories “How To Get Pregnant With PCOS” from my face book page Lately I have been reading the stories from PCOS women that have been posted on my face book page, and there appears to be a common concern. Many of these Polycystic ovarian syndrome women have been trying to get pregnant for more [...]

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PCOS stories 15 Dacey’s PCOS problem

August 30, 2011

Dacy is a patient I’ve known for many years. I first met her at 27 years of age after she’d tried to conceive for 12 months. She stopped the contraceptive pill and found her periods to occur only every 4 months. She was commenced on Clomithene in 2008 and conceived on her first cycle. She [...]

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PCOS Stories 14 Megan’s PCOS story

August 30, 2011

Names have been changed for confidentiality I saw Megan today for review in my fertility clinic. Megan and her partner John have been trying to conceive with PCOS for the past 3 years. She has very infrequent menstrual cycles and only has a period about once a year… So to help her get pregnant with [...]

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PCOS Stories 13 Getting Pregnant With Clomiphene Citrate

August 11, 2011

I saw Karen today in my fertility clinic. She is a 32 year old woman whom I had diagnosed as having PCOS after stopping the contraceptive pill to conceive, and not having had a menstrual cycle for 10 months. For all you women with PCOS this lack of a menstrual cycle indicates no ovulation of [...]

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PCOS Stories 12 Min Yi’s PCOS Story

August 4, 2011

Names have been changed for confidentiality I met Min in 2010 after her and husband Jonathon had been trying to conceive on and off for 5 years. Her menstrual cycles were occurring between 8 and 10 weeks apart. Fertility tests confirmed her PCOS diagnosis and all other fertility investigations on them both came back normal. [...]

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PCOS Stories 11 Lesley’s PCOS Story – Fertility Tests

June 26, 2011

Names have been changed for confidentiality Lesley was an old patient of mine from years ago. Back then I treated her for a gynecological problem. Now age 30 years and married, she reconnected with my fertility clinic after seeing my website on getting pregnant with PCOS. She’s been diagnosed with PCOS with the added insulin [...]

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PCOS Stories 10 – Supryia’s PCOS Story

June 20, 2011

I first met Supryia and her husband Joseph back in 2006. They had been trying to get pregnant with PCOS for the previous two years. Supryia’s menstrual cycles were only happening every 3 or 4 months, so you can imagine how difficult it would have been to pick the appropriate fertile time to try for [...]

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Trying To Get Pregnant With PCOS For 7 Months

April 20, 2011

Q/ Greetings of the day doctor!! I am 31 Years old, 3 years of marriage and now planning to get pregnant, but having problem since last 6-7 months. I have been having PCOS, and trying to get pregnant for last 6 months. My periods are irregular and last time i had my periods was 10th [...]

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PCOS Stories 9 – Kasy’s Pregnancy Frustration

April 18, 2011

Kasy is 26 years of age. She and her partner have been trying to get pregnant for the past 18 months. Her menstrual cycles occur very infrequently about every 5 months… so it is very difficult to know when she is ovulating. I first met Kasy after she had tried ovulation induction treatment with Clomid [...]

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PCOS Stories 8 – Penny’s Pregnancy Struggle

April 11, 2011

Names have been changed for confidentiality Penny is a 33 year old woman with PCOS who I have been helping over the last 12 months to conceive. Prior to that Penny and her husband had been having trouble getting pregnant with PCOS for a long 3 years. Her menstrual cycles occur anywhere between 8 and [...]

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