Spuddle... I hear you on the vaginal ultraounds, I have them at least 5 times a month *bleh* I find them more embarrassing (especially since I have had to get some when I had AF....) than anything else, though I have PCOS and sometimes the pressure they apply does get a bit uncomfortable.

When I found out in April, I burst into tears as soon as we walked out of the FS' door, so I know where youa re coming from. I wondered if being pregnant and becoming mummys would even happen for us.

Luckily, my dr is 100% sure we will get pregnant. He really isn't even factoring the PCOS in, except to make sure I ovulate, so I am on Clomid. I had a cyst in my last cycle, and he wasn't even worried about it. I would take that on board, and if you have a FS who feels as though the PCOS is a massive barrier to getting pregnant, even with AC, I would probably get a different one. Thats what I always heard from friends. Just find someone who has seen that, with the right treatment, PCOS won't cause a problem.

Also, you can have poly cystic ovaries without having PCOS. The syndrome just includes other symtoms like hormone levels, insulin resistance, acne, excess hair in places woman don't want it!, and sometimes weight problems. I have funny hormone levels and acne... but nothing else.

I ws on the pill for four months (April - July) and that seemed to control the PCOS, but the cycle after I came off it, the cysts were back, so its not a long-term thing. But like I said, I had a cyst last cycle. Actually, last Friday I had a vaginal scan and it showed up a cyst, and then 2 days ago I had another one, and it was gone! He said it must have dissolved.

SO it doesn't mean the end of TTC or the parenthood dream.

Oh, I have heard vitex is no good for people with PCOS, because of the hormones, but unsure about PCO because the hormone irregularities aren't there... I'd check with your naturopath.