Advice about bringing on AF

[mellybelly81]

I'm taking metformin to help with ttc with pcos but my understanding is that the reason it helps with ttc is because it helps regulate your homrones thus your cycles. Do you want to ttc again? If you do I personally wouldn't go back on the pill, because it really messes with your cycles and can take ages to get back (as you probably know). If you don't want to ttc again then the pill will prob be a good way to help with the pcos symptoms.

As for naturally bringing on AF, my naturopath had me on vitex (or chaste tree) to help, but in my case it didn't (but I have other issues besides pcos so its no indication of it not working!). What finally worked for me was primolut n (like provera). I took it for 5 days and AF arrived yesterday, 4 days after I stopped taking it.

Hope that helped!

[ktgirl]

Thanks for your help I will look into those options that you mentioned.

[briggsy's girl]

accupuncture can be used to bring on AF hun - and is a more "natural' approach than provera

with the Met, i would think if you're having a lot of side effects related to the insulin resistance then it's worth it, but if not, i wouldn't go there - it's hard on your tum and something you ccan't stop/start on a whim cos you'll notice it heaps

as to the pill, you can take it without AF if you can confirm you've flat-lined hormonally - this can be done with a simple BT... i would be relucctant to take the pill if you're looking to TTC at any point soon - i'd be trying for more natural forms of contraception...

[ktgirl]

Thanks hunny. I have to try all these things out.

We certainly won't be TTC anytime soon. The twins keep be busy enough as it is right now so wouldn't be looking at falling pregnant soon (unless it was some kind of miracle) but that is not to rule out not having anymore kids. I would like to have more, I just don't know when. I do get clucky when I see pregnant women or little babies but my little munchkins keep me plenty busy and give me all the love I need right now So I don't really know what to do about the pill now

[briggsy's girl]

the pill can mess with things long term so i'd be avoiding it like the plague - as helpful as regular AF is, i don't think it's worth the hormonal imbalance