Jools,

I was diagnosed with PCOS without the cysts on my ovaries but have insulin resistance, will tell you what my symptoms are:

1) overweight, 2), had to lose weight no matter what diet, 3) hairs on chin, 4) irregular periods

I had an ultrasound which came up clear of cysts though. My IVF specialist did the following tests:

1) ultrasound, 2) blood tests such as insulin resistance, blood sugar levels, and iron levels and hormone levels.

My insulin resistance came back high above an average person but my blood sugar level is fine, this indicated that I have problems with my insulin creating too much of it and not metabolising properly hence weight gain and irregular periods. He said if the insulin resistance is not fixed by diet control (Low GI) diet and also a drug called Metformin if you are TTC or the pill (Diana) if you are not TTC I would end up with Type 2 diabetes in matter of months. Also my progesterone came back so low indicating an issue of PCOS.

I was put on Clomid to help ovulation and concieved first time round however miscarried as I didnt have enough progesterone to carry the baby full term he thought. So he put me on Metformin with Clomid and I concieved 4 months later and now have a beautiful baby.

So I want to share my success with you and show you that it can be done and if you need any advice feel free to pm me or msn me.

Oh and if you are overweight and worried about weight gain during pregnancy please dont. I have few friends in similar situation and like me only put on few kgs during pregnancy and now I actually weigh 1 stone less after 2 weeks of baby being born than my pre pregnancy weight.

Bel
xxx