Well I've been TTC since Nov 2001. I've always had irregular periods except when on the pill, so my PCOS was disguised for many years.

I've had many bloodtests, showing very high LH:FSH ratios (in a normal woman LH would be less than FSH) in the order of 27:5 which is a strong marker of PCOS. I have the 'string of pearls' ovary appearance, plus oily skin and adult acne. I suffer very strong mood swings related to eating, so am pretty sure I'm insulin resistant.

I've had a lap, which showed I also had moderate endo - the RE said that the endo alone was enough to reduce my chances of falling pg - so having PCOS and endo I really wasn't in the game. I had ovarian drilling and had the endo removed, my tubes were fine.

I've had 4 cycles of clomid a couple of years ago, didn't ovulate on every cycle. Also, this was before I had the lap, so the endo would have been a strong factor against falling pg.

Have had a full IVF cycle (150 iu of GonalF, 7 eggs retrieved, 6 fertilised, 4 made it to blast). Single blast put back. BFN. Had a frozen emby cycle, 2 blasts put back (didn't thaw as well as hoped). BFN.

Am currently trying the Metformin/clomid combination, but realistically I am waiting to do another full IVF in June/July. Will fall over with surprise if I ever manage to fall pg. I have NEVER been pg.