Welcome Bubbles!

I'm glad I jumped into this forum today and can be the first one to welcome you! There are quite a few women here with PCOS.

I was diagnosed in 1996 when my husband and I decided we wanted to try to get pregnant but I was so irregular I knew I needed help. After doc A told me to "just lose 40 pounds" and stuck me on fertility drugs that I responded to badly (women with PCOS don't generally do well on it) I got a second opinion. I had already self-diagnosed (thanks to info found on the web) but it was confirmed. I went on a low-fat diet and, with LOTS of exercise, lost 20 pounds and got pregnant almost right away - to the amazement of my fertility specialist, who wanted to do surgery. For some reason, that pregnancy "kick-started" my periods again, and once my daughter slowed down her breastfeeding, I got pregnant again within the year. I have been VERY VERY lucky in terms of getting pregnant. When I was diagnosed, they were only just starting to prescribe Metformin. Now, my PCOS is very well-controlled by following lo-carb and using BCP makes my period-related mood swings predictable.

Good luck to you! This is a great site with wonderful, warm supportive people.

Lisa