How to Get Pregnant With Polycystic Ovarian Disease

Polycystic ovarian disease (PCOS) is one of the top causes of infertility in women. Hearing this diagnosis from your doctor may feel like a sentence, but there is hope. With some help from your doctor, you may be able to overcome infertility and experience the bliss of holding your own bundle of joy.

Instructions

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  Let go of the idea that polycystic ovarian disease will make conceiving impossible for you. While some women do experience trouble with conceiving, others are able to conceive with little to no medical intervention. If you haven't been trying to conceive for at least 1 year, don't start to worry yet.

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  Try Clomid (Clomiphene citrate) once your doctor has confirmed your fertility problem. This prescription medication is used to cause ovulation, doing so for about 80 percent of the women who take it. This medication results in pregnancy for about 45 percent of the women who take it.

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  Take Glucophage (metformin), which is an insulin-sensitizing medication that may help you to ovulate or at least help your body to respond better to drug-based infertility treatment.

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  Ask your doctor about hormone therapy to stimulate ovulation if you've tried fertility drugs with no success.

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  Consider ovarian drilling to get pregnant if Clomid and hormones have been unsuccessful at treating your PCOS-induced infertility. With this treatment, your doctor will drill tiny holes in your ovaries with a laser. The goal of this surgery is to stimulate ovulation or give Clomid treatment a better chance of success.

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  Opt for in vitro fertilization (IVF) if other treatment methods, such as Clomid and hormone therapy, haven't helped. For this procedure, your eggs will be fertilized outside of your body, and then they'll be implanted in your uterus. This infertility treatment typically takes about three times to result in pregnancy.

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  Trim down if you are over your ideal weight. Exercise is a good way to drop the excess weight and improve your overall health.

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  Start a low glycemic index, low-carb diet that included plenty of fiber. This will probably be most successful if you get your doctor's approval and input before you drastically change your diet.