I wanted to let you guys know what happened at the doctor's office yesterday!
Well, it was interesting at the doctor's yesterday. He pretty much figured that I have something called PCOS (polycysitic ovary syndrome). It cause infertility in about 5-10% of the women with infertility issues. It is genetic, it can't be cured, but can be controlled. It is also the main reason I am so heavy and can't loss weight no matter what I try. He is going to put me on meds (Metformin) to control it and they should also allow me to lose weight. That should be enough hopefully to get me preggers after a few months. I still have to do a few more tests to make sure nothing else is wrong, but then I get the meds. Let me tell you - I hate internal exams. Plus they followed that up by an internal ultrasound - ick!
Here is some info about what I have!
In PCOS, a cycle starts wherein the body becomes resistant to insulin, leading to the release of more and more insulin to compensate. This condition is called hyperinsulinemia. The ovaries of PCOS women seem to be particularly sensitive to high blood levels of insulin and respond by overproducing androgens (such as testosterone). This disrupts the "feedback loop" between the ovaries and the pituitary gland, and the pituitary gland produces too much LH (luteinizing hormone), leading to more overproduction of androgens. The immature follicles in the ovaries then fail to convert the excess androgens to estrogen, which inhibits the development of the follicle. Ovulation doesn't take place because the egg couldn't develop properly, and the immature egg, instead of being released from the ovary, becomes a tiny cyst that starts producing its own supply of androgens, which interferes with next month's developing follicle
Well, it was interesting at the doctor's yesterday. He pretty much figured that I have something called PCOS (polycysitic ovary syndrome). It cause infertility in about 5-10% of the women with infertility issues. It is genetic, it can't be cured, but can be controlled. It is also the main reason I am so heavy and can't loss weight no matter what I try. He is going to put me on meds (Metformin) to control it and they should also allow me to lose weight. That should be enough hopefully to get me preggers after a few months. I still have to do a few more tests to make sure nothing else is wrong, but then I get the meds. Let me tell you - I hate internal exams. Plus they followed that up by an internal ultrasound - ick!
Here is some info about what I have!
In PCOS, a cycle starts wherein the body becomes resistant to insulin, leading to the release of more and more insulin to compensate. This condition is called hyperinsulinemia. The ovaries of PCOS women seem to be particularly sensitive to high blood levels of insulin and respond by overproducing androgens (such as testosterone). This disrupts the "feedback loop" between the ovaries and the pituitary gland, and the pituitary gland produces too much LH (luteinizing hormone), leading to more overproduction of androgens. The immature follicles in the ovaries then fail to convert the excess androgens to estrogen, which inhibits the development of the follicle. Ovulation doesn't take place because the egg couldn't develop properly, and the immature egg, instead of being released from the ovary, becomes a tiny cyst that starts producing its own supply of androgens, which interferes with next month's developing follicle