question about pcos

[MissSookyLaLa]

Hey ladies,

a quick question...

my last ultrasound was a few years ago, and the report noted "multiple follicles on both ovaries"...does this mean i have pcos, my doctor at the time was pretty hopeless and just put me on the pill to regulate my cycles...at the time i didnt think twice as i wasn't interested in TTC, but now I am!

[Xavier's Mumma]

Hey there Cantwait,

My U/S said a few follicles on each ovary also and my Gyno/FS said i have PCOS... so i would say u have, maybe go back to ur doctor and get a referral to a gyno/fs if u dont already have one.

[MissSookyLaLa]

thanks dubbadubba, i've only just started TTc so will see how I go this month then head off to the doctor...

in terms of ovulating, i heard with pcos you ovulate but the eggs dont leave your ovaries? is that true, and if so, do you still show the usual signs of ovulating, like the egg white cm???

thanks!

[nicoleE]

You can have PolyCystic Ovaries (PCO) without having PolyCistic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) IYKWIM. PCOS is where you also have a hormone imbalance.. (infact with PCOS some people dont actually have the cysts!)

I would go back to another GP and tell them about your past and get them to do a Blood Test and Ultrasound which will tell you if you have it or not.
Just make sure you have been off the pill for at least a couple of months because it regulates your hormones which will not only alter your Blood Test but technically 'clear up' your cysts.

[nicoleE]

in terms of ovulating, i heard with pcos you ovulate but the eggs dont leave your ovaries? is that true, and if so, do you still show the usual signs of ovulating, like the egg white cm???

Sorry, missed your question....

the cysts with PCOS are actually many immature folicles on your ovaries. Now normally people have I think under 10 on each where in PCOS you will have more but they are likely to be smaller and not mature. Because the hormones are also imbalanced with PCOS this means the right hormones dont spike up and 'do their thing' to make new folicles grow and one to become dominent and release an egg (Ovulate).

Some women with PCOS Ovulate quite regularly still, some just sometimes, some not at all, it depends on the severity of your hormone imbalance. If you did Ovulate then you should see all your usual signs of Basal Body Temperature rise and CM changes.

[kelpat]

Hi just thought I'd add one more thing. I have PCOS also and although I do ovulate (about 2 or 3 times a year) the follocles don't mature enough to produce a viable egg. So even though I have all the ovulating symptoms I still don't fall pregnant. But you do need a blood test to confirm PCOS.