How did I get here?

My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant since we got married in September of 2005.

I have PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), a condition that means my body does not read the hormones my glands create. Most women with this condition have a diabetic parent, are overweight or struggle with weight issues, and have irregular, heavy periods. Check, Check and Check!

PCOS is treated with diabetes medication, and Clomid, which makes your body mass produce eggs. (It's what Kate Gosselin was on when she had the sextuplets.) On Clomid there is a higher than normal chance of having twins. Since my mother was a twin, this was true for me anyway!

We are now in year four of our attempts to conceive, and here's what's happened so far:

• I am seeing a nutritionist and being treated by Seattle Reproductive Medicine.
• I am on Metformin two times a day, an OTC Pre-Natal Vitamin, and 3000 IU's of Vitamin D. This means my blood-sugar is normalizing, my hair and nails are super strong, and I live in Seattle! (Vitamin D can be obtained by exposure to sunlight...lack of Vitamin D is linked to depression...)
• We have a standing prescription for Clomid and Provera: Provera to jump start the cycle and Clomid to produce the eggs.

We are planning in the near future to:

• See the doctor again for polyps found in my uterus during an examination for uterine cancer.
• Attempt an Intra Uterine Insemination (IUI), which will insert sperm further into my uterus than it will go naturally.
• If no luck after three IUI's, we will have a procedure done to clear out the Fallopian Tubes.

We are planning in the far off future to:

• Try IVF
• Adopt

This has been an emotional roller coaster for my husband and I, and our extended families. I hope that by sharing this experience, other women with PCOS will see that we are not alone.