PCOS What???

We first thought we might have troubles conceiving when my cycles were not regular.  I would often go 8-10 months between cycles and never thought much of it... I actually thought of it as a blessing at that time... ha what a JOKE!

After trying to conceive the good ole natural way with no luck we visited our OB in Lincoln.  Thankfully with my line of work I work along with these doctors and was able to find which doctor I thought best fit our personalities, our needs and who would work hard to support our dreams of having children.  We started at our OB office doing labs and an ultrasound.  My ultrasound along with lab work came back as PCOS.  Many of you are probably like what the heck do all of those letters mean? Even with working in the land of women and babies, I too had to re familiarize myself with in's and out's of what this would mean for us.

PCOS stands for Polycysitc Ovarian Syndrome.  Its a fairly common infertility hurdle that many women face.  There are a few different types of PCOS and women can present differently, There is a good link to the types of PCOS here: The Many Faces of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

A short synopsis of what PCOS is, my hormones are out of alignment and my ovaries make many small cysts that make getting pregnant quite difficult.  Knowing that we had a uphill battle with my body we decided to do a sperm analysis to see if we had any male infertility factors.  Thankfully hubby's body was just fine and we would just have to focus on getting my hormones/ovaries and uterus to play nice.

My PCOS symptoms are: Irregular cycles, acne, increased testosterone, and ovaries that looked like this, with many small cysts.

More about PCOS here: Mayo Clinic- PCOS