Femcon does wonders for me!! I have had pcos (diagnosed) for 5 years 3 of which i have been trying to get preggers. I love femcon. no side effects no spotting. its very low dose. Since my surgery i have gone off the pill and have gotten 3 normal periods woohoo. they are getting more frequent. Had my first 6months post op then again 3 months later then again 6 weeks later!!

Good luck!
Rachel

I didn't have success having a period with the ring.  I did it for three months after being off depo for six months....no luck.  I finally had Fenton FE pill to get me started (after trying other pills).  What has helped me maintain having a period without the pill is taking Metformin (regular, not extended release).  Now after not having a period for five year (depo shot) and prior to that only with ortho...I have had one three months in a row with just metformin.  The only thing I will mention, my hormones have been crazier that ever before.  After being regulated for so long on some form of BC; it's been hard to adjust to mood swings, etc.

Good luck! Stacey

I AM so glad I am not the only one going threw this!!! OMG!!!  I have had PCOS since I basically started puberty. (Which was at 9yrs old) I never knew what I had until about 4 yrs ago. Im 31 now. I just use to think I was weirder than all my friends. Abnormal periods, and this darn Hair! especially on my face and these dark spots! Im really praying having this surgery that I had will help me with some weightloss. I still have problems with this hair and dark spots. But hopefully they will improve. I lost my uterus in may of 08 because of irregular bleeding or should I say constant bleeding. But Im dealing with it okay I suppose. Would of liked one more child but its okay, I have two wonderful little boys. Tried so many times for a girl! Just wasnt meant to be. But its okay now, Ive got to concentrate on me now and my health. Thats why I decided to have the RNY done. But please if anyone having PCOS would like to talk  or have any questions , message me!  It would be great to talk to some people who are going through the same type of things as I am.

Hi everyone. I am a new member of OH. I am just looking to meet some people maybe that are in a similar situation as I am or could help me with the options that are available. Here's my story...


I had VBG in 2005 at the age of 19. My surgery weight was 252, I ended up getting down to 135 and maintained it for about a little more than a year. And was very proud of myself and may have gotten a little too ****y with how I looked and being young caught up in all the new social adventures I was experiencing. I had been overweight since I was 10yrs old. But in my mid teens I was diagnosed with PCOS. (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) which hindered me from losing weight on my own and keeping it off. And as the PCOS progressed the weight gain was unmangable. Which is why I had WLS. After getting down to my goal weight I kept it off for awhile and then I started to regain slowly and the invisible PCOS symptoms which completely went away started to creep back up along with the weight. Needless to say I started to slip back into depression and now feel like a complete failure. I never thought this could happen. But, it did. I'm not going to say I was the most compliant with all the restrictions but I followed them to the best of my ability at that time. I don't think I was prepared for the impact and results of what happened. I truly believe that I wasn't mature enough and now feel like I should of done more to prevent this. But meeting with my PCP he said patients with PCOS who do resort to WLS sometimes it does fail and not to blame myself. Maybe something went wrong to where I am in the position I am in now. He suggested looking into a revision surgery.Now at 22 almost 23 I feel that I am more prepared to handle myself and work this tool better than before. I am determined to lose this weight and keep it off. So that's why I am here. I have been researching and talking to some people and it seems the majority are recommending DS. Especially due to the PCOS. Any thoughts or help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much for listening. :)

I was in the same boat...could not take the pill due to depression issues.  So my GYN prescribed a progesterone pill called Aygestin.  I would take that for 10 days, then within 3 days I would get my period.  I would take that every 3 months.  My doc said you only need to really have it every 2-3 months to shed the lining of your uterus.  You might want to check with your doc about that med. I mentioned.  She also gave me the Nuvaring and I had depression with it.
But everyone is different.  The Aygestin worked well.

:)