| If you are trying to get pregnant but having a difficult | | | | **It can even affect a woman's appearance |
| time because of your PCOS (polycystic ovary | | | | How Is It Treated? |
| syndrome), you are certainly not alone. Unfortunately | | | | If you go to your gynecologist and are diagnosed with |
| this is the most common form of female infertility | | | | PCOS, they will in most cases prescribe one, some or |
| issues, and is causes fertility problems in 1 out 10 | | | | all of the following medications to regulate your |
| women of childbearing age. Unlike other issues | | | | hormones, help you to ovulate and help to get rid of |
| affecting the reproductive organs though, PCOS is | | | | the cysts: |
| something that can be cured. | | | | **Birth control pills to regulate your cycles and reduce |
| What is PCOS? And How Does it Affect a Woman's | | | | the production of androgens. This is fine if you are not |
| Body? | | | | trying to get pregnant, but for some women trying to |
| What is it? It is a disorder that typically causes high | | | | conceive this is a step in the wrong direction. Although |
| levels of androgens, which are hormones found in | | | | even for women trying to conceive, doctors |
| males, but that females can make as well. Because a | | | | sometimes prescribe BC to help regulate their cycles |
| woman with the disorder produces too many male | | | | for a few months, then have them stop taking the |
| hormones, it directly causes problems while trying to | | | | medication and begin trying again. |
| conceive. Another way it wreaks havoc on the female | | | | **Metformin (very common), which is a diabetes |
| body is by causing the ovaries to become filled with | | | | medication. Because the women's bodies that suffer |
| cysts. | | | | from the disorder have a difficult time handling insulin, |
| The disorder causes all kinds of issues to a woman's | | | | Metformin is prescribed to lower male hormone levels, |
| body and reproductive organs, including: | | | | regulate insulin levels and help with hair loss. |
| **Varying lengths in menstrual cycle | | | | **Clomid (the most common fertility drug), is used to |
| **Can cause sporadic ovulation or keep a woman | | | | help you to ovulate. Of those women who take |
| from ovulating | | | | Clomid to ovulate, 80% do within the first few cycles, |
| **Hormone imbalances | | | | and 40-45% go on to get pregnant in their first 6 |
| **Heart and blood vessel problems | | | | cycles taking it. |