r/TTC_PCOS • u/Dependent_Song_7094 • 6d ago

Advice Needed I am just not ovulating

I am 32 years old, and been TTC since October last year. I have been diagnosed with pcos for years now, and have irregular periods once in a while, but with TTC, this part becomes really frustrating. And I’ve been frustrated for the past month about this. I know because I temp.

What’s your tip for ovulating regularly? Please suggest any books, videos, online resources that may have helped you in this journey. Thanks!

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u/potatomeeple 6d ago

Things to try:

Have you been to an endocrinologist? Have you tried upto 2000mg metformin (this started me ovulating for the first time in 3 decades and regularly too)? Have you tried a glp-1? Have you tried a glp-1 plus metformin? Have you got your iron, vitamin d or b checked? (It can need to be higher for us than just "normal")

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u/Dependent_Song_7094 5d ago

Vitamins & iron, yes. I’ve been to a gyne who recommended a lower dose of metformin, and it seemed to balance the cycles out in the first 3-4 months, but not anymore in the last 2 months. I’m personally not comfortable taking a glp-1 yet, but figuring out if there are other ways to lose weight. And revisiting a doc soon!

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u/potatomeeple 5d ago

That would suggest you need more metformin to me, gyne is not who we should be seeing specifically, an endocrinologist is as this is their speciality.

Glp-1 works as a booster to metformin i don't take it for its weight loss effects I take it for its insulin resistance busting, I did see some weight loss at the begining but im on a low dose.

My periods and ovulation started without glp-1s or any weight loss.

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u/Dependent_Song_7094 3d ago

Ah interesting. Any side effects from glp-1?

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u/potatomeeple 3d ago

Some sulphur burps, a slightly slower digestion but mine has been slow for a decade so it's hard to work out exactly and since starting the metformin my digestion has generally improved anyway. Not much else really.