Possible cause of infertility?

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I just researched zinc deficiencies.  I learned these things:
Zinc deficiencies have been linked with PCOS & to a failure to ovulate or produce mature eggs.
Zinc is related to glucose & insulin metabolism.
Zinc deficiencies can cause acne.
Zinc deficiencies cause a rise in copper (too much).  Look up the symptoms for both zinc deficiency & copper excess.  The symptoms hit pretty close to home for me.
Zinc deficiencies have been linked to repeat miscarriages.
I found a lot more info but I highly suggest everyone with & without PCOS to read up on zinc.  
What made me figure this out is that I'm on inositol which balances zinc/copper on a cellular level & inositol is known to help women with PCOS (& without) get a BFP.

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Wow! I actually have a zinc deficiency but not once has anyone said it could be partially to blame for my miscarriages! Great info! I'll be researching!

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Wow great info!

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Melissa A and Jenny - I have an autoimmune deficiency and am deficiant in zinc, iron, q10, vitamin b and c I think and a few other things I'd never heard of! I've had 4 losses and have been told I don't implant properly. My only living child was born at 6 months with pre eclampsia showing clearly at 15 weeks and full blown eclampsia with organ failure, brain swelling and seizures the week she was born at 28 weeks. I was kept in a drug induced coma for just over two days and the only reason she survived is because of the steroid injections they gave me. I went into pre term labour at 26 weeks and that was as long as they could keep me pregnant for before they said we'd both be dead within hours if they didn't operate. I'm incredibly rare apparently but the thought that something as little as taking more zinc could help is a huge reassurance! I'm under a specialist so I'll be sure to ask her!

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A zinc deficiency is also associated with hypothyroidism and often hypothyroidism is connected to PCOS.  I guess I'm just trying to point out all the similarities and I wonder if taking zinc would help with PCOS or a progesterone deficiency.

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A zinc deficiency can cause sugar cravings!

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Zinc decreases estrogen & increases progesterone so a deficiency would cause low progesterone.

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