When to test when you have pcos

Question

I'm at a loss.  I have pcos and very infrequent cycle because of it.  I'm on day 37 and still no period.  Subconsciously I don't like taking pregnancy test.  I've had to many negatives in the past.  I've felt like my period should have started like a weeks ago with cramping and weird abdomen pain.  Not only that I've been nauseous and light headed off and on. These all can be signs of getting my period.  I seriously hate pcos because you really get your hopes up and it's always negative!   What would you do?   Wait a couple days of just do it and take the test?  I need help!!!

Answer

I just stopped taking the tests, I always knew I wasn't actually pregnant.  If my period didn't come along after a couple of months, I'd take a test just to be sure and go to my doctor and shed prescribe me Provera to start my period. I highly suggest you start taking Merformin though! It's regulated my cycles! I'm 32 days pretty consistently, maybe 31 or 33, but I know when to expect it now. It's the same with the OPK's...even if us PCOS gals take an OPK, we'd go broke waiting for a positive cuz we either don't ovulate at all or it happens at a weird time in our weird cycles.  Seriously hate PCOS, but we can overcome it. Metformin....try it! Good luck to you!

Answer

Try vitex chasteberry I have pcos and it regulated me to every 28 days. Unfortunately my hubby has issues too, but it seem to fix mine

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Metformin doesn't regulate everyone. It doesn't regulate me. If I were you, I'd take a test just to be sure you're not pregnant. PCOS is such a pain and I completely understand your frustration. I was diagnosed almost 8 years ago and it's awful. I've been TTC for 15 months and in that time I got one period. We were trying to get pregnant naturally but it didn't happen. The beginning of this month I finally went to my doctor and she put me on Provera to give me a period. I had a 4 day long period and am now supposed to be in my fertile week. I'm praying the Provera will kick start my bum ovaries and make me ovulate on my own. If not my doctor is going to put me on Clomid in June. Anyway point is I would take a test now and then if you don't have your period by 90 days go to your doc and ask for Provera. Sadly they won't prescribe it until 90 days with no period because until then it's not technically dangerous. 
PCOS sucks. Especially when all you want is to have a baby and you just can't.

When to test when you have pcos

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