Miracle after 6 years of trying and a lifetime of not ovulating

Hi all! I had to share this with you because I want you to have hope and not give up.

About six years ago, my DH of 20 years and I started actively TTC. Little did we know that two years later I would be diagnosed with PCOS. This explained why I had not yet gotten pregnant and why I hadn’t accidentally gotten pregnant in all the time I had not used protection in my committed relationship. The doctor gave us hope and put me on Metformin telling me that I would get pregnant. I cried and thought this was the breakthrough we have been waiting for. This explained so much. I had always been overweight - I was currently 110 pounds over a healthy weight for my 5’8”, I struggled all my life to even lose an ounce to the point of under-eating and not only becoming nutrient deficient but also creating a disorder. I was told that I had testosterone five times the amount of the average woman. Yay me!

I was on Metformin for a year and a half with only an increase in testosterone and irritable bowel to show for it. I stopped taking it. I then went through five rounds of insemination that was so unbelievably painful I told myself I would never do it again. That doctor was insanely lackadaisical, never tried to help with any advice or talk to me about my hormones or my blood work. He was someone that had been doing fertility so long, every woman was a recipe. They could all fit in the same box and be fixed the same way.

After that, I decided to take things into my own hands and researched all vitamins and supplements that could give me a fighting chance in regards to testosterone, insulin resistance, progesterone, estrogen, the works. This included Myoinisitol, chasteberry, saw palmetto and milk thistle. I went completely gluten-free and sugar-free as well. Fast forward another year and a half and although I felt better than I ever had in my life, still not preggers and still not ovulating.

I then read an article about the effect of spearmint tea and androgens. I decided to stop all other supplements and try drinking 2 cups of spearmint tea a day. Figured why not - north to lose. DH and I were preparing to start the adoption process so we would welcome a little miracle either way. I’m here to say that after a month and a half, for the first time in my life, I have a stick with two lines on it. I pray for this to stick but even if it doesn’t, the fact that I ovulated for the first time in my life is a miracle in itself.

This message isn’t to tell you to try spearmint tea or any of the other supplements and vitamins I tried. Although you are very much welcome to, I just can’t promise the same outcome. This message is really to tell you to not give up hope and to not put all your eggs in the basket of your doctors (pun intended). They may have your best interest at heart, but not all women are created equal and not everyone can be helped the same. Not everything can depend on over the counter medication. Continue to strive to find what works for you and don’t give up. I am 36 years old and I have two lines. Those of you in this community know exactly what that means when I say it and how profound it is.

Don’t give up… even if hope hurts, keep fighting and trying to find a way.

Love to you all and blessings. ❤️❤️❤️