Question:
What confuses me is that, I have perfect 28 day cycles and have been
ovulating according to my charts. Although I have not done charting in
the past few months. I have also been pregnant 3 times in the last year
and a half, all ending in m/c or D&Cs.
Is it possible to have insulin resistance and have perfect cycles?
Maybe in my case, it just causes poor egg quality, since all of my
pregnancies did not last longer than 6 weeks? Or I am in the begining
stages of mild PCO?
Answer:
Sorry to hear that. That is also my own story: 2 m/c at 5 weeks since
December of 1998, plus a miscarriage at 19 weeks last Christmas. I am sure
that the first two were due to the insulin problems of PCOS>
Yes. I have near-perfect cycles of 31-34 days, ovulate every time, and get
pregnant without meds, yet I definitely have PCOS, according to my
bloodwork.
The high insulin and LH levels of PCOS can ruin egg quality, and insulin
is associated with a higher rate of birth defects. The overactive blood
clotting mechanism of the hyperinsulinemic woman will also cause
implantation faileures, early m/c and placental abruption. Thank goodness
that taking metformin throughout at least the first trimester can remedy
that. I believe metformin is why I was able to carry my little boy to 19
weeks (his loss probably had nothing to do with PCOS. . .don't know yet).
You may be in the beginning stages of PCOS or just have a mild case. Some
PCOS sufferers have bad problems right from the start, and others, like me,
develop PCOS later, often secondary to weight gain or pregnancy. My
problems lessen greatly when I drop weight.
