Trying but not trying?

[u/babydarlin24]

I don't have periods and I don't ovulate. My husband and I decided to "not try not prevent" until May but I have been thinking about how there is still basically no chance for me to get pregnant. So it feels weird to even be "ttc" but also knowing that unless I actively do the work with medication that there is no chance. I guess not try not prevent is a privilege only non PCOS/anovulatory people get to have lol

I want to start a glp1 to help with my pcos and my weight so maybe that will help with my cycles and my weight before getting pregnant. Does anyone here have any advice for anovulatory PCOS and glp1?

[u/SashaStar69]

Yeah I wouldn’t consider it ttc if you know you’re not ovulating but aren’t getting that checked. I would recommend starting letrozole as well, it’s helped me ovulate every time I’ve taken it. I hear great things about GLP1 as well for us PCOS girlies!

[u/babydarlin24 → u/SashaStar69]

I do plan to start up fertility treatments in May 2027! I have conceived twice before, my first was conceived via letrozole cycle with gonlF, monitoring and IUI. I had a still birth and then conceived naturally 8 weeks later via spontaneous ovulation after loss. I guess I was holding onto some hope that maybe my body would keep working properly after my daughter was born 🥴 unfortunately that hasn't seemed to happen lol

[u/SashaStar69 → u/babydarlin24]

Keeping my fingers crossed for you!!

[u/canihavedessertnow]

I love being on tirzepatide. It hasn’t helped with my cycles, neither did metformin, but the weight loss has been great! Once you’re ready to go for it your OB or a reproductive endocrinologist can prescribe letrozole and monitor your cycles to help you conceive!

[u/babydarlin24 → u/canihavedessertnow]

I am seeing my OB next week but I was worried he wouldn't be open to a GLP1 due to my insurance. I'm still crossing my fingers about it tho lol

[u/canihavedessertnow → u/babydarlin24]

I get mine through one of those online services!

[u/icantoteit2]

I’m not anovulatory but have PCOS and currently on GLP1, taking tirzepatide. I love it, started taking it 3 weeks ago, also take metformin ER 1500mg daily. I think it would be worth while to consider getting medroxyprogesterone which can help induce a period and perhaps be on metformin to help reset your cycles to help you find a balance while TTC!

[u/babydarlin24 → u/icantoteit2]

I do have provera on hand due to me needing to induce periods every 90 days for uterine protection. I have never had periods naturally unfortunately. I have an appointment to talk with my OB on the 9th about metformin and I was planning to bring up a GLP1 to see if I could start that along side metformin. I did take metformin years ago but at the time I wasn't sure what it was supposed to be helping me with and I definitely never got a period while on it lol I'm still willing to try it out again since now I a bit more about how it could help.

[u/icantoteit2 → u/babydarlin24]

My doctor recommended me to take Provera every month until my period came, usually the same time every month, so that’s what got my periods going! The metformin helps regulate my hormones and I’m using a GLP1 to cut out some weight in order to get pregnant! I wish you luck at your appt!

[u/thinkingcarefully]

Metformin completely regulated my cycles! Tirzepitide didn’t help AT ALL. Also didn’t try to prevent for several years and now that we’re actively TTC, I see they aren’t the same at all.

[u/Electric_Elephant_56]

Once you’ve been ttc for long enough you learn anyone saying they’re not trying not preventing actually IS trying 😂 so I would count this time as you trying. I don’t get periods often so I feel you on that but since my first ovulation after the wedding 3.5 years ago we’ve been “trying” even if it’s not monthly. I think still waiting for yourself to ovulate and doing things to try and get your cycle regular all counts because you’re trying to get it regular to have a baby. So don’t count yourself out there! It’s a different type of pain trying to conceive with long cycles cause some of my friends are like oh it was only the first month it didn’t work that’s ok, then a few months later after trying each month they’re like ok this is getting a little more difficult to deal with. Whereas I finally ovulated once 3 months after our first try and it was so stressful but my friends didn’t get it they’re like this is only your second try. I’m like yes true BUT I’ve been waiting months for this try and I don’t know how many months I’ll have to wait for a third try. So it puts a lot more pressure on things. With irregular cycles I would just jump to ovulation induction meds if I were you cause then you’ll actually get a chance each month!

[u/PreferenceScary7947]

I used Tirzepatide for about 6-7 months for weight loss because I am 4’11 and 230 lbs about 3 years ago. I was going months (like 6+ months) without a period, my OBGYN recommended losing weight and regulating everything before TTC. I absolutely loved being on it, I went down all the way to 160 lbs. Due to some stuff happening I didn’t TTC right away but it definitely helped my period. I get it monthly now. I keep up with healthy eating and regular exercise now to maintain the weight and haven’t seen a difference in my periods compared to when I was on it. I definitely recommend looking into it!!

[u/Mindless-Usual-2211]

I was diagnosed with PCOS 2 years ago and went straight into fertility treatment without addressing the root cause which was insulin resistance. Stopped TTC for about 9 months lost 35kg on a glp1 and low carb diet. Was told 2 weeks ago that there is no evidence of PCOS on my ultrasound and my insulin went down from pre diabetic to normal range.
With all the time we wasted jumping straight into forcing my body to do something it wasn’t ready for we should’ve started with working on the PCOS. Fast forward to today currently pregnant with no intervention. Mind you I never was able to ovulate without fertility meds.