ARE FERTILITY DRUGS NECESSARY?
Sabra Ellen: I have a preliminary diagnosis of PCOS. I have read so many contradictory things about it, and nothing cheerful. I am wondering . . . is it possible/likely to get pregnant with PCOS without taking fertility drugs? I do not believe in them, but it seems that all the women I encounter with PCOS wind up using something like Clomid (which some sources say works and others say doesn’t really) to get pregnant. And if it is, what would be a reasonable time frame? One year? Three? Dr. Thatcher: First, I recommend that you have a “sit down” with a physician familiar with both PCOS and infertility to discuss options. This is usually a reproductive endocrinologist. It is very difficult to obtain a foundation of information about either fertility therapy or PCOS from a collection of life experiences. None of these individuals are you. There are excellent studies form Australia that suggest that those with PCOS who are also overweight have an excellent chance of establishing normal men
