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12 year PCOS veteran with a 70lb ovarian cyst turned tumor removed this summer. Saw Reproductive Endocrinologist and have been on max dose of Metformin since 1999. PCOS sucks. Okay, worse than sucks. Infertility is torture. Weight problems are crappy. Ect, ect. But in this, I have a plethora of knowledge on the PCOS subject. 12 years of internet searches and 10 years of forum searches on soulcysters.net has led me to try 1,000s of herbs and several dozen prescriptions. Nada. No babies, a bald head, hirsutism, a fat butt later... I know plenty of tricks, but it has helped me not!

I have been a Soulcysters.net member for 10 years, and there is a lot of good/excellent/offbeat advice there. I have to say, after 12 years on Metformin, and having done a few Clomid cycles, it never worked out for me. Then again, I have an EXTREME CASE of PCOS. For example, I had a 70lb ovarian tumor removed this summer & haven't had a af since 1998. Metformin works for only a handful of people I know. Clomid, the same. Vitex has been more successful from the experiences I have been privy to. Also, don't quit the Metformin until 2nd trimester, I have heard/read more than a handful of cases where it helps prevent miscarriages in pcosers. Good Luck!