Planning pregnancy when you have PCOS can be really challenging. Figuring out how to get pregnant with PCOS is difficult, but is definitely not impossible. There are lifestyle changes as well as several natural and medical treatments that increase fertility.
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1) Notify your obstetrician
Women with PCOS need supervision of a trained Doctor in regulating the ovulation and protecting against miscarriages. It is a must to notify your Doctor if you are planning the pregnancy. Your Doctor will help you manage your PCOS, change or discontinue your prescribed medication and will monitor you during the early stage of pregnancy. Planning pregnancy with PCOS might need ovulation induction. Ovulation indication is a process of stimulation of ovulation by Medications. Expecting mothers with PCOS are about three times as likely to miscarry than expecting mothers without PCOS.
2) Exercises and weight loss
Exercise is very important as it helps maintain an active lifestyle and will enable you to shed some kilos. Exercising releases a hormone called endorphin which will make the person feel happy thus relieving her of all stress. Weight loss increases chances of spontaneous ovulation and also improves cyclic menstrual function along with normalizing insulin and glucose levels in the body. This will help balance your body’s hormones and regularize menstrual cycle. The regular menstrual cycle will result in regular ovulation and increased chances of fertilization.
3) Diet
Eat plenty of vegetables, some fruit in moderation, lean protein and some healthy snacks like nuts and apple with almond butter. Avoided fried foods, milk, cheese and meat and processed food. Include lots of fresh vegetables, fruits, nuts, beans and whole wheat. Keep a consistent protein intake to moderate the release of carbohydrate into your blood circulation so that your insulin level doesn’t spike. A proper diet plan helps you maintain your insulin level which in turn helps you in maintaining testosterone levels. A correct meal plan helps to balance the right amount of protein, carbohydrate, and glycemic load.
4) Healthy lifestyle
A healthy lifestyle helps to conceive easily especially in the case of PCOS. It is recommended to quit smoking and limit alcohol intake as it leads to an increased level of androgen that contributes to PCOS syndrome.
5) Supplements
While it is a fact that no pill or drinks can replace a healthy diet and lifestyle, but studies have shown that taking certain dietary supplements like Vitamin D, folic acid, Omega 3 fats, Inositol, N-Acetylcysteine can improve your fertility. Talk to your doctor before starting on any dietary supplements.
In cases where noninvasive drug regimen fails to help in conceiving, in vitro fertilization are used. In a few cases, PCOS affects the quality of women’s egg and a donor egg must be used.
