PCOS support and miscarriage risk

Isolt

I'm not looking for medical advice, just general advice/experiences with this condition. (I would not take advice on something so important to me online, fear not!)

I was diagnosed with PCOS back in September and after a load of tests was told that chances of me conceiving naturally are very slim and that fertility treatment may be needed to help me ovulate. The doctor also mentioned that the risk of miscarriage is much higher in ladies with PCOS and that monitoring bloods would be important.

Two weeks later I discovered I was pregnant. Very surprised but thrilled given the news I had just received. I went to my doc straight away because I wanted to make sure I had a healthy pregnancy and was doing everything right.
My doc said that I didn't need to worry about miscarriage anymore than any other woman because if I conceived naturally, the chances are that I wouldn't need any medical treatments to maintain the pregnancy.

I lost my baby last week. I was told in the hospital that you must suffer two consecutive miscarriages in order to get investigated/monitored for the next pregnancy. This seems ridiculous if I have already been diagnosed with PCOS. I cannot go through the loss of another baby.

My question is - from your experience will my condition be taken more seriously in the event of a future pregnancy? (even though I've ''only'' miscarried once :rolleyes: ) I don't even know where to find a good doctor who has experience of PCOS and pregnancy. Maybe the doctor was right and I was just like any other woman and my miscarriage was totally unrelated to the condition. The gynaecologist in the hospital told me that PCOS does not cause miscarriage but only really causes trouble trying to conceive. This is definitely NOT what I've read and researched. There seems to be so many conflicting opinions on this condition.

I don't even know what my next step should be but I don't trust my doctor anymore. I was told before becoming pregnant that my condition increases risk of miscarriage, then two weeks later told that my pregnancy wasn't at any higher risk. Maybe I'm just angry from the loss but I want to protect myself and any pregnancy I may have in the future.

lollpop

Hi Isolt, you might get more responses if you post in the parenting forum (Trying to Conceive).

I'm so sorry about your miscarriage. I've had two. Unfortunately it's actually 3 before they will do investigations, not two on the public system. You can pay to go privately yourself if you don't want to wait though.