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Pituitary tumor, PCOS and fertility?

Hello! This is my first time posting here. I feel like I read these blogs all the time, but can't find someone with the exact similar medical history, so thought I would just check and see. I stopped getting my period back in April 2013- ( I know- ages ago now) and who knows how long before that because I had an IUD in. I went to my obgyn and was diagnosed with PCOS, tried regulating my period with birth control, still never came. Started fertility work and lots of drugs but nothing was helping me ovulate, finally got diagnosed with a pituitary tumor causing too much Human Growth Hormone and no period/ no ovulation. I just had it removed a week ago and it seems like it went pretty well! I am wondering if anyone had experienced similar problems and if so, - did your diagnose of PCOS still stand? - were you able to get pregnant on your own ? - how long after surgery did you get your period? I am so ready, I am a teacher and already feel like this whole process has taken so long to even begin to start trying, I am worried about waiting another year trying and am unsure if to just jump straight to fertility treatments.. Any advice or thoughts appreciated:)

Re: Pituitary tumor, PCOS and fertility?

  • No experience or advice, but wanted to say sorry you're going through all that. Good luck to you!


    TTC since 3/2012 
    DH - 36; nml swimmers; Me - 36; almost no AMH (last 0.081), low AFC, nml FSH/LH
    Clomid + IUI #1 (6/2013) - BFN; #2 (7/2013) - BFFN
    IVF 1.0 5R/5F/2T (ET 6/11/2014) - no frosties, but BFP 8dp5dt (EDD 3/1/2015) 
    Lost our sweet baby boy, Lincoln Alexander 10/3/2014 (19w)
    IVF 2.0 - ER 3/25/2015 - 3R ZERO mature.
    Ovaries are done...
    DE IVF ER - 12/2/2016 (17R/10F = 8 frosties); FET 1.0 (1/27/2017) - BFP 6dp5dt (EDD 10/16/2017)
  • There was a nestie around a few years ago that had a similar issue. I think it was MRSTrav? I don't know if she pops in here anymore. 
    photo 37b0f1d7-e149-4018-8a48-e6b791231fca_zps43izefkz.jpg
    Lilypie Second Birthday tickers
    Lilypie Maternity tickers
    J & J 10.21.06 
    BFP #1 02.13.12 
    We said goodbye to our sweet baby on 03.16.12. 
    BFP #2 07.07.12, due 3.18.13. Evelyn was born on 3.15.13!
    BFP #3 07.28.14
    We said goodbye to our triplets on 09.25.14.
    BFP #4 05.01.15, due 01.09.16
  • No experience with what you are dealing with, but wanted to say GL!
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