After seeing our OBGYN for close to 3 years for infertility issues, we were referred to the Jarrett Fertility Group and started to learn about the cause of Amanda's condition.
In just a short conversation and a look at her charts, Dr. Jarrett explained to us that she had what he called thin-woman polycystic ovaries (PCOS). Essentially, she had some level of insulin resistance that was causing her body to produce too much male hormone relative to her body's production of female hormones. This was causing her ovaries to produce poor quality eggs that weren't released from the follicles and were turning into cysts. This really made sense. That's why she had to undergo 2 laporoscopies!
Once he shared this with us, I scoured the Internet to better understand her condition and symptoms she had been experiencing that we missed. One site talked about having difficulty losing weight (she trained for and ran a marathon but didn't lose a pound!), irregular menstruation cycles, sugar cravings, naps and headaches. I was almost giddy to know that there was finally an explanation!
Another site talked about how glucophage (or glumetza), a drug normally given to diabetics, could help to reverse this viscous cycle.
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