Alright, my Nexplanon implant has been removed and so for the first time on over 20 years I am without a birth control hormone. Word is, I can get pregnant the day the implant is removed. But, nothing is ever easy for me and my nurse practitioner thinks I have polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) which is the number one cause for female infertility. Over the past 12 months, most all the classic signs and symptoms of this disorder have plagued me and I am in the process of getting a bazillion tests done to see if I can get a diagnosis. This is important because insulin intolerance is one of the key aspects of the syndrome and must be corrected. Plus, J and I will have to decide if we want to use fertility drugs to try and get pregnant. If I have PCOS, conception will be difficult enough. Add on that I have hypothyroidism which also makes conception hard, AND that I will be 38 next month and I am looking at a lot of factors against me getting pregnant. If we decide to use a fertility drug, like Clomid, we run the risk of multiples. Not just twins, but triplet and quadruplets are a distinct possibility. I'd be more than happy with twins...but triplets? Not so much. I'm just waiting for a lot of my results to come back, and I have to do more testing next week.
Who is going to come help me if I end up with triplets?!
Is it too much to ask to just get pregnant normally and joyfully without all the tests, worry, drugs, and stress?
Do I want to use fertility drugs is the prime question running through my head right now and I can't seem to come up with an answer. Do I want to risk never having a baby, or risk having multiples? I'm aware I'm getting a bit ahead of myself, but I want to make sure I know my feelings on the subject if infertility is, in fact, something I need to deal with.
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