Opening Score

Stan & I have been trying to concieve for a little over a year now. Last year I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and in April 2007 I lost my left ovary to an overgrown cyst. After I had my ovary removed I went to Shady Grove fertility to create a plan of action. Our doctor has been great; he gave me a treatment plan that includes the medication, Metformin. I get monitored once a month for cysts and up until recently it always came back as me having a large cyst and being unable to continue with the cycle. After several months of taking birth control to minimize the cysts and seeing no progress I decided to talk to my nutritionist about the Chinese herbs she often prescribes. I started on Bupleurum in October and by November was cyst free. I was able to do the cycle in November but was unsuccessful. I decided to take a break to refresh myself and lose some extra weight. I have been ovulating on my own for the past couple of months. I stopped taking the metformin and have been working on a weight loss plan. I should reach my goal by the end of this month and be ready to try another IUI. SO I have created this site in hopes of recording my thoughts during this whole process. I also really want to post articles/new findings that I discover which would be of interest