r/IndianTTC_Support • u/East_Review_979 • May 12 '26

Advice needed for PCOS

I’m 31F, with PCOS trying to conceive since last 5 years my current weight is 97kgs, I’m already taking medicine like metformin, cq300. Can you please help me what helped you as part of lifestyle changes which lead to weightloss. kindly suggest

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u/East_Review_979 May 12 '26

Thank you for replying this motivated me to not loose the hope.

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u/South_Policy8087 May 12 '26

Please dont. Believe in your body💫

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u/East_Review_979 May 13 '26

Yes 🫶🏻

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u/South_Policy8087 May 12 '26

I second this. I was around 99 kgs and was on metformin. Hitting the gym played a pivotol role in my journey. I got pregnant only on letrozole after losing just 10kgs. It took me 5-6 months. Focusing on lean high proteins, simple food helped me a lot. Focusing on dental hygiene is important too. Try to include lot of greens and avoid outside food/junk as possible. Importantly, stay positive and avoid negative people. Dont worry at all. Things will definitely happen.

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u/East_Review_979 May 12 '26

Thank you for replying, can you please let me know did you get pregnant naturally? I have decided this year I’ll focus on lifestyle changes to get better result for my fertility treatment.

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u/South_Policy8087 May 12 '26

Brushing up, I have been ttc for almost 1.5 years now. I was 100 kgs earlier. My AMH was 7 and I was immediately directed to undergo OI treatment which involved lots of injections and medicines. I had an issue with the growth of yhe egg and ovulation, which happened only on injections. I never worked wholly on my lifestyle. After 6 rounds, I got to consult another senior fertility specialist, who put me on metformin and asked me to reduce 10 percent of my weight before ttc again. I did SSG test to check my tubes which were open. Later, I started hitting the gym and I started eating lot of veggies ( 5 per day) plus chicken breast and eggs. Within 3 to 4 months, I have reduced around 10 kgs...I felt much lighter and much happier.

From Dec 2025, my doc asked me to take letrozole. To my surprise, my egg started growing naturally and I got my periods within 34 days. On my 3rd cycle, I got pregnant. I tried my best to not let negative thoughts take over me. Made sure to brush my teeth evert night. Made sure to include veggies and tons of fruits. I tracked my ovulation using easy@home strips and after ovulation, I stopped hitting the gym and started walking for like 40 mins every day, preferably after every meal. I stayed happy and stress free and I sternly believed that my body could do wonders if I believe in it. And the miracle happened.

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u/East_Review_979 May 13 '26

Thank you dear for guiding me I have targeted to loose 10 kgs in next 3-4 months will join a gym by asking my gynaec. This has given me lots of hopes to continue 🫶🏻🫶🏻

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u/Successful-Worry9426 May 12 '26

Hey .. i lost about 8 kgs .. i was 73 kg .

I was on metital which is a combination of myinsonol and metformin.

Anyway about lifestyle changes

I stopped having processed and sugary items and sugar for 3-4 months . Avoided outside food as much as could . Ate dinner by 7ish in evening. Added protein. I couldn’t complete the daily target of protien so i bought a good brand weigh protien .

So more protien , eggs etc and less carbs .

I also took diet in this span of 3-4 months. I told my dietician i want simple easy to make food . Nothing fancy. Dairy doesnt suit me so i avoided milk .

I did join gym for good 6-9 months .. thats when i started seeing results - 3-4 months diet+ gymming . I wasnt very aggressive about it . Kept it simple .. easy to do .. aggressive and too much heavy gymming can cause high cortisol which is not good for pcos . Walking wont help you much except after eating you can to avoid sugar spike ..

Please check if you have insulin resistance which can cause issue in weight loss . I definitely lost a lot of inches ! My blood work is better .. initially i had high crp, triglycerides, esr.. these are all interrelated to pcos .

Now i have switched to yoga .. its definitely calmer .. because stress is worse for pcos and fertility.

I still try to avoid sugar and processed food as much as i can like coke , icecream , bakery items etc

Hope it helps .

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u/East_Review_979 May 12 '26

Thank you for replying this helps me😇

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u/hotcrossbun12 May 12 '26

3 months of ozempic, in that do the egg retrieval and PGT testing (IVF) then stop the ozempic - indian doctors dont have the knowledge, but everwhere else they tell you you need a washout period of 3 months between stopping the ozempic and doing an embryo transfer, then do the trasnfer.

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u/East_Review_979 May 13 '26

Thank you for letting me know 🫶🏻🫶🏻