Hello,
First of all, I would like to reassure you that you should not feel disheartened about it. It is important for you to understand that at the peak of her
fertility, any healthy woman around thirty years of age has approximately 1 in 5 to 6 chance of becoming pregnant during the fertile period of her cycle.
This chance may become less due to a number of factors - increasing age, timing, and frequency of intercourse etcetera. In your case, the fact that you are not staying with your husband regularly and he is based abroad reduces your chance of becoming pregnant.
Besides your marriage is very recent. A guiding principle for starting to investigate for sub-fertility is when a woman has not conceived for twelve months of having regular sex with her partner. This criterion has not been met in your case. However, given your health concerns - diagnosis of
horseshoe kidney and PCO, it is important to start an investigation and plan for the conception.
Horseshoe kidney is a condition that is there from birth and can occur together with malformations and problems linked to the reproductive parts. It may be worth getting imaging done for the kidneys, ureters, bladders as well as for the uterus, tubes and varied. The blood tests for a renal function should be done and review of results with a
Urologist or Gynaecologist may be useful. Please get your blood pressure checked as sometimes this can occur with this condition.
PCO or
polycystic ovaries is a condition that is common, occurring in one out of three women. Sometimes it resolves with correction of weight, lifestyle changes, Sometimes medications may be necessary. Giving combined pills for 3-6 months is sometimes offered to manage
irregular periods if fertility is not much of a concern. Doulton is a
contraceptive pill, so it might not be the preferred method in your case. Clomid and
Duphaston might be a better alternative, however, the intercourse has to be properly consummated, timed to the fertile period of your cycle and occur every two days to maximize the chances of conception.
I would like to emphasize that for any investigation and management to deal with conception and pregnancy, it is important to include and involve the partner as well.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sabina Hussain