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Suggest Ways To Get Pregnant Inspite Of Being Over Weight
Trying To Concieve
Hello Doctor, Im Sarah and i have been trying to concieve for about 8 months now, i decided to stop tryon and just let it happen, i weight 260 and i am 19 , Should i lose some weight, i have irregular periods, could that be more the reason ot seems so harder ?
Hello Doctor, Im Sarah and i have been trying to concieve for about 8 months now, i decided to stop tryon and just let it happen, i weight 260 and i am 19 , Should i lose some weight, i have irregular periods, could that be more the reason ot seems so harder ?
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Hi.
Yes Sarah, your irregular periods are in fact the cause here. You will require continuous guidance until you can regularise your cycles, and then further guidance to help increase your fertility and then only start trying to conceive. Either visit an obstetrician and gynaecologist in your area, or write to me and I would be more than happy to guide you through the process.
For now, work towards being the optimal weight and also diet and mild exercise. And if you meant you are 260 pounds, then you are surely over weight and this will not help at all with your fertility. I would prefer starting you off on metformin tablets until you lose a little more weight and only then shift you on to the second set of tablets which will help to regularise your menstrual cycles, and then finally with fertility medication.
Best wishes.
Yes Sarah, your irregular periods are in fact the cause here. You will require continuous guidance until you can regularise your cycles, and then further guidance to help increase your fertility and then only start trying to conceive. Either visit an obstetrician and gynaecologist in your area, or write to me and I would be more than happy to guide you through the process.
For now, work towards being the optimal weight and also diet and mild exercise. And if you meant you are 260 pounds, then you are surely over weight and this will not help at all with your fertility. I would prefer starting you off on metformin tablets until you lose a little more weight and only then shift you on to the second set of tablets which will help to regularise your menstrual cycles, and then finally with fertility medication.
Best wishes.
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