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Originally Posted by AnnRN
I have heard good things in general about that surgery, but don't know in relation to fertility specifically.
I, too, am overweight. My RE never said anything to me about losing weight, but I had read a lot about it. After my last cancelled cycle I spoke to my nurse there. I asked her if she thought I would have a better chance with IVF if I lost some weight first. She said that they do not accept donor eggs from women with a BMI over 30. She suggested that I try to get below 30, but that I didn't need to stress too much about it.
At the time of my last cancellation my BMI was between 31 & 32. Currently I am following a low carb diet and have lost 8 pounds (started on 3/25/07). Because of the hyperinsulinemia, from my research, low carb is the way to go with PCOS.
I plan on continuing on my diet until July and then heading back to my RE for IVF. I hope that I will be close to a BMI of 25 by then.
Even though it is hard for us to hear, I do think that weight definitely affects our fertility more than we know. It sucks and I know some women get pregnant when they are heavy, but we have more than that against us.
Are you taking Metformin? That is supposed to help with weight loss, though it hasn't really helped me.
If you do go ahead with the surgery, please keep us informed! I would be really interested to know how you do with it.
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I too am overweight and have read all the articles and had myself convinced my infertility was due to my weight, so in March I joined Biggest Loser Club Online and am doing the low carb diet because I read that with PCOS low carb is the best diet choice. There is a section of the club that is called "Wanting to be Mommies" and it is a thread for women who are battling weightloss along with infertility. I have found the ladies on the site to be very helpful. My BMI is 37.3 (I am 5'2" and weight 204lbs). My RE has not said anything about my weight but with all that I have read, I too wonder if it would not be beneficial (especially as expensive as IVF is and I have no infertility insurance) to first lose some of the weight, get below a BMI of 30 and then start trying?
Let me know if you guys find out anything else on the topic. I have another month before I meet with my RE on my laproscopic follow-up so I am going to take that month (if I can ever heal from the surgery and stop bleeding) to lose some weight and walk every day. Can't walk yet, because of the lap last week, but I hope to be getting back to my normal self soon.
Best wishes,
Kayla