One of the most common questions I get on my pregnancy Instagram is about how I managed to get pregnant with PCOS and no cycles…..
Let me tell you, it was rough.
Although I share my complete journey on this post, a quick summary includes no cycles in over 10 years and having to force them with birth control or Provera pills. Once my husband and I decided we wanted a baby, we also went through 3 failed Clomid attempts and lots of “baby-making myths” that did not work for us.
After the first quarter of 2019, we decided that we were not stressing on the pregnancy attempts any more. Since I was only 24 back then and felt like we still had a few years to start a family, we decided to let the whole thing go. We focused on work and travel, and instead of focusing on getting pregnant, I switched it towards being healthy and using natural supplements to (hopefully, someday), get my period back.
During that time, I read a lot of medical studies on a few supplements that were natural, and when used together, had amazing effects on regulating hormone balance for women with PCOS.
I decided it was worth a try and along with a very healthy diet and exercise routine, I started noticing small changed that indicated that it was going well (full list below).
I noticed that my skin was breaking out a lot less, felt more energy and some (sorry if it’s TMI) smaller details like vaginal discharge changes throughout the month ( which I never used to have) and breast changes as well were telling me that something was happening.
Basically, before the supplements, I felt like a little girl with breasts that were light and unpainful, no hormonal changes throughout the month, and bad cystic acne on my cheeks. I’m not going to say that these symptoms completely disappeared nor that it was a fast journey, but as the months went by, I did notice changes.
First I started with this list of basic supplements (1 – 5) and it wasn’t until late May that I implemented the last 3 that I think did the trick. Why didn’t I do them before? I just didn’t know about them and investigated medical pages about them until later on.
1. Gelatinized maca
This is good for boosting energy, increasing fertility, improving mood and libido. I would take 1 teaspoon of this with apple cider vinegar and a large bottle of water first thing in the morning.
2. Apple cider vinegar with mother:
Lowers blood sugar levels, helps you un-bloat and is said to help with belly fat and improve heart health. (As mentioned below, I mixed this with the maca and water in the morning).
3. Omega 3:
According to some sites like this one omega-3 fatty acid supplementation normalizes sex hormones (like testosterone), cholesterol, menstrual irregularities, blood sugar, and improves insulin sensitivity. 
4. Multi Vitamin:
A good multi-vitamin for overall good health.
5. Vitex
I found some reports that said that it’s believed that vitex works by decreasing levels of the hormone prolactin. This helps rebalance other hormones, including estrogen and progesterone — thus reducing PMS symptoms.
6. Inositol
(i took double the “basic” dosage because I read that it wouldn’t do harm until 10,000mg and wanted to see changes.) I would take 8000mg, 4000mg in the morning and 4000mg at night. It is said to help reduce blood triglyceride levels, improve insulin function, lower blood pressure and promote ovulation. A more complete article if you want to read more here.
7. D CHYRO
Medical reports recommend taking a 40:1 ratio with the inositol, so that meant 200mg for me.
8. Melatonin
In women, chronic administration of melatonin with PCOS (2mg/ day for six months) significantly decreased testosterone levels and reduced menstrual irregularities.
