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My Story: PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome ) and Fertility

Grapevine Macaroni Kidβ„’ Magazine

By Mariana R. February 2, 2021


You are not alone… 

 

 

I was diagnosed with PCOS when I was 16 years old, I was also told that I wouldn't be able to have my own baby. 

I got pregnant in 2011 without medical help but I needed help to keep the baby. My body produces good eggs but is not able to keep a good environment for the baby to grow due to my hormone imbalance… It was a high-risk pregnancy but I gave birth to a healthy baby girl. 

When my daughter turned 2 my husband and I started trying for a baby again. We tried everything!! Changed our diet, exercised, took fertility supplements and vitamins. I was logging my cycle, which was hard since my cycle is not regular and sometimes doesn't happen at all. We tried numerous ovulation prediction kits and baby danced during the right time only to find out that those kits couldn't be used by someone with PCOS. The hormone imbalance causes false negatives and false positives.

My husband and I can't afford a fertility clinic. We were losing all hope of having a second baby. 

 

Late one night, I was on my phone so I started to search more about PCOS and fertility. I checked ovulation prediction kits and tried to find one that would work for women like me. After a lot, I mean a LOT of reading I came across MIRA

“Every day, we receive success stories from women in their 20’s to their 40’s, who got pregnant with Mira, including women who’ve struggled with irregular cycles and PCOS.”

This sentence gave me hope! So I started to read more about it on their website. The more I read the more I felt like having a second baby was within reach. 

 

Why would this product work when so many failed you ask?? This smart little gadget comes with an app. The app tracks your actual hormone concentrations and personalizes the information given to you based on your unique data. This means that the app gives information tailored to each individual. Unlike other OPK which just give a positive or negative. This is essential for women with PCOS, because our hormones can cause other OPK to give false results.

The Mira app automatically records your cycle and allows you to login other details, like Basal Body Temperature, cervical mucus, cervical tracking so you can predict your fertile window more precisely. 

The Mira Analyzer provides laboratory-grade testing sent automatically to the app making it easy to get results and knowing exactly when to conceive.

After my second miscarriage and a Methotrexate shot, I got the Mira analyzer, I installed the app and now I am just waiting for my cycle to start so I can use it and start trying again. 

Both the analyzer and the app are easy to use. I love the fact that the app has a section for articles and other couple stories. I love that they have a lot of information about PCOS and fertility both on their website and the article section of the app. 

I love it so far!! 

I will update with results, fingers crossed!!!  πŸ€žπŸ€žπŸ€ž

 

πŸ‘‰πŸ‘‰πŸ‘‰πŸ‘‰If you also want to try it you can use this code and get $25 off:  NEWSTART (just copy and paste it on the discount box at checkout)

 

If you try it let me know, I love to hear from our MacFamilies!!  πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—










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