A Relaxed Pregnancy with OvulaRing Despite a PCOS Diagnosis

Interview Q&A

Can you tell us your personal story? How did you end up with a PCOS diagnosis?

I was already taking the pill as a teenager. In my early 20s, I didn’t want to take synthetic hormones anymore, so I stopped taking the pill on my own. My first period came about two months later, and then it took quite a while for the next one to arrive. Eventually, I had a somewhat regular cycle. But I was almost never 28 days late. That’s why I worried a lot, counted the days, and even took pregnancy tests.

When I asked, my doctor performed an ultrasound and a blood test to check my hormone levels. I had cysts on my ovaries, and my male hormone levels were slightly elevated—diagnosis Polycystic ovary syndrome.

How did you cope with the diagnosis?

I was advised to take the pill. I didn’t really want to take hormones again, so I asked my doctor what else I could do. Unfortunately, she couldn’t really help me. I could exercise more. Since my distress wasn’t that severe, I didn’t do anything at first. Later, however, I decided to go back to the pill because of how simple it is for birth control. There’s one thing my doctor said that I’ll never forget. She told me that I would have a really hard time, to get pregnant. That really made me worry about the future back then.

So you’re pregnant. Was it really as hard as your doctor predicted?

Luckily, no! We actually got pregnant on our very first try. However, from my work at OvulaRing, I know that many women struggle for a long time to unfulfilled desire to have children and I’m so grateful that our baby was in such a hurry.

Have you done anything to improve your chances?

Of course, thanks to OvulaRing, I knew right away when the best time for sexual intercourse is. So I tried to follow all the advice I give to women trying to conceive: Even before my first cycle, I did a lot of yoga, meditated, took supplements, and generally made sure to exercise regularly and eat a healthy diet. Plus, thanks to OvulaRing, I had come to know my cycles very well by then. I knew that I ovulated regularly Ice jumps and my cycles are regular. So, there was really nothing standing in the way of a pregnancy. That’s why I started our journey to conceive with a very positive attitude and a lot of confidence in my body. Of course, I hoped it would happen quickly. But I also knew that it’s perfectly normal if it takes a little while.

How long did you track your cycles before you got pregnant?

I stopped taking the pill more than six months before we tried to get pregnant. At the time, I was really unhappy with taking the pill again. Plus, with OvulaRing, I now had the perfect way to calmly and objectively track my cycles and see what was actually going on. In total, I tracked 8 cycles before I got pregnant.

What have you learned about OvulaRing during this time?

After I stopped taking the pill, I ovulated right away on the 15th day of my cycle. In the next cycle, ovulation didn’t occur until the 27th day. After that, my cycles were pretty regular. If ovulation did happen to be delayed, it was because StressFor example, after two overnight flights, my ovulation was delayed by 10 days.

What do you like so much about OvulaRing, and why would you recommend it to other women?

I think that OvulaRing allows you to make much more independent decisions about your body. Whether you want to have children, hormone-free contraception who wants to or is interested in monitoring their menstrual health. OvulaRing objectively tracks your menstrual cycle, providing reliable insights into what’s happening in your body. Of course, in some cases, a diagnosis and treatment by a doctor is advisable. However, as a user of OvulaRing, I gain a great deal of knowledge about my own body in a self-directed way. This allows me, as a patient, to engage with my doctor on an equal footing and make informed decisions.