That is very interesting. I had not heard of inositol. Thank you for the link.

Ahh! Gotcha.

Not at all, happy to answer. I was on it I think about 9 months before the surprise conception, maybe 10. I had read in a PCOS forum that a really-roughly-estimated-no-one-really-knows-but-maybe-50% of women infertile due to PCOS are able to conceive once on metformin, and when it didn't happen for me within the…

Officially, iirc the FDA has approved metformin solely for the treatment of Type II diabetes. So for those women diagnosed with PCOS who are not diabetics, have never had blood sugar problems, been pre-diabetic or shown signs of developing gestational diabetes, it would be considered off label, no? I guess the…

Your gynecologist is uninformed. I highly recommend finding a new one or asking your general physician for metformin. I had to have fertility treatment to conceive my first child, but after going on metformin I had a surprise conception. Metformin is prescribed off-label for PCOS, as it is officially for patients…

Yup, I'm an old.

Well done!

So well said.

DUDE, ME TOO! Except the idea of old people fucking doesn't bother me in the least. I want my marriage to still be that awesome and loving and fun when me and my guy are olds. It's like their relationships keep them young together. I f'in love it.

This. You got to choose when you needed the option of abortion, now STFU and let other women make their own choices regarding their bodies, tyvm.

Me too. Dr. Tiller was one of my greatest heroes.

I don't care if the person willing to perform abortions for women who want them is male or female or genderqueer. I care that they are there and willing to perform abortions in a caring and non-judgmental environment. That is all.

This. She has willingly made herself a public figure.

Yup. Be a jackass, get harshly criticized. Seems fair to me.

"Who abandons their partner after they have had a stroke?"

He was married to Julia Roberts briefly, and a magazine, Newsweek or Time, featured a picture of him in the 90's in an article about beauty as an example of ugliness and non-symmetry. I think he was a country singer or an actor or something.

Does Lyle Lovett have a place of honor on there?

Condoms ftw.

Do you have any idea how agonizing it can be to give up your child for adoption?

I don't think checking one's privilege means one has to reject things that will make life better and easier. I think of learning to check privilege as being aware that you didn't do anything to deserve these things, being humbled and grateful for them, and finding ways to give back to the community and work for…