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A 39-year-old female asked:

I have pcos i conceived on metformin, gave birth 8months ago, i breastfeed and want to conceive again but have trouble. can i take metformin during bf?

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Dr. David Howard
Dr. David Howardanswered
43 years experience
See details: Breast-feeding can prevent ovulation. If your PCS also prevents ovulation, you will need to use something to assist with ovulating. If metformin helped in the past, this can be used again but I would suggest you complete your breast-feeding since that will work against you.
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