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Im on metformin ttc b/c i have pcos & after i have a bm im startin to get horrible cramps in my lower abdomen like a 8 on a 1-10 scale. is this normal?

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Stop metformin: The metformin can cause gastric upset and is not likely to help you conceive. With pcos you probably should consider ovulation inducing treatment - the metformin can help diabetes but not the pcos.

Answered 2/26/2013

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Dr. J Ricardo Loret De Mola answered

Specializes in Fertility Medicine

Yes: Patients complain of a lot of gastrointestinal symptoms with metformin, so its possible, .

Dr Honore and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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A member asked:

Im on metformin ttc b/c i have pcos & after i have a bm im startin to get horrible cramps in my lower abdomen like a 8 on a 1-10 scale. is this normal?

5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Dr. J Ricardo Loret De Mola answered

Dr Honore and 2 doctors agreed

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