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I went back on BCP at 12w PP and got a period after starting the pack.

I stopped taking BCP before DH and I got married. They were doing horrible things to my mood and drive...and evidently hiding other problems! (I didn't know I had PCOS until I went off it!)

I go to a NaPro doctor now who doesn't prescribe BC. I've found they've been really amazing at trying to "fix" the problem instead of hiding it (BCP treat the symptoms, but not necessarily the cause). I know it's a "to each their own" situation, so I hope you don't read that as me preaching...I just realized that BCP were doing more to my body than I realized!

Metformin has helped with the insulin resistant part of PCOS (and as a sweet bonus gift has made it so much easier to lose weight). I do take it daily.

I know doctors are somewhat split on this, but my doctors also believe that metformin can help lower the rate of miscarriage for women with PCOS to a normal level (though it didn't seem to work that way for me this time).

The progesterone was more of an "as needed" thing. They gave me two month's worth when I needed it just in case it didn't work the first time. Well, it worked much better than I would have ever wanted it to! (It was seriously the worst period I've ever had, but looking back and seeing how on track I was after that, I think overall it was worth it)

DH and I have been using the BBT version of NFP. I'm Catholic, so taking the class was part of our marriage prep, but my OB/GYN is also a Catholic practice so they teach it also. It's basically the same as what TCOYF teaches. We followed it for more than two years and didn't get pregnant until I slacked off on my charting in December.

I think switching to that GYNO is one of the best things I've done for my health. Once she diagnosed me with PCOS I looked back over my entire post-pubescent life and was astounded no one thought of it before. I was a little bitter actually!

I had been charting for a few months before I switched doctors and they looked at my charts when I switched to them. Just from looking at my thermo-shifts (or lack there of) they did one blood test and confirmed my hormones were completely out of whack and that I had PCOS.

@mjane: Thanks!

I'm 7 mos PP with PCOS and still no period, but I'm curious to hear about others.