Hanging out in the TTC for 12+ mth thread has also helped me fill in time as well!

Apart from that, the best pcos medicine is daily exercise - it's just a condition that means we have to exercise more than some other people in order to stay healthy. No magic drugs, but exercise really does help!

Good luck!

We had the changeover in Auckland, and whilst we had no idea how long the waiting list was while the changeover was happening (got scored Feb last year, got allocated July this year for treatment, and told of that July last year - no word for months after scoring).

Funding is paid from the DHB to the clinic you are allocated. It's then used for whatever treatment is appropriate for you - the clinic basically claims off the DHB. You go with the treatment plan they prescribe, though they do listen to you if there is any particular reasons for doing one protocol or the other. Up to two rounds of IVF get funded. Funding includes ICSI if needed, and also the transfer of all embryos created in the cycle (if you end up with any in the freezer).

You can use funding to also do IUI, but it's unlikely they'll recommend that. You get 4 rounds of IUI with one lot of funding (so lose one funded round of IVF).

Be warned - waiting lists for IVF are very long - up to two years depending on what part of the country you are in - so brace yourself for a wait! (Think wait time in Chch is around a year, but things change)

I would definitely pay for an appointment to get yourself scored for funding. We did all our treatment privately to get it done, then waited for the public funding for IVF to kick in before we could do IVF (which we're in the middle of - just waiting till next cycle and I can do my first transfer).