Many women of child-bearing age have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), which causes problems associated with the hormones that can create the heart-breaking symptom of infertility.  With improper hormone balances, women who suffer from this disorder are often instructed by their physicians to try such remedies as metformin or birth control pills to encourage the onset of a more regular menstrual cycle.  The downside to these treatments is their side effects of weight gain, stomach discomfort, sickness and diarrhoea.