Ovulation

nekol88

Hello there ladies

I just have a couple questions. In the past year I was on Chlomid for 6 months, 50 mg of that and then crinone gel days 18-25 or so. I was ovulating accoding to my tests, but come to find out my Dr. was just focusing on me, and not my husband. I didn't like my Dr. I felt like she had no idea about PCOS so when we moved I found a specialists and so far I have high hopes, but anyways. Back to my husband, come to find out my old Dr had me on all those drugs and there was no way I could have gotten pregnant because my husband had a low sperm count, geeze oh petes. lol.

So my new Dr. put me on metformin about 2 months ago, happy to say since then I've lost 16 lbs So this is the first month that she had me on chlomid, she started me out on 100 mg days 5-9. My husband has also been seeing an urologist and his numbers are also improving his dr has him taking half a chlomid every other day. But anyways, back to my question...

I have the kind of PCOS that I've only gotten my period like 5 times on my own, in my whole entire life, and I am 24. So, my Dr. had me on Provera and I had bleeding from March 15-20th. I started taking my chlomid on the 19th of March. I began my ovulation testing and finally got a smiley face (positive) on the 17th day of my cycle...the 31st of March. So right now I am on day 23...so finally my question is...if it turns out I am not pregnant (which I don't think I am, but I hope) if I did ovulate like the test said I should get my period???? Just wondering if anyone has had a story like mine and maybe could share if they got their period or if you know about it? And since I never get my period on my own, do you think I'll get it around the 28 days of a normal cycle?

Thank you so much for any and all input.

pland54

I have no clue about any of this stuff but I just wanted to say fingers crossed for you this month! It sounds like you're definitely on the right track I'm like you with being utterly period-less on my own. Let us know what happens!

HiKaren

I'm not sure, but it seems your headed in the direction of improving. Hope you do..

Qfrump

If you ovulated, you should get a period about 14 days later.

Are they not monitoring you to see the number and size of eggs that you are producing? Also, you may ask about IUI if your husband has a low sperm count. They put the sperm straight into your uterus to get it as close to the egg as possible. Surely your doctor, especially a specialist, will go through these options if this cycle isn't successful.

Congrats on the weight loss. That is wonderful!

Qfrump

I was reading this again, and your 14 days would be Sunday-ish (the 14th) . You could probably test this weekend! Best of luck!

nekol88

No baby this month, but I am very excited...i got my period women who get it on their own have no idea how lucky they are...lol. Next cycle of clomid starts tomorrow my Dr had mentioned earlier that we try a few cycles and she thinks IUI will be the best for us...

Qfrump

Thanks for the update. Even that is encouraging! The clomid served it's purpose and made you ovulate. Woo hoo! Did they change your dosage for this time around? Good luck!

Greenlola

wishing you the best of luck
My story is different in i had my period but always extremely hard since age 12-13, sometimes would faint from the pain, missed alot of school lol
Anyways in 2004-2005 i started gaining weight and thought i might be pregnant when no period came that month, but no luck, the weight kept creeping up over 6 months and still no period, until the specialist diagnosed me with PCOS and sent me to a fertility specialist who started me on clomid and metformin, i didnt do well on the metformin (due to pharmacy error who did not advise to take with food) but the clomid helped with the period by the 8th month, i continued with the clomid and regular ovulation monitoring at the fertility clinic for a little over 6 months, then gave up as i was tired of taking meds.
I decided to take a break, went on a homeopathic cleanse and diet, in 2006 i was pregnant.

it can happen, I was told once by someone about a month before i found out i was pregnant that i was a very optimistic person in everything i did and everyone i talked to, except myself and this one area of my life, I think that helped me let go of the constant negativity and the thought "it will never happen"

I wish you the best of luck, and it CAN HAPPEN as proven in this forum by so many other women who struggle with fertility

daria225

I know you've gotten your period since your original post but I just wanted to chime in on cycle lengths. Basically, a cycle is divided into 3 parts, the follicular phase, ovulation, and the luteal phase. The follicular phase varies from woman to woman and can last as short as 10 days to great lengths in PCOSers, the "ideal" is 14 days. Then comes ovulation, obviously. After that is the luteal phase. Now, the length of the luteal phase is extremely important and should be 14 days, give or take one day. If your luteal phase is too short (ie. 10 days, like mine), you should discuss progesterone supplementation with your doctor for your tww. Please learn from my mistake, I lost my one and only baby because of this undiscovered fact over a year ago after many years of trying. You see, anything below a 12 day luteal phase jeopardizes implantation in that the baby may not be in there securely enough before your body tries to have a period given that implantation occurrs between 6 and 12 DPO (on average). Periods are caused when the corpus luteum (the leftovers of the follicle in the ovary after it ruptures to release the egg) breaks down and stops producing progesterone. This drop in progesterone is what causes the period. My corpus luteum breaks down far too quickly and I always, since then, have been taking progesterone suppositories (Endometrin) in the tww to maintain those levels and not allow my body to go through progesterone withdrawal. If they just take a P4 blood test on day 21 (or 7 days after you ovulate), it may not be suffient as, in my case, my progesterone was fine then...it was only a few days later that it dropped off.

If you ovulated on day 17, that would make your cycle about 30-32 days long before you get/got your next period. Just double check that the math adds up to your cycle dates.

I know, it's a lot of information but I'm determined to let everyone who listens know how important luteal phase length is when ttc so that, maybe, somewhere, a mother will hold her newborn child in her arms because she knew this little discussed fact.

Good luck and I wish you all the best in TTC.