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22-4-2009 - Doc\'s Information

My mood while writing this blog:
Awake

So, I got some information back from the doc....

I asked her if my progrsterone was checked when I went to the ER on the day I miscarried. I also asked her about my Luteal phases not being consistant and this is how she responded. I'm not sure how to take this information:

"Hi Danielle,

I reviewed the chart. The pregnancy test on 2/15/09 was negative. Progesterone was not checked.

It seems you have been monitoring your basal body temperature. For women with ovulatory cycles but with irregular cycle lengths, the greatest variation from cycle to cycle should be in the follicular phase. The luteal phase should be relatively constant. So if one has a cycle that ranges from 22-34 days, and a luteal phase of 14 days, ovulation would occur somewhere between days 8-20.

Hope above are helpful.

Take care."

I emailed her back and gave her an example of my 2009 cycles and asked her if there was gunna be a problem with getting pregnant and if I will have alot more Chemical Pregnancies and I will see how she responds to that.

1 Comments on Doc\'s Information

DiandClover - Wednesday, 22 Apr
I'll take a stab at what she's saying - lol ;) ...1. your phases are ovulatory, meaning you are ovulating each cycle (a good thing). 2. Your cycle length variation is not being caused by not ovulating, it's being caused by the length of time from your CD 1 to your ovulation date changing from month to month. (your folicular phase) 3. Your luteal phase seems to be fairly constant (she says 14 days, I think yours is a little shorter) so if you had a 26 day cycle, subtract your luteal phase of 14 days, and assume an ovulation day of CD 12. ............. The response from her is a little frustrating, but typical of a busy doctor I suppose... she uses words like 'appear' and 'supposed' - so I doubt she looked too closely into your actual cycle data (did you send the cycle tracking information you blogged about the other day?). It's too bad they never did a progesterone count on you after your loss - it would have been nice to know what your levels were and if they were too low to sustain a pregnancy, but you can't dwell on that stuff - if your luteal phase is 12 days or more each month, it's not likely you have a progesterone issue. The best advice I can offer is to keep a close eye on your cycles as you have been doing, and if at six months of TTC you are still not pregnant, ask for a complete blood work up of your fertility hormones. I have information on my page about what to ask for. Bottom line is, your folicular phase varries in length, so knowing your ovulation date ahead of time each month will be difficult - unless you use OPK's - the best thing you can do is what you are doing - track your BBT and CM, BD before your temp shifts and hope for the best! Everything seems to be in order as far as your reproductive system goes - now it's just a numbers game, a game of luck and chance that you actually get a sperm and egg to connect!! It will happen, trust in that and try not to get too wrapped up in the details :)

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