My cycles are getting shorter, is it the end of the road? - Page 2

Briss · Apr 11th, 2012, 14:54 PM

my cycle is actually getting longer, it was normally 26 days but this year it shifted to 27 days, I attribute it to supplements, particularly to EPO which seems to push my O for 1 day. do not think it matters though

Just_married · Apr 14th, 2012, 04:31 AM

My cycle has went from 28 to 26 days, but used opk and still ovulating. Cycle length is only one factor in menopause. Like someone previous said plenty woman fall pregnant with a shorter cycle. Ive heard b vitamins can lengthen it? I've also tried soy twice so far and it made my cycle 28 and 30 days so maybe think about that? It can help you produce a riper egg which can help as shorter cycles might produce a less 'ready' egg.

joanne40 · Apr 14th, 2012, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Just_married

My cycle has went from 28 to 26 days, but used opk and still ovulating. Cycle length is only one factor in menopause. Like someone previous said plenty woman fall pregnant with a shorter cycle. Ive heard b vitamins can lengthen it? I've also tried soy twice so far and it made my cycle 28 and 30 days so maybe think about that? It can help you produce a riper egg which can help as shorter cycles might produce a less 'ready' egg.

thanks....what is soy? is it a tablet?

jo x

Xanth · Apr 14th, 2012, 12:10 PM

I feel the same. My cycles are getting shorter and shorter. I'm 41 & started googling about it. That was a mistake lol.

I started taking B6 this cycle to see if it helps

Just_married · Apr 14th, 2012, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by joanne40

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Originally Posted by Just_married

My cycle has went from 28 to 26 days, but used opk and still ovulating. Cycle length is only one factor in menopause. Like someone previous said plenty woman fall pregnant with a shorter cycle. Ive heard b vitamins can lengthen it? I've also tried soy twice so far and it made my cycle 28 and 30 days so maybe think about that? It can help you produce a riper egg which can help as shorter cycles might produce a less 'ready' egg.

thanks....what is soy? is it a tablet?

jo x

It's a supplement which is usually taken to ease menopause symptoms but if taken for 5 days at beginning of cycle it acts in same way as clomid. There's a thread named "soy isoflavones natures clomid" on here which has more info and testimonies. I bought mines from tesco, cheapest here in uk. I took it to mature my eggs a bit to see if it had any effect. On third try with it, seeing FS next month so squeezed it on before we go back lol. It's quite safe, although if you have thyroid problems it can make them worse. I decided to take that risk as I have hypothyroidism.

Check out the thread as it has more knowledge on it than I can give you lol xxx

Just_married · Apr 14th, 2012, 13:21 PM

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Originally Posted by joanne40

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Originally Posted by Just_married

My cycle has went from 28 to 26 days, but used opk and still ovulating. Cycle length is only one factor in menopause. Like someone previous said plenty woman fall pregnant with a shorter cycle. Ive heard b vitamins can lengthen it? I've also tried soy twice so far and it made my cycle 28 and 30 days so maybe think about that? It can help you produce a riper egg which can help as shorter cycles might produce a less 'ready' egg.

thanks....what is soy? is it a tablet?

jo x

It's a supplement which is usually taken to ease menopause symptoms but if taken for 5 days at beginning of cycle it acts in same way as clomid. There's a thread named "soy isoflavones natures clomid" on here which has more info and testimonies. I bought mines from tesco, cheapest here in uk. I took it to mature my eggs a bit to see if it had any effect. On third try with it, seeing FS next month so squeezed it on before we go back lol. It's quite safe, although if you have thyroid problems it can make them worse. I decided to take that risk as I have hypothyroidism.

Check out the thread as it has more knowledge on it than I can give you lol xxx

mummyb2b · Apr 15th, 2012, 08:28 AM

omg i didnt know this was a sign of early menopause i'm 36 and trying for our 1st baby as we only got married end of last year.

Mine have been all over the place too! historically my cycle was always 25days then i had depo for about a year after i met my now husband, took 14months to get my periods back oct 2011 and been trying since then!

For 1st 3 months i was regular on my old cycle then had 21day cycle, 31day cycle, 16day cycle (which i only bled 1day so thought it might have been implantation but turned out i was wrong) then last month 22day cycle. i'm currently on cd12 so anyones guess but fingers crossed! hoping that cbfm will help me understand my body bit better too! hope its not early menopause symptoms and everyone gets their bfp soon!

viccat · Apr 24th, 2012, 15:48 PM

Hi there

A few years ago I managed to reduce my cycles from 28 days to about 22. I wasn't TTC then, so not worried from that angle, but a bit fed up at more frequent periods!

Googling then, it turned out to be because I had switched from eating cereal in the morning to yoghurt and fruit. Something about how cereals aid absorbtion of certain hormones - so it is definitely worth checking your diet!

Mbababy · Apr 25th, 2012, 22:05 PM

My cycle was every 28 days like clockwork for all of my life, and then early last year went to 26, then 25 days. I was worried like you are, since I was planning on TTC. I went to my OB and he said not to worry, and that it wasn't necessarily a sign of anything...and could be stress related.

I conceived my son within 3 months in the middle of last year (at 38 years of age), so I just wanted to write to say try not to worry.

joanne40 · Apr 26th, 2012, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Mbababy

My cycle was every 28 days like clockwork for all of my life, and then early last year went to 26, then 25 days. I was worried like you are, since I was planning on TTC. I went to my OB and he said not to worry, and that it wasn't necessarily a sign of anything...and could be stress related.

I conceived my son within 3 months in the middle of last year (at 38 years of age), so I just wanted to write to say try not to worry.

Thank you

I am now off alcohol all together, and following a healthy diet, since i have put a stone on since stopping breastfeeding in sep last year

I am also seriously trying to de stress about ttc, as what I think is NOT helping is my panic that I cant give OH one more as our dd was his first and only, and he is 8 years younger than me so i find myself worrying he will leave me. Stupid I know

So with a change of mind set (hopefully) and a healthier diet, you never know.
jo xx

Apr 11th, 2012, 14:54 PM	#11
Briss Trying to conceive (TTC) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London Posts: 1,875	my cycle is actually getting longer, it was normally 26 days but this year it shifted to 27 days, I attribute it to supplements, particularly to EPO which seems to push my O for 1 day. do not think it matters though

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Apr 14th, 2012, 04:31 AM	#12
Just_married Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Scotland Posts: 618	My cycle has went from 28 to 26 days, but used opk and still ovulating. Cycle length is only one factor in menopause. Like someone previous said plenty woman fall pregnant with a shorter cycle. Ive heard b vitamins can lengthen it? I've also tried soy twice so far and it made my cycle 28 and 30 days so maybe think about that? It can help you produce a riper egg which can help as shorter cycles might produce a less 'ready' egg.

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Apr 14th, 2012, 12:10 PM	#14
Xanth Trying to conceive (TTC) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: South Staffs/WestMids Posts: 4,803	I feel the same. My cycles are getting shorter and shorter. I'm 41 & started googling about it. That was a mistake lol. I started taking B6 this cycle to see if it helps

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Apr 15th, 2012, 08:28 AM	#17
mummyb2b Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: uk Posts: 226	omg i didnt know this was a sign of early menopause i'm 36 and trying for our 1st baby as we only got married end of last year. Mine have been all over the place too! historically my cycle was always 25days then i had depo for about a year after i met my now husband, took 14months to get my periods back oct 2011 and been trying since then! For 1st 3 months i was regular on my old cycle then had 21day cycle, 31day cycle, 16day cycle (which i only bled 1day so thought it might have been implantation but turned out i was wrong) then last month 22day cycle. i'm currently on cd12 so anyones guess but fingers crossed! hoping that cbfm will help me understand my body bit better too! hope its not early menopause symptoms and everyone gets their bfp soon!

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Apr 24th, 2012, 15:48 PM	#18
viccat Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: UK Posts: 223	Hi there A few years ago I managed to reduce my cycles from 28 days to about 22. I wasn't TTC then, so not worried from that angle, but a bit fed up at more frequent periods! Googling then, it turned out to be because I had switched from eating cereal in the morning to yoghurt and fruit. Something about how cereals aid absorbtion of certain hormones - so it is definitely worth checking your diet!

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Apr 25th, 2012, 22:05 PM	#19
Mbababy Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: VA Posts: 427	My cycle was every 28 days like clockwork for all of my life, and then early last year went to 26, then 25 days. I was worried like you are, since I was planning on TTC. I went to my OB and he said not to worry, and that it wasn't necessarily a sign of anything...and could be stress related. I conceived my son within 3 months in the middle of last year (at 38 years of age), so I just wanted to write to say try not to worry.

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