Checking bloods....WHAT ARE THEY CHECKING?

[bird24]

Hi Ladies

Wondering if anyone can help me as i've had my bloods taken on CD 26 and then i've gotta have it done on CD3 when AF eventually decides to show...what are they checking for as its not a 21 day blood test

I've gotta wait till my next appointment which isnt till November 12th for the results - LONG!!!!!!!!!!!

xx

 

[rachelle1975]

Bird have you had 21 day bloods done already? How long is your cycle - if you ovulate later then it may be that they have decided to do them on CD26 to get the most realistic responde to see if you are ovulating? CD21 might be too soon?

CD3 bloods will show your hormone levels - i got told that they checked rubella along with your hormone levels post/pre ovulation which would show if you were peri(?) meno pausal etc. and how well your hormones stimulate your ovaries etc....since i did such a poor job explaining here's a bit of cut and paste!!!!

Testing for the woman first looks at whether she is ovulating each month. This can be done by having her chart changes in her morning body temperature, by using an FDA-approved home ovulation test kit (which she can buy at a drug store), or by looking at her cervical mucus, which changes throughout her menstrual cycle. Ovulation also can be checked in her doctor's office with an ultrasound test of the ovaries, or simple blood tests that check hormone levels, like the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) test. FSH is produced by the pituitary gland. In women, it helps control the menstrual cycle and the production of eggs by the ovaries. The amount of FSH varies throughout the menstrual cycle and is highest just before an egg is released. The amounts of FSH and other hormones (luteinizing hormone, estrogen, and progesterone) are measured in both a man and a woman to determine why the couple cannot achieve pregnancy. If the woman is ovulating, more testing will need to be done. These tests can include:

an hysterosalpingogram (an x-ray to check if the fallopian tubes are open and to show the shape of the uterus)

a laparoscopy (an exam of the tubes and other female organs for disease)

an endometrial biopsy (an exam of a small shred of the uterine lining to see if monthly changes in it are normal)

Other tests can be done to show whether the sperm and mucus are interacting in the right way, or if the man or woman is forming antibodies that are attacking the sperm and stopping them from getting to the egg.

Ah - that website said it far better than i could!! xx

 

[CurlySue]

Checking for (apparently) prolactin, the balance between estrogen and progesterone...at least that's what I was told. It has something to do with the quality of eggs.

 

[bird24]

Thanks Ladies

I have had a 21 day test before (not on CD21 as i have longer cycles) but it came back about 27.4 so not quite 30 that it needs to be but she said she wasnt checking for ovulation on this blood test as it was done on CD26 but i think i only ovulated the day before but she said that was fine..... confused!!

I'll just have to wait and see then but i hate all this waiting and not knowing anything

Thanks again xx

 

[CurlySue]

I had CD3-5 blood tests done about four weeks ago and don't get the results until next Wednesday. Annoying, waiting, isn't it?

 

[DaisyDuke]

Hey girls i paid private for my 2nd bloods only £45 and same day results, going to pay private for DH next SA about £65 and same day results not the month we had to wait this time. We cant afford private treatment but felt this was worth the money. Maybe something to consider, good luck. XXX

 

[bird24]

How do you find a place to do it privately? I would pay to get them that quick as waiting three months is a joke xx

 

[pixielou]

Hi bird, i think 2-3 is Progesterone and day 21 is LH. ??

 

[DaisyDuke]

just called my local private hospital and they did it there. It was so easy they were like you can come straight down if you want. So i drove straight there and the results were at my doctors an hour later. Maybe give them ur gp's fax and you will have to discuss the results with ur doctor, check the price first cos it can vary. Good luck. XXX

 

[Sinead]

I'm similar to you Bird - I have my 21 day tests in Friday and then have my 2nd fertility appt on 12th November too. I'm not worrying about getting the results sooner as its the 2nd time they have done them. Dh is doing his sperm test on 22nd October so we can get all the results together.

Good luck xxx

 

[bird24]

did your results come back ok last time sinead?

 

[Sinead]

Hi hun

Yeah they came back fine last time showing I was ov-ing, but I was told you need to do them twice (I suppose to confirm it wasn't just a one off).

 

[magicvw]

Hey chick

For my cd3 tests the doc ordered a full blood test so red blood cells, white bc's, and all kinds of stuff like hemagloblin, then also, hormones, so FSH, LH, Prolactin and I also had progesterone although I didn't need it (they just bunch them all together!). Plus the doc ordered glucose because that can show up pcos apparently. It might be different in the UK though.