clomid club

[laura_2010]

really deffo last month 14.8 They said... but didnt giveme any numbers this month doc jst wrote No ovulaton...
Id rather pay and see a gyno... but do I have to ask doc who to go to? x

 

[35_Smiling]

Hello everyone and welcome to all the newbees! and wow there are alot of you! I wish you all the best and here are some for you too.

now that this is a new cycle for me i have decided to not go back on clomids this cycle nor the next. i haven't told the fs and probable not tell him anyway. I appear to me that both times i decided to go off clomids i get pregnant so this time lets see if we can do it without the drugs.

 

[laura_2010]

Awww Fx for you x

 

[CJSG1977]

Good on 35! GL on this natural cycle!

 

[cranberry987]

Have a look on https://www.hfea.gov.uk/ for clinics in your local area. Id speak to them and see if theyre the best place for you to go. Some will only do ivf, some will only do the 'milder' aspects. You can take a referral from your gp which will have info about your history in it, but you dont need one.

 

[laura_2010]

Thanks hun will ahve a good read x

 

[caz & bob]

good luck 35 hun x x x

 

[35_Smiling]

Have a look on https://www.hfea.gov.uk/ for clinics in your local area. Id speak to them and see if theyre the best place for you to go. Some will only do ivf, some will only do the 'milder' aspects. You can take a referral from your gp which will have info about your history in it, but you dont need one.

this is interesting....

 

[cranberry987]

It was for Laura.

 

[jennievictora]

hey all just looking for some advice as you know i had my positive ovulation test wed which was cycle day 10 i rang my doc to re arragne my blood tests she said i need to have it done on the 17 or 18 day of my cycle which would be thursday or friday is this right or have i got it wrong x

 

[cranberry987]

Yep that's right. Should get tested 7 days after ov. Gl!

 

[amethyst77]

Hi Jennievictoria,
I saw the consultant on Friday and he said that the blood tests for ov (I assume that's what you're having) are only worthwhile if taken more than 5 days after ovulation- so Thursday-Friday should be fine.
x

 

[jennievictora]

thats great thank you was getting in a right tizz over it lol x

 

[laura_2010]

what does CD7 bloods tell you?

 

[redberry]

I did mention in my journal that 14.8 is not a sign of no ov...in fact the opposite They say it has to be under 10 to show no ovulation! GP should defo refer!

When I had my blood tests, no-one seemed to know how to interpret the results, but someone (a doctor, I think), read somewhere that 16-28 is possible ovulation and over 28 is definite. When I had a 17 and a 23 one cycle, the gynae said it looked like I probably hadn't ovulated and I should increase the Clomid dose. Are you saying that I had ovulated after all? Oddly, the one time I had ovulation symptoms, I got 0.5 and 0.6. Odd.

 

[CJSG1977]

Wednesday hun!

 

[lisaf]

I did mention in my journal that 14.8 is not a sign of no ov...in fact the opposite They say it has to be under 10 to show no ovulation! GP should defo refer!

When I had my blood tests, no-one seemed to know how to interpret the results, but someone (a doctor, I think), read somewhere that 16-28 is possible ovulation and over 28 is definite. When I had a 17 and a 23 one cycle, the gynae said it looked like I probably hadn't ovulated and I should increase the Clomid dose. Are you saying that I had ovulated after all? Oddly, the one time I had ovulation symptoms, I got 0.5 and 0.6. Odd.

levels are measured different in different countries. Which is why CJSG1977 said a 10 was ok...
Doctors look at the numbers differently. Some say that any number under that 'magic' number indicates no ovulation. In reality it means they can't guarantee you ovulated under that number. If you do ovulate but your progesterone doesn't reach 'ideal' levels, then it may lower your chance of successfully implanting. This may mean you don't implant at all, that you implant but have a chemical pregnancy, or in some cases you implant and your body increases progesterone to support the pregnancy and you have no trouble at all.

(I had 'borderline' numbers until I got on the right dose of clomid. I had 2 suspected chemical pregnancies when my numbers were borderline. Once I got the right dose of clomid, my progesterone levels hit normal and I got pregnant)

Borderline or low progesterone levels can be because your follicles don't get big enough to create a strong corpus luteum. If thats the problem, clomid can easily fix this. Good luck!

 

[laura_2010]

Hi Ladies lil Q for you... Well yesterday I noticed red blood wen I wiped... and only wen wiping no need for tampon or owt and brown cm ( old blood ) woke up this morn and its n full flow do I class today as CD1 or yesterday? x

 

[cranberry987]

Today would be cd1

 

[cranberry987]

And blood tests done early in your cycle usually look for fsh to assess egg reserve i think. They sometimes do other ones like testosterone if they think there's an issue there. The tests are usually done cd3 or so. Never heard anyone have it cd7