go to the doc?

[avistar]

Hello everyone

I have been debating on whether or not I should go to the doctor...I am just scared that something could be wrong with me. My DH and I have been ttc unofficially for I am guessing 6 months and officially for 6 months...grand total of 1 year. I have to go to a new gyn because the last one I went to made me feel stupid. Last time I went in for prolonged period, she didn't give me any options or advice...all she said was, "well your irregular, so we wont do anything until you missed your period for 3 months". How can gyn's know if irregularity is normal without doing some sort of tests??? So I am not trusting to go back there.

My last cycle was 27CDs, previous one was 46CDs and the two before that were 32CDs.

I just started using the CBFM last cycle and didn't get a peak (15 highs!)...and so far this new cycle, I have gotten highs (no lows) from CD6 (I am now on CD 10).

Maybe I shouldn't worry so much....
Thanks everyone!

 

[xclairex]

try not to worry honey im sorry heres a big big hug x

 

[jonnanne3]

I thought my cycles were irregular because they would be 24 - 31 days and my doc told me that was within normal limits. I would look for a new doctor. My doc told me that even though I am Oing and I am doing things right I may still need to see a fertility specialist because of my age ( I am 35 and will be 36 on the 25th) and try to put me on Clomid to produce more eggs.

You need to find another doctor to help guide you down the right path for you and your OH. I would ask some friends what doctor they use or even look for one who maybe specialize in fertility.

Good luck and I am sending you some extra
take care!

 

[Vickie]

I think the last gyne you went to see was out of line. Her job is to reassure you, and she obviously didn't do that. If it were me I would look for another doctor and make an appointment with them. Good luck

 

[EllaCruz]

I know how you feel. Not once have i ever got a positive OPK reading. Not once. And I used to be so irregular with my periods (three months, two months, four months, one month, etc) that I worry that I am infertile.

Add that to the fact that my BBT is so bloody low that I am wondering if I have some kind of thyroid issue (my mum has it) but I am just worried about going to the doctor.

I had a phone appointment last week and am going for a blood test next week (on day 21) but the woman on the phone could not have been less helpful.

I worry that I will have to wait 12 months before anyone will do anything if there is a problem.

I worry, too. You are not alone.

(hugs)

 

[Carolina]

hey avistar! I would go to your doctor and get hoemone blood tests done! Ive never had a definate positive on opks but my bloods said i was ovulating but my progesterone was slightly low...theres so many things i think that can be slightly out of whack! It could be something that can be easily sorted!

 

[avistar]

Thanks everyone. I am def going to a new gyn. I am sure that everything is fine, and that I am just paranoid but I would like some supporting evidence if you know what I mean haha.

Don't most doc/places have to refer you to a fert specialist?

 

[avistar]

EllaCruz, good luck with your blood test! Hopefully the people are better in person than that lady over the phone.

 

[jo27]

I always think the fear of going or what they might find is always worse than it actually is, if i don't get a bfp i'm going to go as my cycles have been all over the place so think it's worth getting it checked out x

 

[Carolina]

yeah they do i got refered to a gynacologist by my general doctor but my gp did the blood tests for me so its quite easy to get them done!

 

[avistar]

Most def! You would think that after 5 years of bcp that your body would be like, oh...this is a normal cycle...and regulate itself! I have been off bcp since Sept 06. But I guess it is good that I am having periods, as this should mean that I am Oing. <~~~ Good Ovary! haha

 

[Sinead]

Good luck, hope the new doc is a lot nicer than your other one.

 

[anita665]

A year is a long time to be trying but not that long compared to many people.

I knew someone who'd been trying for a baby for 3 or 4 years and had never been pregnant. Her cycles were all over the place too. She could go 3 months sometimes with no AF. Then one day it just happened. No help, fertility treatmet or medication. Who knows why this seems to happen to some people but at least it shows it can and not to give up hope.

 

[avistar]

It took a couple I know over 2 years to get preg. They have a big healthy little boy now. I am just paranoid and obsessed with ttc. I always have this constant reminder of having babies, with people at work and my friends and family...just yesterday at work I mentioned I was really hungry and my friend across from me, whispers "are you preg?"...and then later that night, my BIL says, "Oh you guys are all ready for kids, you have all kinds if children movies". ARGH. This happens all-the-time, not to mention that there are like 6 people in my life who are preg.

 

[avistar]

uh oh...my last bleeding was really weird...and not normal AF.

From Babyhopes.com:

Can you have a period without ovulating?

A period or menstruation is the bleeding that occurs about 12 to 16 days after ovulation or the release of an egg. If ovulation does not occur, no egg is released, and hence technically there should be no bleeding at all. This is known as anovulation. In women where ovulation fails to occur because of an anovulatory disorder, bleeding can occur nevertheless. This is known as anovulatory bleeding and is not a normal menstrual period.

There is a huge difference between cycles in which the woman ovulates but does not get her period, and one in which she gets her period but does not ovulate. In the former case, the woman is almost certainly pregnant. In the latter case, she has had an anovulatory cycle.

If you do not chart your ovulation and have an anovulatory disorder, then you may assume that you are menstruating normally when anovulatory bleeding occurs during your cycle. This anovulatory bleeding occurs when estrogen production continues to develop in the uterine lining without reaching the threshold necessary to trigger ovulation. In such a case, either of the following two things may happen, both leading to what appears to be a menstrual period but is really not one.

* Either the estrogen will build up slowly to a point below the threshold and then drop, resulting in estrogen withdrawal bleeding.

* Or the endometrium builds up slowly over an extended period of time, eventually to the point where the resulting uterine lining is so thickened it can no longer sustain itself. This is known as estrogen breakthrough bleeding. This is a more common occurrence.

In either case, if you weren't charting your ovulation, you might think you were simply menstruating, though you would maybe notice a difference in the type of bleeding. Some women may notice a difference in the flow of bleeding. It may become heavier or lighter than your usual flow.

 

[genkigemini]

Ah! I know what you mean. I currently know 9 pregnant women and they are all like, "Are you pregnant?" "Make your husband a father. He will be such a good dad." etc...

I have never had normal periods. (Never closer that 4 months apart.) The doctor I saw earlier this month was the first one to recommend me to a specialist but I am glad that she did. When you go see the new GYN, I would just ask them straight away if they think you should go to one. Maybe if you bring it up, you will get better answers.

Good luck honey. I hope they can give you Clomid. Since you are ovulating, that should at least get you on a normal cycle! I'll be thinking about ya!

 

[avistar]

This is scary too! I have read this on the forum before...

Another possible contributor to anovulation is the long-term use of certain medications. Steroidal oral contraceptives (the Pill) are sometimes responsible. These drugs work by intentionally disrupting the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, suppressing ovulation and thereby preventing pregnancy. For women using long-acting injectable steroid contraceptives (Depo-Provera), it appears likely that the longer the contraceptive is continued the more likely it is that amenorrhea will result.

 

[avistar]

thanks genki...the gyns do blood work to test your progesterone levels and such, right?

 

[anita665]

The woman I knew was the same - really obsessed with it. We worked in a shop together and she'd just stand and stare if someone walked in with a baby. She was always talking about kids and looking through catalogues for baby stuff.

 

[avistar]

I hope that she has her own someday