Long cycle - anyone else have this issue? What can I do?

[ksilme]

I have always, so I thought, had irregular long menstrual cycles, however after having my implant out, and taken note due to TTC, I have noticed that they are just long, and probably not that irregular.

after my implant, I had 6 weeks and then I had a period, then it was another 6 weeks, then I got pregnant but it ended as a chemical, which made that cycle 7 weeks 2 days and then I just got period yesterday 7 weeks and 4 days after the last.

I saw my doc in jan as was worried, he said it might be the implant and to come back may/june time, seeing as af came yesterday, i have an appt tomorrow.

I am just worried he is going to say wait it out again I am desperate for a baby, it hurts so much seeing everyone else having babies and getting pregnant. We have been trying for over 6 months, yet this is only my 4th period

do you think the doc will do anything, is there anything that I could suggest - anything at all - that would shorten my cycle to nearer to the average, so it will be easier and less of a wait to try xx

 

[OhTheJoy]

I know how you feel i only had 9 periods last year because my cycles are so long, nothing i can say as i dont know how to decrease my cycles too, i think mine is due to be being really over weight :/

 

[love3]

I to have really long cycles, anywhere from 60-75 days long. I went to the Dr and had all of my hormone levels checked and he said it all looks normal!! I have heard that vitex can help shorten your period, and many people have had success in getting pregnant with it so maybe do a little research on it. It doesn't work for everyone but its worth a try. I used vitex for a couple of months and it shortened my period a bit for a cycle or two but didn't really work for me. Good luck and hope you get a BFP soon

 

[ksilme]

Thank you all x
Well I went to the docs, he is sending me for blood tests to check for thyroid issues, PCOS etc x and getting me weight watchers vouchers xx

 

[melodyy_mtb]

I feel so comforted to see a thread like this. I have always worried about my periods being irregular but after I started charting, I too realised they're just unusually long. My average cycle is about 40 days, which after reading a lot of posts, I can see that's far from uncommon.

Hopefully ttc Early November, if my calculations are correct :s

 

[hopefulfor1st]

It sounds like it could be pcos, I would do some research on clomid, it worked for me for our 1st bub and we are about to start it for number 2!

 

[ksilme]

Just saw a couple of people commented on here so just thought I would update to let you know there is hoepe! Lol I found out I was pregnant on 7th June after losing over a stone in weight, when I had an early scan, the sonographer checked my ovaries and there were no cysts at all xx I am now 23 weeks pregnant with pur little girl xx and in total I lost 2 st before it started coming back, due to a certain little one xx so I wwould def say weight contributes even though most of my family are larger and have had no issues the cycle we caught on had gone down to 35 days as opposed to 45-50 too xx

 

[melodyy_mtb]

awww so good to hear a good end to this. Congratulations!!!!