My husband and my self have been trying to have a baby now for going onto 8 months. We are both young and healthy and can't seem to understand whats wrong. We eat healthy and have a very healthy sex life. If anyone can give advice or anything please help us!
Need Help Conceiving !
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BeachyFeelin
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^ Ditto!
Do you even know if you are ovulating?
I can take a healthy couple up to 6 months to a year to conceive!
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Probably no fertility specialist needed yet. It's expected to take 6 months-a year for a young healthy woman. I asked all those questions because usually the most common factor for not conceiving is timing. After a year, I would suggest seeing a gynecologist.
So once we get some info, I'm sure ladies are ready to throw some quick tips her way
So once we get some info, I'm sure ladies are ready to throw some quick tips her way
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This should be as of some help to you to get you started found this online:
During the two-four days prior to ovulation the cervical mucus changes from being cloudy and either dry, runny or yoghurty and therefore pre-ovulatory, to the classical clear, stretchy egg-white discharge which we all recognise. At the same time the cervix changes postion, and the os, the entrance to the cervix, opens wider. These are all the observations that I use to indicate to me and to my patients that ovulation is on its way, and they are a signal to begin insemination, whether naturally(love-making) or artifically (husband or donor sperm). All of these changes are brought about by predominently by a rise in oestrogens. How well these things happen depends upon a number of factors including the number of oestrogen receptor sites on the cervix and whether she is taken clomid or similar oestrogen inhibitor.
At ovulation the sharp rise in LH, which is what you detect with the home predictor type tests kits, causes an ovarian follicle(s) to rupture and release then egg. The crater left on the ovary from thie rupture site becomes the corpus luteum ("yellow body") which then goes on to make progesteron to activate the uterine emdometrium. Progesterone also acts on the cervix reversing the changes of oestrogen i.e. cervix closes and mucus changes to thick and cloudy and minimal quality. If there has been good ovulation with a rapidly rising progesterone then this change happens very abruptly, overnight or 24 hours. If/when I see these cervical changes I know that the woman has ovulated.
If these changes do not happen then there has been no ovulation, the LH surge was not high enough or long enough lasting to trigger follicle rupture, or the ovary has become resistant to LH hormone (eg in the menopause). Or occasionally the progesterone rose only slowly and poorly - a poor luteal phase -which is not good.
If there has been no ovulation, despite the pre-ovulation mucus/cervix changes and the attempted LH surge, the the mucus stays as EWCM for longer than expected, and only slowly disappears as the cycle continues. So seeing EWCM only indicates preparation for ovulation - it is its disappearance that confirms ovulation. For women who regularly miss out on ovulating they will have more EWCM than they should, and lasting longer, as there has been no progesterone rise to chase it away.
In summary seeing EWCM is a good sign which all women should know about, but it has to disappear promptly after 2-4 days to indicate ovulation has occured
During the two-four days prior to ovulation the cervical mucus changes from being cloudy and either dry, runny or yoghurty and therefore pre-ovulatory, to the classical clear, stretchy egg-white discharge which we all recognise. At the same time the cervix changes postion, and the os, the entrance to the cervix, opens wider. These are all the observations that I use to indicate to me and to my patients that ovulation is on its way, and they are a signal to begin insemination, whether naturally(love-making) or artifically (husband or donor sperm). All of these changes are brought about by predominently by a rise in oestrogens. How well these things happen depends upon a number of factors including the number of oestrogen receptor sites on the cervix and whether she is taken clomid or similar oestrogen inhibitor.
At ovulation the sharp rise in LH, which is what you detect with the home predictor type tests kits, causes an ovarian follicle(s) to rupture and release then egg. The crater left on the ovary from thie rupture site becomes the corpus luteum ("yellow body") which then goes on to make progesteron to activate the uterine emdometrium. Progesterone also acts on the cervix reversing the changes of oestrogen i.e. cervix closes and mucus changes to thick and cloudy and minimal quality. If there has been good ovulation with a rapidly rising progesterone then this change happens very abruptly, overnight or 24 hours. If/when I see these cervical changes I know that the woman has ovulated.
If these changes do not happen then there has been no ovulation, the LH surge was not high enough or long enough lasting to trigger follicle rupture, or the ovary has become resistant to LH hormone (eg in the menopause). Or occasionally the progesterone rose only slowly and poorly - a poor luteal phase -which is not good.
If there has been no ovulation, despite the pre-ovulation mucus/cervix changes and the attempted LH surge, the the mucus stays as EWCM for longer than expected, and only slowly disappears as the cycle continues. So seeing EWCM only indicates preparation for ovulation - it is its disappearance that confirms ovulation. For women who regularly miss out on ovulating they will have more EWCM than they should, and lasting longer, as there has been no progesterone rise to chase it away.
In summary seeing EWCM is a good sign which all women should know about, but it has to disappear promptly after 2-4 days to indicate ovulation has occured
