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[Titi]

Hey Cazd-Wow--TTC#1 14th cycle and wov for both of us. G/L

 

[Premomt]

Ahh, she showed eh caz? That's crap. hope she goes easy on ya.

 

[cazd]

Oh Pre - its been HELL
Sorry to whinge but I seem to be playing the role of the PMT fairy today.
Its been so painful and so heavy - I've resorted to using night-time towels 'cos the day-time ones aren't cutting it.
I'm just glad its Friday and I can get into my PJs after work and drag the duvet downstairs and eat my brie and drink wine with my man

 

[Titi]

cd21 Blood Work faxed to me today:

Progesterone: 15.50 ng/ml
FSH: 2.52 mIU/ml
Prolactin: 7.67 ng/ml
Testeosterone, serum: 43 NG/DL
TSH: .83 mg/dl

I don't know what any of these values mean besides that my Dr. said everything is within range.

 

[Premomt]

Mmmm brie....
Soz it's being so heavy. That's never fun.

 

[Irish_eyes]

Hey ladies, hope everyone is having a nice weekend. xxx

 

[cazd]

cd21 Blood Work faxed to me today:
Progesterone: 15.50 ng/ml
FSH: 2.52 mIU/ml
Prolactin: 7.67 ng/ml
Testeosterone, serum: 43 NG/DL
TSH: .83 mg/dl

I got:
Progesterone: 54.7 nmo1/L (10 + is good)
FSH - not tested for me 'cos its only useful pre-ov
Prolactin: 134 mU/L (350 is normal - less is good - normal range = 59-619)
Testosterone 1.1 (normal range = 0.5-2.5)
TSH - not mentioned on my test.

So guess this isn't v useful really... the units of measurement are different.
Except the progesterone.
If those measurements are the same then although you're over 10 - its not much over 10.

What do you think?

 

[Irish_eyes]

I just have results for progesterone and prolactin.

Progesterone 38.7 nmol/L
Prolactin 266 mU/L (I had another test after which was about 250 something)

Both of the above is measured different in the US.

To change progesterone from ng/mL (conventional unit) to nmol/L (SI unit) multiply CU by 3.18. So yours would be 49.29 nmol/L and that's really good.

As for prolactin, I used to have the exact calculation conversion for this since I had high prolactin levels but unfortunately, I have search for it with no avail. However, I have found that prolactin levels for women are 2.8-29.2ng/mL (59-619mIU/L). So approximately you can multiply the ng/ml by 21 to get an approximate level in mIU/L. (Yours in mIU/L would approximately be 161 which is excellent).

After further research:

TSH normal levels are 0.5-5 mg/dl
Testeosterone, serum: normal results for a woman is 20-80ng/dL
FSH - should be below 25mIU/L - I think.

xxx

 

[cazd]

oh that's great news Irish - her results are good then.... excellent news!!!!

 

[Irish_eyes]

Yes, it's great...however shit of her docs to not explain all this to her.

I know they told her that it was within range...but hey...after 14 months of ttc you would like to know exactly what it all means.

xxx

 

[Titi]

cd21 Blood Work faxed to me today:
Progesterone: 15.50 ng/ml
FSH: 2.52 mIU/ml
Prolactin: 7.67 ng/ml
Testeosterone, serum: 43 NG/DL
TSH: .83 mg/dl

I got:
Progesterone: 54.7 nmo1/L (10 + is good)
FSH - not tested for me 'cos its only useful pre-ov
Prolactin: 134 mU/L (350 is normal - less is good - normal range = 59-619)
Testosterone 1.1 (normal range = 0.5-2.5)
TSH - not mentioned on my test.

So guess this isn't v useful really... the units of measurement are different.
Except the progesterone.
If those measurements are the same then although you're over 10 - its not much over 10.

What do you think?

Hi Cazd-thanks. I think the progesterone measurements are different too b/c my test says the normal range is .95-21 luteal phase.
hmm. Yours seems good!

 

[Titi]

Yes, it's great...however shit of her docs to not explain all this to her.

I know they told her that it was within range...but hey...after 14 months of ttc you would like to know exactly what it all means.

xxx

aww thanks Irish_eyes-that was really helpful. Yes-primary Dr. here are (as I think you say over there) pants! When it comes to feritility. And fertility specialists are so $$$$$ and not covered by insurance. Here all that would be cash up front. Thankfully I have an army of wonderful ladies like you that have taught me all the Dr.s can't!!!!

 

[cazd]

Sounds like you're OK then - that progesterone is A-OK!

Irish - when're you getting your S/A

 

[Irish_eyes]

Don't know Caz, DH's GP said that a letter will be sent out to him with a date and instructions. And that's it. They talked more about DH's frigging bad stomach!!!!!

Mrs R, who is from NI said that her and other NI girls experience has been were they get the bottle and told to phone the hospital themselves for an appointment. It will be the same hospital that DH has to go to so I am not really sure. She also says that you would only have to wait 1-2 weeks for an appointment. If we don't get a letter in another week I think I will phone up myself.

 

[Premomt]

Hi ladies:wave:
Long time no post! Haha! Been busy trying not to think about ttc while af was here. Still kinda undecided which route I wanna take this month. I do this every time... Waffle about weather or not I should temp and plan or just chill. But this time its hit me a bit harder.. This time I'm contemplating just giving up all together and thinking about how it would be to not have kids at all..
Then I flip flop and think about calling my OBGYN to set up a visit and see if I could get a refferal to a different fertility specialist or hospital for testing. ...
Just feling reeally down in the dumps latley.

How are you ladies doing? Hopefully better than I!

 

[Leila Fae]

I was doing ok until I found out that another school friend is pregnant. On the same day that my diabetic nurse said my latest test results are great and perfect for pregnancy and suggested that once DH has had another SA (it's 4 months since he had one) we perhaps should consider going to our GP to ask for a referral to a fertility specialist.

It's not a stupi suggestion or anything and I was fine with it until I heard about my friend and now feel irrationally crap!

Oh well, it's my birthday on Friday so I shall focus on that to cheer me up as I'll be seeing my friends. Just so long as none of them reveal a BFP things should be fine!

 

[Premomt]

Sorry about the news of a bfp dear. It really can be a punch in the gut can't it?

 

[Titi]

Hi Girls-I am sorry you are down (but I love the grrrr emoticon!)
I was esp. down CD1 this cycle too. I also thought about giving up alltogether-but of course that is not what I want-just want to avoid the awful feeling of BFN's or news of other's BFPs (in 'real' life-not on here, for some reason).

We can distract each other somehow this cycle-we'll find a way!!!!

 

[Irish_eyes]

I have to admit that when I hear of bfp it gets me down too...happy for them but down for me.

My sil annouced her bfp and now has a 5 month old baby and now bil's girlfriend is 5 months pg. It's like...when is it our turn.

Bit annoying since DH and I have been together longer than any of these couples and I think we should have had at least 2 kids by now.

 

[Titi]

Yes-DH & I together 9 years so I agree. Same situation with us. Well PMA it's our month!