why would af be very late or not come at all on clomid when I didn't ovulate?

[hopes fading]

Hi Ladies. I am looking for some ideas as to why my usually regular period is so late? I am on my 1st cycle of clomid, I had a positive CB OPK CD18 but CD25 blood test showed I hadn't ovulated (progesterone level 2) My cycle is usually 30-32 days; with the odd slightly longer or shorter but I am now on CD40 with no symptoms to suggest the witch is coming for me.

FS advised I take a pregnancy test "just in case", which I did but it was negative. From there they suggest I take provera to bring on a bleed but before I do that I need to understand 2 things - why has af not come naturally and why do they assume it won't?

I am really very confused by all this and i have to say, I am quite scared of taking clomid again now. I am supposed to up my dose to 100mg next cycle but what if it still doesn't make me o - and makes my cycles even longer?

Please, if anyone has anything at all to offer, talk to me! I am going out of my mind and driving OH absolutely crazy with my mood swings and constant deliberating!

Hopes. X

 

[emilyjean]

Do you O natually without the clomid? Clomid can sometimes lengthen your cycles, but if you didn't ovulate, that's most likely what's causing your period to be a no show. Ovulation triggers the progesterone that makes the body start building a nice squishy lining. If you don't have progesterone, you won't have any extra lining. (Is how I understand it at least.) The usage of clomid also thins the lining, so that isn't helping the situation.

I've heard stories of women that actually had clomid work opposite, it caused women to not ovulate even though they did without it. So if you do O on your own, maybe give clomid one more month, and if the same happens, I'd tell the doctor you want to move on.

 

[Firefox]

Hey hopes, sorry didnt want to read and run!

I had the opposite problem to you where the clomid wasnt making me ov but my cycles were far too short, on my third I completely thought I'd ov but hadnt and then AF showed at 6DPO...Im off it now waiting for ovarian drilling & dye, sorry not much help but dont think clomid works for everyone.

Think I remember chatting to you on another thread, are you going to pay for scans this cycle by going private?

 

[hopes fading]

Emily, I must o sometimes as I had a mmc 18 months ago. Since then I have had my bloods measured 3 times on natural cycles; once I o'd but twice I had a borderline result so I'm unsure. And then this cycle with clomid when I definately didn't. AF finally showed today so my cycle was 41 days. How many rounds of clomid have you taken and what dose? Sorry to hear you are battling with MF and PCOS too. I shall be adding you to my list of ladies to keep fingers x'ed for at all times!

Hi Firefox. Sorry clomid hasn't worked for you - you must be gutted. I know nothing about ovarian drilling? I really hope it's what you need though.

Yes, I am going to call tomorrow and bok my scans; I'm still not 100% sure it's the right thing to do but if I wait another month then I will probably be on hol when the scans would need to be done. I know I'm not a doctor but I have a strong feeling that my body gears up to o but something goes wrong and the egg doesn't end up getting released or something? I am really just looking for answers and a blood test that says yes or no is really not that helpful to me. Especially if I can never be sure I'm having it at the right time.

Good luck ladies, please keep me posted with your progress. Sending lots of positive vibes your way. Hopes. X

 

[Firefox]

Thanks hopes, good luck to you too! Really want to know how you get on, send me a message & let me know the progress with your scans! Really hope you get some answers from them & find out if you are going to ov!

I am totally the same as in I felt like my body geared up for ov but then didnt for whatever reason..I was totally convinced that i had on my 3rd cycle but then got the lowest blood numbers ever!

Im hoping that the drilling works and that they dont find anything wrong like I dont have eggs or my tubes are blocked which is why I dont ov. Waiting for this appointment to come through is a nightmare!!

for your next cycle!

 

[hopes fading]

Hi Firefox. I hope your appt. comes through v soon... I am having my first scan 01/10/10 which is CD13. It should have been CD14 but that's a Saturday and they didn't want me to wait until the Monday. I will let you know how it goes; I am really hoping they will take the time to answer all of my questions and be very thorough (I think it's the least they can do considering how much they are charging me for it!) X

 

[Firefox]

Hey, thanks...im still waiting

Make sure you take your list of questions & get your money's worth...I hope they are helpful, reckon they will be, you'll have to let me know how much better it is than the NHS! x