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Re: ally want to be pregnant

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 5 Jul 2000 17:13:19 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Lauren wrote: >
>Hi ! My husband and I have been trying to get conceive for about 7
>months. I am 37 years old and he is 42. I have been plotting my BBT as
>well as using ovulation kit testers. My temperature is so eratic every
>month. When the ovulation kit said I was ovulating in June, my temp was
>high and stayed that way throughout the ovulation and didn't come down
>until my ovulation had ended so there was no low point to high point as
>it should be. After ovulation, my temp went way down and stayed there
>for a week and a half. Then, my temperature skyrocketed right up until
>I got my period which was almost two weeks late (I went to day 43 of my
>31-33 day cycle) and it is still high. According to the BT literature,
>it should've gone down when I got my period. I am so confused. Not to
>mention all the symptoms of pregnancy I have been having every month.
>When should we start thinking about fertility, siemen analysis, etc.? My
>husband smokes and intakes a lot of caffeine. Could this be a problem?
>Please let me know what you think. THANKS !
>
>--
>Lauren
>

Lauren, Normally, physicians would like a couple to try for at least a year before doing any testing. Given your age of 37, it wouldn't hurt to pack up your temp charts and see a physician about getting pregnant at this point. The temp charts will be of assistance to the physician The smoking could affect your husbands counts... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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