PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for July, 2000: Re: Is Menses ALWAYS 14 days after Ovulation?

Re: Is Menses ALWAYS 14 days after Ovulation?

From: Amanda,WOODY

anonymous@obgyn.net

Fri, 7 Jul 2000 01:22:59 -0400

>----- Original Message -----
From: anonymous@obgyn.net To: Multiple recipients of list PREGNANCY-BIRTH <pregnancy-birth@mail.medispecialty.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 10:09 PM Subject: Is Menses ALWAYS 14 days after Ovulation?

> If I think I ovulated on Day 20 or 21 in my cycle, then my menses should
> start on day 34 or 35. If my period just came a few days AFTER DAY 34
> or 35, does it mean that I did not ovulate at all? OR can there be other
> factors you can suggest that I was Late but did actually ovulate this
> month?
>
> At Sun, 2 Jul 2000, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:
> >
> >At Sun, 2 Jul 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
> >>
> >>Drs:
> >>
> >>Now, I am slightly confused as to my ovulation date. An online service
> >>assisting me with my charting indicated that the day of ovulation was
> >>Day 22. I did not provide a fuller/clearer explanation of my
> >>temperatures to you earlier:
> >>
> >>Day 17: 96.9
> >>Day 18: 97.3
> >>Day 19: 96.6
> >>Day 20: 97.5
> >>Day 21: 97.1
> >>Day 22: 97.2
> >>Day 23: 97.7
> >>
> >>Based on this additional info, do you still think my O day is Day 19 -
> >>20 or more like Day 22? Would I still be on a 34 day cycle?
> >>
> >>I used a HPT on Day 37 which was negative. Was that an appropriate time
> >>to test or was it too early? When should I retest again?
> >>
> >>Thank you!
> >>
> >>At Sun, 2 Jul 2000, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:
> >>>
> >>>At Sat, 1 Jul 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>Dr. Marchbein:
> >>>>Thnks for replying so promptly! Since you said my cycle should have
> >>>>started on Day 34 (i am assuming then that i am on a 34 day cycle
rather > >>>>than mistakenly thinking it was a 30/32 day cycle) and I tested
negative > >>>>with the HPT on Day 37, is there still a possibility that I may be
> >>>>pregnant or just late?
> >>>>
> >>>>When should I retest using the HPT again if cycle does not start?
> >>>>
> >>>>Do you think that it is too soon to see drs. about fertility issues
at > >>>>this point based on my circumstances?
> >>>>
> >>>>Thank you for your help.
> >>>>
> >>>>At Sat, 1 Jul 2000, Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>At Sat, 1 Jul 2000, LEANNA wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Off birth control for one year now but only really timing/trying to
> >>>>>>conceive since April. Cycles have been 30/32 day cycles which
always > >>>>>>came on time.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>However, for May, I was 10 days late and this month, I am 5 days
late so > >>>>>>far. Took HPT yesterday and it was negative. No symptoms really
except > >>>>>>leg sore/pain but on the actual day my cycle should have started,
had > >>>>>>major cramps and stomache. Should I see a doctor at this point
about > >>>>>>this? Is this something to worry about?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Why not see if you're ovulating before any visits to know what's
going > >>>>>on?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Also started to use BBT this month.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>See, we think alike. :-)
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Think it's a fallback pattern
> >>>>>>(w/lots of ups/downs). The temp dipped to its lowest of 96.6 on Day
19 > >>>>>>and then shot up to 97.5 on Day 20. Highest temp reached was from
Day > >>>>>>28 to Day 29 from 98.0 to 98.7. When did "O" occurred?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Sounds like day 19-20. From this, would expect period about day 34.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>(Starting Day
> >>>>>>30, less noticeable fluctuation in the range of 97.8 - 98.0)
> >>>>>>Please help with your advice! thk you.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>--
> >>>>>Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
> >>>>>Great Neck, New York
> >>>>>
> >>>>>**Note: Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only
> >>>>>and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship.
> >>>>>This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to
> >>>>>consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options
> >>>>>and/or interventions.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>**Private emails cannot be entertained due to time constraints,
> >>>>>consequently no private emails will receive a response.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>**Thank you for your understanding ;-)
> >>>>>
> >>>Allison
> >>>
> >>>Dr. Marchbein is off, so I will try to answer your question. It does
> >>>sound to me like this is a 34 day cycle as it looks like the bbt
changed > >>>on day 19-20.
> >>>Sooo, you can either wait to start on your own ( :^{[ ), or since you
> >>>have a negative upt, call your gyn to give you some progestin to
> >>>withdraw you and bring on a withdrawl bleed ( ;^{] ).
> >>>I really think it is too soon to go the fertility route. You seem to
> >>>have a good grasp on charting your cycle, perhaps you just need a
little > >>>more time. Good luck.
> >>>
> >>>--
> >>>William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
> >>>Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
> >>>Private Practice
> >>>New Orleans, La.
> >>>
> >>>*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.
> >>>
> >>>*These comments are for educational purposes only. They are
> >>>not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
> >>>health care provider. They are not intended to be the start
> >>>of a physician-patient relationship.
> >>>
> >Allison
> >
> >Could have been either day, but none the less, if it was day 19 and you
> >have a negative upt on day 37, you are not pregnant. By the same token,
> >if you ovulated on day 22 and have a negative test on day 37, you still
> >are not pregnant. Remember, you always menstruate 14 days after you
> >ovulate (unless you are pregnant). Good Luck
> >
> >--
> >William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
> >Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
> >Private Practice
> >New Orleans, La.
> >
> >*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.
> >
> >*These comments are for educational purposes only. They are
> >not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
> >health care provider. They are not intended to be the start
> >of a physician-patient relationship.
> >
>

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