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Re: Luteal Phase Defect?

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 13 Jul 2000 21:11:59 -0500 (CDT)


At Thu, 13 Jul 2000, Kelly wrote: >
>Hi!
>
>I'm new here. I'll be starting TTC next month after a miscarriage in
>March. I'm 33yrs and have one daughter born 5/5/98. I've been charting
>this month, just to see when I ovulated.
>
>I O'd on d17 and my cycle has been 28 days ever since the miscarriage.
>Is day 17 too late to O in a 28 day cycle? Does this show a luteal phase
>defect?

This is at the upper end of the normal range.

>
>Prior to my first pregnancy, my doctor had prescribed progesterone
>suppositories and Clomid after looking at a couple of months charts. He
>didn't however explain why.

Ask him!

I didn't fill the prescriptions and got >pregnant the next month. When I went for my 1st appt. at 6 weeks, he
>told me to start using the suppositories. The pregnancy was successful.
>
>When I became pregnant in February, I went to my 1st appt in March at 7
>weeks, he didn't say anything about the progesterone. I had not been
>charting. I miscarried a few days later.
>
>Thanks for your help?
>Kelly

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R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG  FOG

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