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Re: oral contraceptives, LH surge, and ovulation
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 22 Jul 2001 13:25:21 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 21 Jul 2001, Anonymous wrote: >
>I stopped taking oral contraceptives 6 months ago. For four cycles, my
>periods occurred every other week. My doctor doubts I was ovulating
>during that time. The last 2 cycles lasted 36 days - which sounds
>better except that my pre-pill cycles were much closer to 28 days. Now
>I am ttc and am using an OPK. I got the LH surge. I know (from reading
>other posts) that you can have an LH surge without ovulating. My
>question is: how likely is that? Now that I am getting the surge and my
>cycles are longer than every other week, can I assume I am ovulating? Or
>would I be having LH surges anyway? Thanks for your time. -A
A
Best to have doc check luteal phase progesterone to see if you are ovulating.

-- 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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