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Re: Not sure when to take progesterone test...
From: Kristina (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:52:20 -0600 (CST)
Not really, but I am 33 years old and don't want to wait until later to
find out. I asked for it.
>You're supposed to test around 7 days after ovulation. So tell your
>doctor you think you ovulated early and see if they want to change the
>day. I think testing it too early is not such a big deal, but if you
>test it too far from ovulation, the progesterone may have already
>started to drop, hence giving an inaccurate number. Why is your
>progesterone being tested? Is there a question about whether or not
>you're ovulating?
>
>At Wed, 13 Mar 2002, Kristina wrote:
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>>I'm not sure if my last posts made any sense (since I mistakenly typed
>>HSG for progesterone), so here it goes again...
>>
>>My doctor wants to test my progesterone. He said I needed to test on
>>cycle day 23, but since I know that many women ovulate later than
>>others, should he have told me to come in so many days post Ovulation
>>instead? I've read on these posts that some women have it done 7DPO, but
>>for me, that would mean cycle day 20, not 23! I have normal 27/28 day
>>cycles, but this month I think I ovulated on day 13 (using BBT, Cervical
>>mucus, OPK tests).
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>>So should I just go in like my doc says on cycle day 23, or is there a
>>prefered number of days post ovulation that I should consider when
>>planning my trip to the lab? I only have a couple of days to get an
>>answer, as I'm 5DPO today!
>>
>>Thanks in advance...
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