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Re: Frightened and sad

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 30 Apr 2002 16:28:53 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 30 Apr 2002, Julie wrote: >
>Hi. I recently had a day 3 FSH and E2 test that came back within the
>normal range. My E2 was 26, where at my lab anything above 19 in the
>follicular stage is normal, and i was told that in fact, a low E2 at
>this point, along with a normal FSH in the cycle is terrific. I ovulate
>on my own. However i just read "the Fertility Book" by Richard Marrs',
>and in it he said that a woman must have an E2 baseline amount of 40,
>even on day 3 or else she is experiencing Hypothalamic Pituitary
>Dysfunction. How can that be if my lab states that at least 19 is
>normal, and i ovulate fine?
>
>Also, I am on Crinone gel because i have had 2 recent early
>miscarriages, (my doc also thinks the clomid will help with that too)
>and while my doctor and i know that the Crinone may or may not help, he
>feels it will. Anyway, i am 10 days post ovulation, and i always have
>cramps by now sginaling that my period will start in 5 days, i usually
>get the very mild cramps 5 days prior to my period. So then i started
>getting hopeful that maybe i was pregnant, but then it just dawned on
>me....im not getting them because of the progesterone, right? The
>progesterone is keeping me from having the premenstrual cramps. I just
>wish getting pregnant, or rather staying pregnant came to me as easily
>as it did the rest of my family. :( Julie

You really need to talk to your own doctor about these values. What is normal varies from lab to lab, from fertile to infertile, from day to day and so on, so there is no such thing as a blanket normal E2 level. Your doctor knows you and your situation, and can give you more appropriated advice about this. The progesterone is influencing your symptoms, and whether or not you are bleeding. That is really the point after all.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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