PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for January, 2003: Re: Please help...is there something terribly-to Dr. Aziz

Re: Please help...is there something terribly-to Dr. Aziz

From: lynn

anonymous@obgyn.net

Tue, 07 Jan 2003 13:53:17 -0500

>From: anonymous@obgyn.net (anonymous)
>Reply-To: anonymous@obgyn.net
>To: Multiple recipients of list PREGNANCY-BIRTH
><pregnancy-birth@mail.medispecialty.com>
>Subject: Re: Please help...is there something terribly-to Dr. Aziz
>Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 12:16:39 -0600
>
>Lynn, this may give you some insight. I didn't ovulate for years and
>since I wasn't trying to get pg at the time no one seemed to care. Once
>I started ttc, they ran a hormone screen on me. I had elevated
>prolactin (hormone that causes breast milk) levels that helped to keep
>me from ovulating. Possibly Dr Aziz suspects a hormone imbalance that
>could include elevated prolactin levels.
>
>At Tue, 7 Jan 2003, lynn wrote:
>
>Dr. Aziz,
>Why did you tell this woman to check her breasts for milk? I totally
>don't
>
> >
> >>From: (samir fouad Aziz MD)
> >>>>Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003
> >>
>Liz wrote:
>
> >> >My husband and I have been ttc for 8 months. I was on BC two years
> >> >prior to that. I had a miscarriage 5 months ago at 5 weeks. My
>cycles
> >> >have always been irregular but they always consisted of a normal flow
> >> >and were about 6-7 days in length.
>Since the m/c I had two "normal periods" and have ovulated once (used
> >opk). After the two normal periods, I have had light, brown spotting
> >every 16-17 days. My ob/gyn presribed Provera to "restart" my cycle.
> >One day after finishing the Provera I started my period. The period
>was
> >normal in length and was red in color. Well, today (17 days later), I
> >> >am having scant brown spotting again. I have been using the Clear
>Plan
> >> >Fertility Monitor and have yet to have a High Fertility indicator
>which
> >> >is supposed to indicate a rise in estrogen.
> >> >
> >> >I am concerned...does this sound like anovulation, luteal phase
>defect,
> >> >a lack of progesterone, PCOS, etc.?
> >> >
> >> >We badly want to conceive, but right now I am just interested in
>getting
> >> >my cycles regular (as regular as mine can get anyway).
> >> >
> >> >Additional notes...I exercise regularly (but don't overdo it), am at a
> >> >healthy weight (127 at 5 feet 6 inches), am in good mental and
>physical
> >> >health (I am a worrier, however), one case of PCOS in my family, no
> >> >Thank you!
> >>
> >>try not be a worrer, it is probably luteal phase defect,but from your
> >>history it seem you are normally ovulating women with good fertility
> >>power.keep on try without worries.check breasts for milk.
> >>
> >>--
> >>SAmir Fouad Aziz MD
>

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