PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for July, 1999: Re: How long should I try to conceive

Re: How long should I try to conceive

From: mary (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 27 Jul 1999 16:46:24 -0500

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> I am wondering how many months (or cycles) I should try to conceive
> before I take the next step. I have been charting my temperatures and
> timing intercourse for the three days before ovulation. This is the
> third month trying and I have not conceived yet. I have heard that you
> have a 25% chance of conceiving in any given month. Does that mean that
> the average person would take 4 months to conceive? Finally, what should
> my next step be? I have been checked out and the OB/GYN thinks I should
> have no problem conceiving. So, should the next step be to have my
> husbands sperm count checked? I am worried about that because he raced
> bicycles for 8 years (riding approx. 450 miles a week) and I have heard
> that it can affect a man's sperm count. So many questions... Thank you
> for any help you can provide.

Hi Melissa,

How old are you? Some say if you are under 30 then a year of unprotected intercourse is the norm before testing is done. If over 30 then it is 6 mos.

Your fertile days are the 5 days before and including (?) the day of ovulation so try every other day during these 5 days. Take a look in the archives of this forum and the Women's Health Forum for more details. There have been lots of messages about the same thing.

You said you have been charting. How do your charts look? Does it appear that you ovulate? Do you have biphasic temperatures? How long are your cycles? Approximately what day do you ovulate? How long is your luteal phase (ov-day to end of cycle)?

You are so right - so many questions, from this end too! :)

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Mary Shoup
Pregnancy & Birth Coordinator
mary.shoup@obgyn.net

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