WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2000: Re: Questions About Ovulation

Re: Questions About Ovulation

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:35:20 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 30 Aug 2000, BW wrote: >
>I have been on the pill until this month(except missing a whole month a
>couple months ago and my period was still regular). That month I missed
>my period came the same day it would have if I had been on the pill,
>which I thought would be a 28 day cycle. I went to a website a couple
>nights ago to find out my ovulation days on a calendar. It had that
>cycle was 24 days(period started July 2nd when on last pack of pills and
>July 29th after missing a month)and the next cycle 28 days(period
>started August 22nd). So I wrote down ovulation days for both cycles(24
>and 28). Which do you think would be right to go for or should I just
>try both. I was wondering because it had two different days I could get
>a positive test result and would like to test around then but I don't
>want to test to early and it not be the right cycle. Thanks for your
>help.

BW, I would use the 28 day cycle numbers. It may be somewhat misleading given that this is your first month off the pills. It will usually take a few cycles for things to get regular... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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